Finding a Permanent Job as a Particle Physicist

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A particle physicist with three post-doctoral experiences is struggling to secure a permanent position due to a recession and funding cuts in the field. The individual has faced challenges transitioning to other sectors, feeling unrecognized in software programming and engineering roles. Suggestions include promoting transferable skills such as instrumentation & controls, signal processing & conditioning, project management, and contract & proposal writing to enhance job prospects.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of high energy physics and its applications
  • Familiarity with transferable skills in project management
  • Knowledge of instrumentation & controls in scientific research
  • Experience in contract & proposal writing for research funding
NEXT STEPS
  • Explore job opportunities in project management within scientific research organizations
  • Learn about instrumentation & controls roles in engineering firms
  • Research signal processing & conditioning applications in technology sectors
  • Develop skills in contract & proposal writing to enhance funding applications
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Particle physicists, researchers transitioning to industry roles, and professionals seeking to leverage their scientific skills in alternative sectors.

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hi friends,

I am a particle physicist, and I have done 3 post-docs in three different international institutions. But now still I am looking for a permanent job. Due to the recession and funding cut of particle physics, there are no suitable positions for me and the competence is very strong now. So I really don't know where to go to find a job.

I was nurtured by particle physics, but meanwhile I am a victim of particle physics. I have tried to find jobs in other sectors, but none of them was prevailed. My whole feeling was that I, as a physicist of high energy physics, am not accepted by software programming sectors, nor recognized by engineering fields.

Can someone give me some ideas, please! I have been unemployed for six months!

thx a lot.
 
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Perhaps you could promote some of your other skill sets if applicable (e.g. instrumentation & controls, signal processing & conditioning, project management, contract & proposal writing, and so on).
 

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