Heather Walsh-Haney, a graduate student at the University of Florida, describes what forensic anthropologists do as well as the skills that you?d need to acquire to become an expert in the field.

Our UK editor, Elisabeth Pain, interviews Corinne Duhig, a freelance forensic anthropologist/archaeologist living and working in Cambridge.

In her second essay for this feature, Walsh-Haney provides a candid account of her own path toward an academic career in forensic anthropology.

As Director of the International Forensics Program for the non-profit association Physicians for Human Rights, Bill Haglund's mission is to document crimes against humanity, writes our CDC editor Jim Austin.

After 6 months of temping and applying for a variety of jobs, writes Chloe Sellwood, Phillip Cheasley found that a job with the DNA Unit of the Forensic Science Service in London was just too interesting to resist, even if he was overqualified.

Zeno Geradts gives first hand career advice for young researchers interested in moving into forensics. Zeno graduated in Physics, receiving his PhD for research on optical pattern recognition only in mid June.

The University of Alabama?s Master of Science in Forensic Sciences, write Ray Liu and Jason Linville, is a multidisciplinary program designed to prepare individuals for work in various forensic science and conventional analytical laboratories.

Ray Harris, director of Prince George?s Community College in Maryland, discusses PGCC?s comprehensive Forensic Science Program.

John Mathis, a graduate student at Ohio University, discusses his training in the field of forensic science.

After completing two successful postdoctoral fellowships in the field of neuroscience, Marc Pelletier discusses how his research career recently morphed into that of a forensic toxicologist.

Finland?s Maria Wallenius has just completed her Ph.D. thesis at the Joint Research Centre?s Institute for Transuranium Elements in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Carole Foy, a contract scientist whose speciality is DNA-based technologies, writes about a 1-year assignment building wildlife forensics databases for the Laboratory of the Government Chemist.

Lindsey Carmichael, a Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta, has long had a general interest in forensic science. But it is the application of DNA fingerprinting to her research in population structure and gene flow in arctic canids that intrigues her the most.

According to forensic geneticist Paul Wilson, the Wildlife Forensics DNA Laboratory at Trent University is one of the longest running wildlife forensics labs in Canada. In addition to producing DNA evidence used in wildlife infraction cases, the lab is also involved in conducting molecular genetics research for wildlife management and conservation.

After moving around a bit, Germany?s Florian Glitza has settled on a job that combines his interests in language, law, and science.

GrantsNet guru Katie Cottingham reviews the funding situation for forensics research in the United States.

Gerard van der Peijl gives an overview of the current situation and trends in forensic science in the Netherlands focusing especially research and employment tendencies for young researchers.

If our feature articles weren?t enough to whet your appetite for information on forensics careers, then try the extensive list of Web resources that the Next Wave Staff has compiled.