And there-in lies the problem. We expect young scientists to cut their teeth without pay. We expect "interns" to service our grants. We (scientists) are not independent to seek truth, wisdom, or knowledge.... we are married to the all-mighty grant-machine that may or may not spew-forth grant money and even if it does we fine ourselves surrounded in sputum.... yummy!
Dr. Nathan Ruhl Assistant Professor Rowan University Glassboro, NJ 08028 ________________________________________ From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wendee Nicole [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 7:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Leaving science? After earning my MS, I built an awesome career as a science writer, and even offer an online writing class that teaches scientists how to break into magazines & online markets & get paid to do it. Www.Wendeenicole.com/nature.htm I don't have class dates up now but plan one for fall. I'm in the process of selling my house (sold in 5 days!) to move to Uganda to start a nonprofit to help impoverished youth, near where the mountain gorillas are at bwindi impenetrable park... Our nonprofit, the Redemption Song Foundation (redemptionsongfoundation.org), will also work on conservation projects! We will need volunteers! Some of the most impoverished are the Batwa pygmies, made conservation refugees when the park was gazetted in 1992... Wendee Sent from my iPhone www.wendeenicole.com > On Jul 28, 2014, at 3:36 PM, "Allison F. Walston" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey everyone > > I graduated with my MS in ecology earlier this year and I was able to get a > temporary job after graduation. However, the job will be ending shortly and > they won't be able to make any permanent hires in the foreseeable future. I > have a few other irons in the fire, but I am growing increasingly skeptical > that any of them will pan out. > > I know a lot of people are in a similar situation given the job market and > I've recently started thinking about looking outside of science. I did well > during grad school and gained a lot of analytical skills. However, I can > imagine the confusion my grad degree would cause for a potential employer > outside of science/biology/conservation. > > Has anyone else made the decision to leave science shortly after grad > school? What sort of things are career paths are worth looking into? > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Allison
