If you like explaining science to others you may want to consider a career in teaching at either the secondary or postsecondary level.
Neurobiology in High School? [1]
Jennifer Brakeman made the transition from a Ph.D. program to teaching science. Find out how.
Pursuing a Less Traditional Career Path [2]
Leah Cataldo loves her job as a high school science teacher. She teaches and still does research on the side.
Teaching Inside and Outside an Undergraduate University [3]
Gregory Finn fell for geology while still an undergrad. After he got his Ph.D., he decided to reciprocate by teaching at both the undergrad and secondary levels.
Q&A With A Teaching Placement Agency [4]
Tips from the experts on how to get a teaching job.
Resources For a Teaching Career [5]
A list of teaching organizations and career development sites to help you start.
Making the Transition from Graduate School to Teaching [6]
Michele Arduengo has some suggestions for graduate students who want to teach at a small liberal arts college.
The Truth Behind Teaching and Research Statements [7]
Tips from Peter Fiske on how to prepare this mysterious document.
Training Scientists How to be Better Teachers: Programs [8]
Victoria McGovern explores some programs that will help you make the transition.
Site Review: Handbook on Teaching Undergraduate Science Courses: A Survival Training Manual [9]
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Q & A: Teaching At a Liberal Arts College [10]
A reader wrote in asking about careers teaching at liberal arts colleges. We sent her questions to Sandra Gilchrist, a professor of biology at a small liberal arts college.
Links:
[1] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/1999_05_07/noDOI.3088491160490777900
[2] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/1999_05_07/noDOI.2342338654849221623
[3] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/1999_05_14/noDOI.5139680530576388825
[4] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/1999_05_07/noDOI.14465029203901122088
[5] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/1999_05_07/noDOI.16001017373219396509
[6] http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/reflink?pub_date=1996-11-05&lname=Arduengo&title=Making+the+Transition+from+Graduate+School+to+Teaching&fname=Michele&view=full
[7] http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/reflink?pub_date=1997-10-24&lname=Fiske&title=The+Truth+Behind+Teaching+and+Research+Statements&fname=Peter&view=full
[8] http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/1999_04_09/noDOI.1809508717705241831
[9] http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/reflink?pub_date=1998-03-27&lname=Yee&title=Site+Review%3A++Handbook+on+Teaching+Undergraduate+Science+Courses%3A+A+Survival+Training+Manual&fname=Wendy&view=full
[10] http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/reflink?pub_date=1997-07-25&lname=Gilchrist&title=Q+%26+A%3A+Teaching+At+a+Liberal+Arts+College&fname=Sandra&view=full