What is Career: Definition and 1000 Discussions

I know for a fact that all the relevant knowledge required to achieve this career, I will have to somehow get on my own. But I want to know which is the best "official" career path for me? Would it be electrical/computer engineering, neuroscience, or something else since my university does not...

Hello all! :smile: After graduating with my BS and MS in mechanical engineering, I have come to the conclusion that I want to start a career in CFD. I used CFD on a co-op that I worked for a while and have always been drawn to and excelled in fluid dynamics related courses. I am currently on...

So I had an idea pop into my head. After completing my degree do you think it would be a good idea to try to get a degree related job on campus? That way I would never have to leave =). It's pretty screwed up but some kids I went to high school with got free tution to my university who...

I have a B.S. in Physics (from FSU, if it matters), and I've been teaching high school science for two and a half years. While it is rewarding to help students learn, this was not the career field I had in mind. I would like to change careers to one that is more hands-on in a physics or...

I'm about to start my final year of Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering here is South Africa but as far as my options are for jobs in the Aeronautical field (which I'm interested in) they are limited to manufacturing and maintenance. Because of this I'm thinking of joining the RAF after my...

Hi everyone! I'm Filippo, I'm 15 years old and I'm from Milan (Italy). I'm sophomore (10th grade) in a scientific high school (italian scholastic system is different from the US one) and my dream is to attend MIT after graduate. Now I'm spending my soph and jun years in Italy but the senior...

Hi everyone, I have posted one or two questions in classical physics, but I'm basically new here. I'm relatively new physics student. I've been studying physics in university about a year by no, although the interest in physics comes from far behind. I'm relatively good at maths, although...

I could use some help filling in the details of my poorly-planned career path. B.S. in Mathematics --------> ? ---------> ? ----------> ? -----------> Financial Modeling Where I am now: About 3/4 of the way through my undergraduate Math degree, having switched from the "Comprehensive"...

Hello, since I was a kid I was always interested with the complexity of our universe and the past years I have been more interested into it. I am currently studying Systems Engineering and I am a professor assistant since my 2nd semester. Math is not a problem for me and to be honest I love it...

Hello, I am currently a spanish physics student from Imperial College London. I have been doing a lot of research about possible career paths. I talked with my personal tutor and we reached the conclusion that there are 4 main blocks, two more risky: opening a company or postdoc life, and two...

Hello All, call me JD. I'm strongly considering joining the military to begin my career in physics. My ultimate goal is to obtain a PhD in theoretical physics and do research in a yet to be determined specialization. What I'm looking for is some general advice for starters. I've seen most...

I am getting my BS soon, I'm okay with going on to get my Masters if I want to do Medical Physics, but I'm not too keen on getting a PhD. I do not want a teaching job. Can anyone explain life after college to me if you want a job not in teaching or grad school? I'm pretty clueless.

Hi there! I am puzzling over the choice of a European university where to study physics. I have to start from scratch, that is from a bachelor degree, since my BSc is in a different field, computer science engineering. Courses must be taught completely in English because I don't have any...

Hi everybody, It's been quite a while since I have posted on here, but I used to cruise around and read quite a bit and answer a question every now and again. Now I have a question that I have been trying to answer myself, and it isn't an easy one, and I just remembered this forum and all of...

yet another silly question but can you have a career as physicist and work in the afternoons or evenings? It has become obvious that I am not very productive before 1 or 2pm

Hello, My background info: - Completed B.Sc in Math/Physics in april 2011 from a university in Canada. (GPA 2.8) - The first 2 years of study my grades weren't very good (1.8 to 2.3) and I was questioning what I wanted to do as a career the entire time. I ended up so far in I figured...

I am finishing my BS in Chemistry, minor in Materials Science, looking to go to grad school as a MS in Physics. In the past year, I've struggled a lot with what graduate school to go to, and decided on Physics. I did this because in Chemistry, I learned all about applications of physics in...

Hello, I am a 2nd year undergraduate student BSc (Hons) Physics at QMUL and simultaneously I am undertaking a BSc (Hons) in psychology with the Open University. I intend to proceed with an MSc and a PhD before I head out for a career. It's been a few months that I have started researching...

Will dual majoring in MechE and physics and pickup up some extra chem classes help towards working with Nanotech?

Before you start reading this post, let me get one thing in the clear; no matter what, i will continue to study mathematics - let it be either a hobby or profession, its in my blood, and i am not going to quit :) Now I am a norwegian gymnasium student on 2nd year (i think it is compareable to...

How much thought do you give to morality/ethics when making your career choices? I mean, a person who is vegetarian based on ethics probably wouldn’t work as a butcher. A hardcore pacifist probably wouldn’t design weapons for a defense contractor. So what would you not do? Have you...

Silly question I know but can you have a career as a physicist and be a guy with longer hair?

Hi everyone. I have a degree in ME and now I am doing my post graduation in Mechanical Engineering Design. I had a lot of interest in Design during my Bachelors but suddenly I've lost interest in technical field/studies. My GPA is also going down day by day and I find no motive for studying. I...

Career Change: Forestry --> Engineering I am contemplating returning to school to complete a BS in Engineering (possibly Environmental). I went to school 10 years ago planning to start an engineering program and was distracted by fighting wildland fires and ended up with a Forest Resources BS...

Hi all, I'm somewhat confused about what I'm going to do next in my career. My studies are going well so far, I'm getting good grades, and I'm sure I'd be able to get a job once I get my masters (I'm a physics/math double major, by the way). However, now that I'm getting there, the question...

So you want to become a Physicist? I'm often been asked the question: how do you become a physicist? Let me first say that physicists, from a fairly early age, are fascinated by the universe and its fantastic wonders. We want to be part of the romantic, exciting adventure to tease apart its...

Hello! I'm a 3rd year biomedical engineering student, and I'm supposed to choose an area of interest in order to specialize. I'm interested in a significantly broad range of areas, such as radiology, MRI imaging, cardiovascular assist devices, genetic therapy, neuro-cumputational...

Hi, I'm in my Junior year and I'm starting to think very seriously about what I want to do once I graduate, especially about whether I want to go to grad school or not. I've had a bit of experience doing research (spent two summers doing academic research) and I don't really think it's my...

I'm interested in Ethology Anthropology which studies human culture in a historic and comparative perspective. I'm in my Junior year of High School and my question is what majors will separate me from the people I'm competing with and what classes will help me prepare or get a better perspective...

Hey I'm 21 years old, I have been going to a community college for about a year and a half.. ofcourse this college is not difficult and I have close to a 4.0.. Basically I've always have been fascinated with outer space, I'm wondering if anyone here can guide me on the degrees I would need to...

Hi, I'm doing ICT (telecommunications) engineering and have enjoyed subjects which involved signal theory (using matlab, Fourier transform, modulation, filters etc). Just wondering if there is a job where I can use the theory/maths that I learned in these subjects?

So I am 6 years in the navy as a Navy Nuke and I am considering this field. I suppose I'm just looking for as much information as I can right now about the field, trying to find out if it's a good fit for me. I have always been interested in electronic devices and engineering in general, I...

I'm only in grade 10, but I really love science, especially physics. I want to go to university for a career in that area, but I don't really know where to start looking. The university that I'd most likely have as my first choice is the University of British Columbia, since it's about an hour...

I'm looking for some advice. I'm currently taking a fair amount of mathematics and physics courses in my second year of college. I'm not really sure what I want to do yet. If I end up majoring in mathematics, I may just find a field where I can apply what I've learned. The same goes for physics...

So I am a pretty normal grade 11 kid, I have good grades (92.5% average and all level 1 courses), I'm a natural at maths and physics and I'm already weeks ahead of my physics class. My true talent is probably with computers, I taught myself a bunch of languages, like Python, Java ... I'm...

Oks, I've always been a passive reader of forum...Until now =) Im a ME student, finishing my 2nd year AND I am working 20hours/week at a well renown technology institue at my country. Working only 20hours per week gives enough time to study, so I am doing ok. Yesterday, another job was offered...

I'm not sure whether this is the right forum to be posting in but there aren't many engineering forums around it seems and I need some advice. First off I'm not a professional engineer but I would like to be one, however I seem to be in a bit of a sticky situation. I live in the United...

I have some time and flexibility in my current postdoc position to go about developing skill sets that will make me more employable. I have a choice of projects that are more programming, computational,theoretical, EE, or clean room (photo-lith, PVD,etc...) related. And I have enough free time...

Hi all, I'm new here and wanting some advice and this forum came up top in Google when I was hunting around for advice with regards to working in the Space industry. I'm 34, dropped out of university when I was 19 in the first year (was doing a Physics with Laser Application course at...

Hi, I'm currently in high school and I am contemplating careers, what I want to do after school etc. I find maths and physics very interesting, however my parents are concerned I won't be able to find a job if I do a degree in pure Physics/Maths. Hoping someone could comment on the career...

So if I wanted to change my career from professional engineer to community college teacher, would a Ph.D in engineering be helpful or over qualify me? I have a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, a M.S. in ME with emphasis on controls and dynamics, and about 2 years of professional...

Hi, I'm going into my second year of the physics program and I was thinking about trying out for med school afterwards. In case that doesn't pan out, what are some other jobs that require a physics degree? If I don't make it into med school, I'll probably go for a masters and probably Ph.D...

I am in 8th Grade, and I am taking an Algebra A class. This class is basically an introduction to algebra, and next year I will take algebra 1 for math. If I wanted a career in physics, am I behind? Should I push myself to jump up a class next year? Is it necassary to take calculus before...

I am pursuing a career in Medical physics. I have heard that starting 2012, people who earn MS or Phd in medical physics are required to go through 2 year medical residency for board certification. I was wondering how much can we expect to get paid during medical residency? With masters degree...

Hi, When considering a long term career, how does one chart a course that will allow working outside of an office for a substantial amount of the week/month/year/life? A very general, open question, but as I interview and gain experience with more and more engineering firms I realize that...

Hello everybody, What kind of job (career) that someone with PhD in Physics (Microfluidics) can handle? I am interested in that field and i would like to know what kind of jobs i can do after i finish my PhD (Apart from post-doc). Thank you

I want to get into the aerospace field but my background right now doesn't really apply. I went to a military academy out of high school and majored in mechanical engineering. I've worked as a student engineer on a ship (mostly the job involved standing engine room watch, managing a divisional...

So I was wondering that what difference can having a master's degree in engineering (let's take my own field, mechanical engineering) will make than if I worked straight away with a bachelor's degree? What sort of positions within organizations do MEs with MS hold and what job usually the end up...

Hi - I have a question here for the board. Ten years ago I received my Bachelors degree in Industrial Manufacturing and Systems Engineering. Due to economic conditions at the time, I took a job as an analyst and before too long, realized that my career veered down the business path. I am...

I just completed my BS in Physics and Computer Science from a small university. I am looking for a research position or a research assistant position. Most of the jobs I see are looking for MS or PhD or postdoc researchers. I want to collect experience and earn some money (just a little to keep...