By the numbers: Career prospects in the life sciences
Ph.D. outcomes by the numbers:
Career prospects in the life sciences
The first step after graduate school
The National Science Foundation administers the Survey of Earned Doctorates to degree recipients before they leave their universities. One line of inquiry in the survey is about post-graduation plans for employment. Among about 12,500 graduates in the life sciences in 2017, many had not made a definite commitment by the time they took the survey. Others had accepted job or postdoc offers. Here’s where.
Enjoy reading ASBMB Today?
Become a member to receive the print edition four times a year and the digital edition monthly.
Learn moreFeatured jobs
from the ASBMB career center
Get the latest from ASBMB Today
Enter your email address, and we’ll send you a weekly email with recent articles, interviews and more.
Latest in Careers
Careers highlights or most popular articles
Upcoming opportunities
Friendly reminder: Submit your abstracts for upcoming ASBMB meetings! Just added: virtual events on AI and STEMM graduate education.
Upcoming opportunities
Coming soon: ASBMB Breakthroughs webinar on biosynthesis and regulation of plant phenolic compounds and a Lipid Research Division seminar on membrane lipids.
Upcoming opportunities
Just added: New fellowship and research award opportunities. Friendly reminder: Submit your abstract for ASBMB's upcoming meetings.
Upcoming opportunities
Friendly reminder: May 12 is the early registration and oral abstract deadline for ASBMB's meeting on O-GlcNAcylation in health and disease.
Sketching, scribbling and scicomm
Graduate student Ari Paiz describes how her love of science and art blend to make her an effective science communicator.
Embrace your neurodivergence and flourish in college
This guide offers practical advice on setting yourself up for success — learn how to leverage campus resources, work with professors and embrace your strengths.