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- 1. Careers in Botany Kate L. Hertweck, @k8hert University of
Texas at Tyler Botany 2015, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- 2. My career path Want to teach? Want to research? Want to
study genomics? Ten years later, I teach and research comparative
genomics.
- 3. Potential career paths Industry Crop improvement Science
writing Environmental monitoring Academia Technician Professor
Instructor Education/outreach Nature centers Secondary schools
Government Departments of conservation, land management, etc
Policy, law Non profit Botanical gardens Museums International
service
- 4. Questions to ask yourself How do I like to spend my time?
Why? How do folks spend their time in jobs I might want to pursue?
Where have my peers gone after graduating? What skills do I need to
pursue particular jobs?
- 5. Where to learn more BSA: Careers in Botany AAAS:
Orienteering for Industry Talk to people! Social media: Blogs
Twitter LinkedIn
- 6. Final thoughts Research
https://sites.google.com/site/k8hertweck Blog: k8hert.blogspot.com
Twitter @k8hert Google+ k8hertweck@gmail.com You are your own
advocate Take advantage of opportunities (short or long term) It's
not to soon to start looking for the types of jobs you might want!
Thanks to...