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Careers in Physics

Careers for Physicists Grad Schools:

The AIP (American Institute of Physics) Physics Resources Center has launched a new website called GradschoolShopper.com. This site features a directory of graduate programs in physics and related fields plus useful resources for students and faculty. Visit: http://www.GradschoolShopper.com

Insights in Physics: Slide Show

Physics Today :http://www.physicstoday.org/jobs

Careers in Canada:

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society:http://www.cmos.ca/carmet.html
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/scs/disciplines/physics/career_info.html
http://www.careerowl.ca

CAP (Canadian Association of Physics) website: http://www.cap.ca/careers
CreoScitech website: http://www.creoscitex.com/aboutus/careers/canada.asp
Insights Physics Slide Show:http://www.aps.org/careers/insight/
Science Magazine website: http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/
Natural Resources Canada: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing: http://ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php
Natural Resources Canada: Geological Survey of Canada http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php
Canadian Space Agency: http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/default.asp
National Research Council of Canada: http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html

Careers in the U.S.:

(from "Physics Today", April 2001 issue)
American Meteorological Society: http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/careers.html
Acoustical Society of America: http://asa.aip.org
American Association for the Advancement of Science: http://nextwave.sciencemag.org
American Association of Physicists in Medicine: http://www.aapm.org
American Association of Physics Teachers: http://www.aapt.org
American Astronomical Society: http://www.aas.org
American Chemical Society: http://www.acs.org
American Geophysical Union: http://www.agu.org
American Institute of Physics: http://www.aip.org/careersvc
American Physical Society: http://www.aps.org
American Vacuum Society: http://www.vacuum.org
Biophysical Society: www.biophysics.org/careers/
Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology: http://www.cpst.org
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: http://www.ieee.org/membership/benefits/careers.html
National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council: http://www.nas.edu
National Science Foundation: http://www.nsf.gov
Optical Society of America: http://www.osa.org
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: http://www.sloan.org
The Society for Archaeological Sciences: http://www.socarchsci.org

General

PhysicsWeb: http://physicsweb.org/resources/Organizations/Physics_departments
Canadian-universities.net: http://www.canadian-universities.net/Universities/Programs/Physics.html
Institute of Particle Physics: http://www.ipp.ca/
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute: http://www.casi.ca/
Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists: http://www.medphys.ca/

**NEW** The American Institute of Physics has published a comprehensive job hunting and career preparation guide entitled Landing Your First Job: A Guide for Physics Students. The book provides physics students with the skills they need to make their way in today's job market.
This book, written by Dr. John Ridgen, is indispensable for all students of physics. The volume contains information about the job search, cover letters, resume writing, interview preparation, and salary negotiation. It also includes the latest employment statistics and vignettes of physicists in the workplace. To order Landing Your First Job, http://www.aip.org/pt/jobs/ (see "Resources for Job Seekers," then "Landing Your First Job") call 301-209-3190, or email pmelnick@aip.org. Enter or mention code 193451 to receive 5% off.

Women in Physics

http://www.aps.org/educ/cswp/wiphys.cfm
http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/gendertrends.html
http://biophysics.org/committees/cpow.htm
http://physics.wm.edu/dualcareer.html
http://www.raiseproject.org
http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/contents.html ( examples of women who have contributed to science and mathematics)

Who's Hiring Physics Bachelors?

A state-by-state listing of some of the employers who have recently hired new physics bachelors. The lists may be useful to job seekers in identifying the variety of companies that hire physics bachelors and to physics departments wishing to strengthen contacts with their local employers.

You can find the listing at: www.aip.org/statistics/trends/emptrends.html

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