Career Options


Knowledge & Skills Developed

  • Adaptability to different work environments
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Critical and inferential thinking
  • Environmental sampling
  • Ethical practice
  • Experimental design
  • Laboratory equipment operation
  • Organization, analysis and interpretation of scientific data
  • Physiological understanding of micro-organisms
  • Project management
  • Scientific writing
  • Stamina and endurance for field work
  • Theory development

 

Potential Careers

  • Biological Technician
  • Biologist
  • Biotechnologist
  • Cancer Researcher
  • Cytologist
  • Forensic Laboratory Analyst
  • Geneticist
  • Hydrologist
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Medical Librarian
  • Product Manager - Stem Cell Biology
  • Professor/Teacher
  • Radiation Protection Technologist
  • Research Scientist

Note: Additional education or specialized training is required for many occupations.

 

Potential Employers

  • Alberta Cancer Board
  • Alberta Environment
  • Alberta Research Council
  • Banner Pharmacaps
  • Biomira Inc.
  • Biovail Contract Research
  • Canada West BioSciences
  • CanBiocin Inc.
  • Castle Rock Research Corp.
  • Environment Canada
  • Isotechnika Inc.
  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Parks Canada
  • University of Alberta

 

Professional Associations