The
Southwestern Graduate School's Career Services program is accessible to all graduate students and postdoctoral appointees This program provides a range of services including resume preparation, mock interviews, evaluation of seminars, and skills necessary for positions sought, as well as information on both academia and industry careers.
We are committed to helping our students and postdoctoral appointees achieve their ultimate goal - a promising and successful career in science.
The office of
Career Services is housed in the Division of Basic Science. We are located in L2.214, on the second floor of the Cecil H. and Ida Green Science Building. Please feel free to stop by or
e-mail us to schedule an appointment.
DBSCareerServices@UTSouthwestern.edu
Services Available
Resume/C.V. Preparation Bring a current copy of your vitae or resume, along with any first-authored and co-authored publications, to the Career Services office. Your resume will be reviewed by a Career Services official.
Mock Interviews Interviewing can be a nerve-wracking experience. Preparation is essential in presenting yourself as the expertly qualified candidate that you are. You will have the opportunity to practice your presentation skills either individually or to a panel committee.
Seminar Evaluation Critique of seminars is crucial in addressing weakness and assessing strengths in presentation and teaching styles. Your seminar can be critiqued either individually or by a panel committee.
Skills Inventory Completion of a self-assessment, coupled with a skills inventory by the placement office, can give you the opportunity to work toward your goal of a successful career in science. 
Career Services Forms
PRIOR to your scheduled appointment with Career Services please complete the following:
The Candidate Profile is utilized to get a complete picture of your employment goals. All requested documentation on this form should be submitted (in either electronic or hardcopy form) no less than five days prior to your appointment.
The Career Services Questionnaire is utilized as an evaluative tool and inventory of skills, education and your goals for your career. Completing this form in it's entirety is essential in determining the course of action taken to secure employment.
Please feel free to contact a Career Services official should you need help, have questions or comments regarding the completion of these forms.
Resources
The following Web Resources are divided between Career Planning and Job Openings. If you find other good resources, please help improve our site by sending your recommendations to: DBSCareerServices@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Career Planning
AAAS Career Basics booklet from Science Careers
This 80-page booklet has all the information that you need to get your career on the right track: articles and resource lists provide information on choosing a career path, marketing yourself, identifying skills needed in different career paths, and understanding diversity issues.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Career Development
This web page lists helpful articles, guides and other resources providing advice on how to achieve scientific independence including postdoctoral training, grant writing, lab management and effective communication.
Career Choices: Video Recordings Provided by Southwestern Graduate School
A collection of videotaped lectures and seminars given by eminent UTSW scientists covering career choices and career development. These recordings are available via Novell login on campus or through VPN access.
Career Trends Booklet - Careers Away From the Bench
From technology specialists to patent attorneys to policy advisers, you can learn more about the sorts of careers that scientists can pursue and the skills you will need to develop in order to succeed in nonresearch careers.
HHMI Resources for the Development of Early-Career Scientists
The publications and links on this Web site can help new investigators "make the right moves" and assist those who take on the important task of providing early-career researchers with scientific management training.
PhDs.org
This science, math, and engineering career resource gives info on succeeding in graduate school, postdoctoral life, finding a job, and career guide plus job openings are posted.
Science Careers (formerly NextWave) from the journal, Science
Open forums on topical issues, feature articles and alternative science careers, site reviews, articles, and nuts-and-bolt science career advice columns.
Virtual Career Center
This NIH site has info on exploring career options, continuing your education, employment options and opportunities and the job search process
Job Openings
This set of web resource is divided into sections for finding postdoctoral training, academic or professional, and biotech/pharma positions. Scroll down to see them all. If you find other good resources, please send them in to have them posted: DBSCareerServices@UTSouthwestern.edu.
Postdoctoral Training
Career.edu
Career.edu is a job board for the international research and academic community. The service is reserved for universities and government research agencies, such as the NIH, CERN, CNRS, etc. There is a search function which can limit your search to postdoctoral training positions.
Academic Careers Online
This site includes faculty, research, post doc, adjunct, administrative, and senior management positions at (community) colleges, universities, and research institutes around the world.
Neuroscience
Society of Neuroscience web page lists postdoctoral and faculty positions available
National Postdoctoral Association Job Board
Search tool includes postdoctoral and other career opportunities, fellowships, and scholarships.
NIH Postdoctoral Research and Training Opportunities
Positions available at NIH and its various institutes, as well as fellowship offerings.
Postdoc Jobs
Brings together recent Ph.D.s, professors, research institutions and other employers to find a good match.
UT Southwestern Postdoctoral Training Opportunities
Current openings available to postdoctoral trainees.
Academic or Professional Jobs
This section is subdivided into U.S. and non-US resources.
U.S. Academic or Professional Jobs
Career.edu
This is a job board for the international research and academic community. The service is reserved for universities and government research agencies, such as the NIH, CERN, CNRS, etc. There is a search function which can limit your search to faculty or executive/dept head.
Academic Keys
This site is a source for academic employment and professional resources in higher education, the site provides a venue for matching qualified applicants with academic career opportunities. Academic Keys is a resource for those looking for their first academic job, as well as those who are well-established but seek a change in their academic career. The website is dedicated to creating an environment for information and collegial exchange among academicians via the Internet. It is also dedicated to graduate students who wish to learn more about academic opportunities and resources.
Academic360.com
This site is a meta-collection of Internet resources that have been gathered for the academic job hunter. It includes links to faculty, staff, and administrative announcements and is not restricted to teaching positions
Academic Careers Online
This site includes faculty, research, post doc, adjunct, administrative, and senior management positions at (community) colleges, universities, and research institutes around the world.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Search for academic jobs at this site entitled Chronicle Careers
HERCJobs - The National HERC assists the regional HERCs to support their member institutions in their efforts to recruit and retain outstanding and diverse faculty and staff and to support dual-career couples.
National Association of School Psychologists
Search for jobs at this career center
National Institutes of Health
Choose from administrative, scientific, research, and clinical positions
National Science Foundation
Career opportunities include, administrative, scientific, education and professional positions.
Neuroscience
Society of Neuroscience web page lists postdoctoral and faculty positions available
PhDs.org
This science, math, and engineering career resource gives info on succeeding in graduate school, postdoctoral life, finding a job, and career guide plus job openings are posted.
Psyc Careers
A psychology career resource
Psychology
Search for available positions on this site from the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
University Job Bank
Postings of postdoc, faculty, staff/administrative, and executive positions at institutions of higher education
Women in Higher Education
Search this site for a variety of positions at academic institutions
Non-US Academic or Professional Jobs
Biotech/Pharma
Abiliti
Recruiting for healthcare and life sciences positions
Bio.com
-Browse or search for jobs by company, location or category
-Consult the career guide: Review in-depth articles written by industry leaders and browse a selection of career-related InFocus discussion panels featuring today's leading scientists.
-Participate in the Career Forum, an open forum about career development in the life sciences, intended as a medium to explore and exchange information about the diversity of career paths.
-Learn about job fairs.
InPharm
Provides “life support” to the pharmaceutical industry
International Pharma
Use the job search function
International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering
Find a job day or night using ISPE's Global On-line Career Center, or learn about On-Site Career Opportunities at select ISPE Conferences.
Jobscience
Job board for health industry including biotech/pharma, medical devices, diagnostics
Monster.com
Search for jobs by category including Biotechnology and Pharma
OneScience.com
“Accelerating careers by connecting science”
Preferred Professional Recruiters
Recruiting for mid-level management levels in areas such as diagnostics, biotechnology, medical Device, hospitals, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical Services
Professional Drug Association
Career center for this association that connects people, science, and regulation
Pharmaceutical Jobs USA
A resource that connects talented jobseekers with top-notch Fortune 1000 & Start-Up employers
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