Getting into Scientific Research & Development

Industry Insight

Science 
Find out about getting into the industry.  Includes information on job roles, typical employers, future trends, case studies and further links.

Job Profiles within the Industry

Scientific Research & Development Job Profiles include:

  • Colour Technologist
  • Food Technologist
  • Meteorologist
  • Microbiologist
  • Oceanographer
  • Pharmacologist
  • Plant breeder/geneticist
  • Research scientist, life science, physical science, maths & medical
  • Scientist product/process development
  • Soil Scientist

Each job role includes information on: what the role involves, salary expectations, entry requirements, sources of vacancies and further links.

Additional Websites (not included in job profiles)

Please note: All links above will take you through to many other websites with information getting into the industry. 
The following links are ones that are highly recommended or NOT included in the above:

Target Jobs - Science, Research & Development
Job profiles, case studies, salary information, latest jobs

Career Resources for the Environmental, Marine & Earth Science sectors
Links to relevant organisations and vacancy information

Subject specific careers information for Ocean & Earth Scientists

School of Ocean & Earth Science, University of Southampton

IMAREST
(The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology)

The Society of Underwater Technology

Andark
Diver Training

UK Diving
Directory of Diving Courses across the UK

Research Councils UK
Research Careers section

Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine
Careers & Training section

Young Women in Science
Downloadable booklet

Jobs in Science
Broad range of vacancies across the scientific fields

Access Science Jobs
Broad range of vacancies across the scientific fields

Lab Support
Vacancy information and advice on applications and interview techniques

British Pharmacological Society
Careers advice & events information

Careers in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Resources list for Pharmaceutical Careers

The Society for Industrial Microbiology
Careers information and job hunting publication to download

Society for General Microbiology
Graduate careers section

The Academy of Medical Sciences
Useful Careers section and case studies of Medical Researchers

Clinical Discovery
Publication for Clinical Researchers with articles and vacancies

Maths Careers
Graduate section with career ideas for mathematicians

Science & Technology Facilities Council
Graduate vacancies & internships offering research opportunities

Met Office

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (Reading)
Vacancy section

Health Professionals Council
Regulator for thirteen different health professions – website contains useful information about these professions

Institute of Biomedical Science
Useful links to Careers information relating to Biomedical Science

Food Standards Agency
Case studies about the role of scientists & technologists in this agency

Careers in Food & Drink
Good source of careers information for this area

Kinetica
Includes scientific vacancies.

Routes into biology research
Guardian live Q & A, 16th November 2010

Pharmacy sector careers
Guardian live Q & A, 30th November 2009

Resources in the Information Centre

  • Sea Technology  (Monthly publication)
  • Sea your Future: A Guide to Marine Careers, 2010
  • Ocean Business 2011 Trade Directory
  • Oceans of opportunity, Society for Underwater Technology
  • A-Z of medicines research, 2007
  • Breakthrough: Your Guide to Careers in the Pharmaceutical Industry, 2007
  • Vault Guide to the Top Pharma & Biotech Employers, 2006
  • Building a successful career in scientific research, Phil Dee, 2006