Job and Career Resources - selections from the science libraries at Yale

Selected books or serials

Directory of American Research and Technology: organizations active in product development for business. Annual. -- Kline Science Library Reference T176 +N37

Peterson's Job Opportunities in Engineering and Technology. Issued annually. -- Kline Science Library Reference TA 157 +P44

Basic information about companies is provided in each entry.
Industry, hiring needs,and geography approaches are possible through
the indexes in this source.

A Ph.D. is Not Enough: a Guide to Survival in Science,
by Peter J. Feibelman.
Kline Science Library Q47 F45X 1993

Mentoring tips on professional presentations, writing, and an overview of choices.

Rethinking Science as a Career: perceptions and realities in the physical sciences, by Sheila Tobias, Daryl E. Chubin, and Kevin Aylesworth, with W. Stevenson Bacon the series editor. Kline Science Library Q147 T63 1995

On the title page appears the description, "An occasional paper on neglected problems in science education", for this discussion on the science careers, the job market, and science education. Includes mention of a survey done by Yale professor Werner Wolf.

Door in the Dream: conversations with eminent women in science, by Elga Wasserman. Sterling Memorial Library QH26 W375X 2000

Summaries of career experiences for 26 female scientists are found in this book, including information not seen in other published sources. Not too surprisingly, Yale is present in a number of entries. An bibliography is provided in the last appendix.

Guide to Nontraditional Careers in Science, by Karen Young Kreeger. Kline Science Library Q147 K73X 1999

A simplified description of career options including science illustration and policy making, is presented. See the first appendix for a listing of additional readings available.

Research Centers Directory -- Kline Science Library Reference AS25 +R47 1996/97 in 2 volumes

Within these pages are descriptive and contact information about research centers associated with universities and other nonprofit organizations located throughout the U.S.

An AFS Guide to Fisheries Employment -- Kline Science Library Reference SH331.9 A38X

ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference - environmental work for a sustainable world, by the Environmental Careers Organization. FES Library GE60 E34X 2004 (LC)

Describes 40 jobs. Includes Internet resources.

Occupational Outlook Handbook. -- Issued every two years, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. -- Government Documents Center (Seeley Mudd Library)

National Business Employment Weekly. Wall Street Journal. -- Social Science Library

See major journals with classified ads section, including:

Science - weekly

Nature - weekly [see related link in Internet section, below]

New Scientist - weekly

C&EN Chemical & Engineering News - weekly

Physics World Jobs, listings may occur here prior to its print edition.

Check with professional membership societies, associations, or organizations for other resources including information on conference placement services. See also the Scholarly Societies Web site.

Yale University contacts

Undergrad Career Services, 1 Hillhouse Ave., 432-0801.

Career Development , from Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Career Development Office, 432 8920.

Employment Opportunities at Yale.

Local contact persons are not more fully identified in this resource guide.

Selected Internet-accessible resources

Job Center, courtesy of The Dallas Morning News

Schoolhouse: school-to-work career resources

Careers in the Geosciences

The Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network

Employment Links for the Biomedical Scientist

Science jobs, from Nature.
Career information including position advertisements are found on this newly released and developing site.

Job Search Usenet Groups

Science's Next Wave: resources for the next generation of scientists

Usenet Jobs Newsgroups