Is Project Management a career option for scientists?

According to a recent Science Careers article “Tooling Up: The Project Management Career Track“, it certainly is!

Although the article points out that it would be difficult to obtain such a position fresh out of graduate school, it discusses the career path that one scientist took from his graduate school years to reach a project management position.

Even if you are currently a post-doc, you will learn what you need to do to start the path to moving into science project management.

After you read the article, we would like to hear your thoughts and comments, please share them with us.

Why talk about alternative science careers?

In the “Careers” category, our goal is very simple.

We will highlight and provide ideas for those who receive a scientific training, yet who would like to apply their knowledge and critical thinking skills in a non-traditional area.

In other words, we will write about careers that may require scientific training/thinking skills, but are not in the research field directly.

Why do we think this category important for this website?

If scientists are working in alternative careers, they will, beyond a doubt, bring a fresh perspective and a science-based way of thinking to that field, which will eventually benefit society in one way or another.

View our latest blog entries in the Alternative Science Careers category…