citrus00 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 I'm currently doing Master's in Biomedical engineering (thesis in neurophysiology lab) and I'm considering a phd for neuroscience.What kind of jobs do people get after finishing up phd in neuroscience (other than academia/teaching jobs)? I know most people who are doing PhDs are aiming to stay in academia and I hope the same for myself, but I know that oftentimes things don't work as planned. (I'm kind of paranoid about having a backup plan when things don't go as planned cuz my previous plan 'failed' and I was forced to change my career.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glialstar Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 22 hours ago, citrus00 said: I'm currently doing Master's in Biomedical engineering (thesis in neurophysiology lab) and I'm considering a phd for neuroscience.What kind of jobs do people get after finishing up phd in neuroscience (other than academia/teaching jobs)? I know most people who are doing PhDs are aiming to stay in academia and I hope the same for myself, but I know that oftentimes things don't work as planned. (I'm kind of paranoid about having a backup plan when things don't go as planned cuz my previous plan 'failed' and I was forced to change my career.) I dont know exactly what i want to do with my Neuro PhD, but its definitely not academia. Im looking towards industry/government broadly. So working in clinical labs, government research positions (DoD, NIH, govt contracts), research advocacy, unsure exactly yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonNeuroGrad Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 On 6/7/2019 at 8:37 AM, citrus00 said: I'm currently doing Master's in Biomedical engineering (thesis in neurophysiology lab) and I'm considering a phd for neuroscience.What kind of jobs do people get after finishing up phd in neuroscience (other than academia/teaching jobs)? I know most people who are doing PhDs are aiming to stay in academia and I hope the same for myself, but I know that oftentimes things don't work as planned. (I'm kind of paranoid about having a backup plan when things don't go as planned cuz my previous plan 'failed' and I was forced to change my career.) Nothing related to neuroscience probably unless you're a scientist at one of the few companies that do it (someplace like Inscopix or NeuroPhotometrics or a pharma) or a staff scientist at one of the places like the Allen Institute. Most everyone just leaves is what I hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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