STEM Graduate Fellowships & Non-Academic Careers UVA Science Policy Career Initiative 2017.04.24 Garrick Louis
STEM PhD Academic Options PhD is research oriented Tenure Track Faculty Research – Research, Fundraising, Supervising Junior Researchers, Publication Teaching – Graduate & Undergraduate Courses Service – Department, School, Profession Research Faculty #1 above Maybe some of #2 or #3 National Labs – similar to research faculty 4/24/17 STEM Career Panel - gel7f@virginia.edu
STEM MS/PhD Graduate Options in Industry Not my experience or expertise Research Lab or Group Applied research Analyst Other traditional industry tracks Start at higher than entry level 4/24/17 STEM Career Panel - gel7f@virginia.edu
STEM Graduate Options in Government Federal employee or Congressional Staff GS-3 or GS-4: Typically internships or student jobs GS-5 to GS-7: Most entry-level positions GS-8 to GS-12: Mid-level positions GS-13 to GS-15: Top-level supervisory positions Multiple tracks Research Policy advisory Management (start as trainee) 4/24/17 STEM Career Panel - gel7f@virginia.edu
STEM Policy Career Options – Getting Started Federal Government Internship in an executive or congressional office OSTP intern, Congressional staffer AAAS Fellows Executive, Congressional Presidential Management Fellows Other Civil Service Fellowship Programs Diplomacy, Franklin, Jefferson Science, Professional S & E Society 4/24/17 STEM Career Panel - gel7f@virginia.edu
Other STEM Policy Career Options UN Interns Program World Bank Young Professionals Program Private Foundations Ford Foundation Rockefeller Foundation Gates Foundation Pew Charitable Trust 4/24/17 STEM Career Panel - gel7f@virginia.edu
STEM Career Panel - gel7f@virginia.edu Sources http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Grad.aspx https://www.aaas.org/program/science-technology-policy- fellowships https://www.pmf.gov/ https://stemgradstudents.science.gov/ http://www.asbmb.org/asbmbtoday/201102/CareerInsights/Fellowsh ips101/ https://careers.state.gov/work/fellowships/civil-service-fellowship- programs/ 4/24/17 STEM Career Panel - gel7f@virginia.edu
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