CAREERS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY MAJORS

Click to download Major Paths, which includes representative internships, study abroad opportunities, jobs, fellowships, and graduate programs that other Princeton students majoring in Molecular Biology have chosen.

Employment Pursuits of Recent Molecular Biology Majors*

• Clinical Research Assistant - Pennsylvania Hematology Oncology Associates, Philadelphia, PA
• Intern - Achievement First, Chicago, IL
• Program Analyst - National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
• Heads Up! Coordinator - Weill Cornell Medical College
• Analyst - PA Consulting Group, Boston, MA
• Investment Associate - Citadel Investment Group, Chicago, IL
• Biology Teacher - Oak Knoll School, Summit, NJ
• Analyst - Marakon Associates, New York, NY
• Middle School Teacher - Teach for America, Washington, DC
• Research Technician - Columbia University, New York, NY
• Legislative Assistant - NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, Washington, DC
• Lab Technician - University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
• Lab Researcher - UMDNJ, New Brunswick, NJ
• Biotechnology Department - Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Princeton in Asia), Singapore
• Fellows - New Alternatives for Children (Project 55), New York, NY
• Science - St. Joseph's Prep School, Philadelphia, PA
• Consultant - WinMill Software, New York, NY

* These are actual jobs new graduates accepted.

Selected Resources in the Career Services Library

• Biotechnology Industry Guide
• Careers in Science
• 100 Jobs in Social Change
• Job Opportunities for Health & Science Majors
• Environmental Jobs for Scientists & Engineering
• Health Career Industry Almanac (Plunkett's)
• The Yale Guide to Careers in Medicine
• 150 Careers in the Health Field
• 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For
• Member Profiles (International NGOs)

Resources and Information Online

• American Society for Microbiology Careers
  http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=4327
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Biological Scientist
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos047.htm
  
  
• Career Overview - Physicians & Surgeons
  http://www.careeroverview.com/physician-surgeon-careers.html
  
  
• Career Exploration Links - Biological Sciences
  http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/links/header.cfm?FIELD=4&OCCUP=true
  
  
• Princeton Molecular Biology Department
  http://www.molbio.princeton.edu/

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources, such as upcoming conferences and other publications. To find more associations in a variety of fields, use the National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services.

• American Society for Microbiology
  http://www.asm.org
  
  
• American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  http://www.faseb.org/asbmb
  
  
• Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
  http://www.smbe.org
  
  
• American Society for Cell Biology
  http://www.ascb.org/
  
  
• American Institute of Biological Sciences
  http://www.aibs.org

Molecular Biology Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance about: exploring majors, finding internships and summer jobs, graduate school (including law, business, and medicine), and future possible career options. Search the database for Molecular Biology alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.

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