Careers

Career guidance for thesis-based graduate students

• Supervisors are often the primary source
• Campus resources include: Career Centre and FGSR Professional Development
• DRIvE - potential career investigation workshops

Careers:

An advanced degree is an entry point to broader opportunities and so it's important to keep options open.

Career options include (but are not limited to):

	PhD	MSc
Academia	Professor/instructor Postdoctoral fellowship - potentially leading to faculty positions (research and/or teaching) Project management	Research associate Professor/instructor
Government	Scientific position/researcher	Scientific position Disease surveillance
Industry	Lead researcher Research associate Project management	Research associate Project management
Health Care	Clinical fellowship: clinical biochemistry, clinical microbiology, clinical cytogenetics Disease surveillance Administrative role	Disease surveillance Research associate Administrative role
Health Foundations	Administrative role	Administrative role
Health Professional Organizations	Administrative role	Administrative role
Scientific Journals	Writer/editor Administration	Writer/editor Administration
Writer	Freelance writer	Freelance writer