Biology Careers and Professional Organizations by Discipline
The list below provides some resourses for career information, as well as information about professional organizations in various areas of biology. Students interested in biology careers often find that attending a meeting or being a member of a professional organization during their undergraduate can be beneficial. Students interested in marine biology, genetics, biotechnology, and education should also look at the option checklists, and students interested in health professions should look at the health professions checklists. Students may also want to search for experts in areas thet are interested in by using the Community of Science Expertise and/or Google Scholar.
Animal Behavior
Astrobiology - Astrobiology Web Careers in Astrobiology
Bioethics - American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
Bioinformatics - Bioplanet Bioinformatics Careers
Biological Illustration
Biological Systematics - Careers in Biological Systematics
Biotechnology / Biomedical / Molecular Biology / Cell Biology
- About Biotech
- American Association of Immunologists
- American Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Careers Page
- American Society for Cell Biology
- Bio.com
- Biofind
- Biolink list of biotech companies by state
- Medzilla - Biomedical and Biotechnology Careers and Jobs
- Neurobiology
- Oregon Biosciences Association
- Science Careers Jobs and Careers
- Society for Developmental Biology
Education
- American Association of Community Colleges
- Association for Experiential Education
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Ed-U-link
- Environmental Education and Training Partnership
- National Association of Biology Teachers
- National Science Teachers Association
Environmental Science / Policy
- Eco.org Environmental Careers Organization
- Ecological Society of America (ESA)
- Environmental Jobs & Careers
- Louisville Guide to Opportunities in Ecology and Env. Science
- Outdoor Action Guide to Environmental Careers
- Ubiquity Environmental Careers Page
Forensics
Genetics
Marine Biology / Marine Science /Aquatic Biology
- American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
- American Fisheries Society (AFS) and Oregon Chapter of AFS
- Gilbert Ichthyological Society
- Hopkins Marine Station - Career Information
- Marine Biology Information
- Monterey Bay Aquarium on Marine Biology Careers
- Scripps Institute Marine Career Information
- Sea Grant - Marine Careers
- Society for Marine Mammalogy - Careers Information
- Western Society of Naturalists
Medical Fields
- American Dental Association
- American Medical Association
- American Pharmacist Association
- American Academy of Physicians Assistants
- American Academy of Optometry
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
- American Society for Clinical Pathology
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Health Care Employment links
- Oregon Pacific Area Health Education Centers Health Professions
- Pharmacology information
Microbiology - American Society for Microbiology
Organismal and Evolutionary Biology/Ecology/Field Biology/Conservation
- American Ornithologist Union
- American Physiological Society
- American Society of Ichthyologist and Herpetologists
- American Society of Mammologists
- American Society of Parasitologists
- Botanical Society of America
- Ecological Society of America
- Evolutionary Biology in the Northwest
- Entomology Society of America
- Louisville Guide to Opportunities in Ecology and Env. Science
- Society for Conservation Biology
- Soil & Water Conservation Society
- Society of Northwestern Vertebrate Biology
- Western Society of Naturalists
- The Wildlife Society (TWS) and TWS Oregon Chapter
Paleontology - UC Berkley Careers in Paleontology
Science Writing
- Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
- National Association of Science Writers
- UC Santa Cruz Science Writing
Theoretical Biology - Careers in Theoretical Biology
Veterinary Medicine
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- Association of American Vet. Med. Colleges - Careers
- Becoming a Veterinarian
- Cornell Pre-Veterinary Newsletter
- NetVet Veterinarian Resources
- OSU College of Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Medical College Application Service
Zoo and Aquarium Careers