# Career Development Resources

**Source**: https://biology.mit.edu/graduate/current-students/career-development-resources/
**Parent**: https://biology.mit.edu/

## MIT Resources

### Career Seminar Series

During the January [Independent Activities Period](/undergraduate/current-students/subject-offerings/independent-activities-period/) (IAP), the Biology Department sponsors a series of seminars on Life After MIT: Taking the Next Step in Academic Research or Non-Academic Career Paths. Seminars have featured speakers from both within and outside MIT. Past seminars have included:

- Academic Research
- Writing a Thesis and Choosing a Post-Doc Lab
- Writing a Postdoctoral fellowship
- Applying for a Junior Faculty position
- Demystifying the RO1 Grant Writing Process
- Balancing Family and Science
- Non-Academic Career Paths
- Career in Industry
- Patent Law
- Scientific Publishing
- Biotech
- Biomedical Ventures on the Internet
- Administrative Jobs in Science
- Teaching at a Liberal Arts College

Learn More About the [Career Seminar Series](/undergraduate/current-students/subject-offerings/independent-activities-period/)

### MIT Certificate Programs

- [Biophysics Certificate Program](https://biophysics.mit.edu/mit-biophysics-certificate-program)
- [Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program (KTCP)](https://tll.mit.edu/programming/grad-student-programming/kaufman-teaching-certificate-program/)
- [Sloan Healthcare Certificate Program](https://mitsloan.mit.edu/hsi/healthcare-certificate)

### MIT and related job listings

- [Biology Department job listings](/about/employment-opportunities/)
- [Broad Institute job listings](https://www.broadinstitute.org/careers)
- [Howard Hughes Medical Institute job listings](http://www.hhmi.org/careers)
- [The Picower Institute job listings](http://picower.mit.edu/About/careers/)
- [The Whitehead Institute job listings](https://nematode.wi.mit.edu/careers/)
- [MIT HR](http://careers.mit.edu/) – Job listings, including listings for the Koch Institute and McGovern Institute
- [Career Advising and Professional Development](https://capd.mit.edu/) – Job listings, workshops and career counseling

### External job listings and career development resources

- [Academic Keys](http://www.academickeys.com/) – Academic job listings
- [The Data Incubator](https://www.thedataincubator.com/) – Data science fellowship and job listings
- [Science Magazine](http://www.sciencemag.org/careers) – Career resources and job listings
- [Indeed](https://www.indeed.com/) – Broad, global job listings with company reviews
- [Glassdoor](https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm) – Job listings with company reviews and salary information
- [MassBio Career Center](https://careers.massbio.org/) – Life science jobs in Massachusetts
- [BioSpace](https://www.biospace.com/jobs/?hotbed=16) – Life science job listings

### Postdoctoral fellowships

View the list of common sources of [funding for postdoctoral researchers](/postdoctoral/funding/#fellowships) and [postdoctoral resources](https://biology.mit.edu/internal/postdoc-resources/)

### MIT Career Development Office

[MIT CAPD](https://capd.mit.edu/explore-careers/careers-phds) offers one-on-one advising, CV review, mock interviews, information about global careers, and MIT alumni job statistics.

### Careers in biotech

The [MIT Biotech Group](http://biotech.mit.edu/) offers events and activities that connect MIT students to the local biotech industry, including lectures, panels, and networking events.

[7.930 Research Experiences in BioPharma](http://student.mit.edu/catalog/m7a.html#7.930) is open to students after prelims, and offers 10-hour-per-week internships in local companies plus classroom lectures.

The annual [Biology Graduate Student Council (BGSC)](https://biology.mit.edu/graduate/current-students/biology-graduate-student-council/) retreat offers networking opportunities to gradate students to meet scientists in biotech and Pharma jobs.\
MIT is also a member of the [Massachusetts Biotechnology Council](https://www.massbio.org/), and students can receive information and attend many events for free.

If you’re interested in starting a company, check out resources posted by [SYNAPSE](https://synapse.mit.edu/startup-resources/) and [Biomedstartup](http://www.biomedstartup.com/), which is an IAP opportunity to learn about commercialization of research findings.

### Careers in consulting

The [MIT Consulting Club](http://web.mit.edu/mitconsulting/) helps graduate students learn about and prepare for careers in consulting.