Carleton Career Center
The Career Center should be your first stop in any search for employment or other post-graduate options. Visit their friendly staff in Johnson House and check out all the resources available on the Career Center website.
Physics Today Jobs
Physics Today Jobs is the online recruitment advertising website for Physics Today magazine, the flagship publication of the American Institute of Physics (AIP).
Visit Physics Today Jobs to make free use of:
- Career development tools
- Live and recorded webinars, which cover interviewing, poster presentation, networking, and other topics
- Career advice about job search strategies, career planning, and preparing for interviews and negotiations
- Document templates, including easy-to-follow examples for resumes, CVs, and LinkedIn profiles
Other Career Resources
AIP Employment Data
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.
GradSchoolShopper.com
A guide to graduate programs in physics and related fields.
Physical Sciences Resource Center
Science Job Market on the Physical Sciences Resource Center website maintained by the AAPT. This new service offers a wide variety of job listings, from high school physics teaching to postdoctoral research to chemical engineering positions. Easy-to-use, searchable site.
APS Careers in Physics
APS Careers in Physics includes information on and links to career programs and activities organized by the APS such as: the online career center database; Job Fairs, career workshops and sessions at the meetings; and career reports. It also includes other relevant information and resources designed to help people learn about physics careers, and better navigate their careers.
IEEE Job Site
A job listing maintained by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
SPIE Career Center
A listing maintained by the International Society for Optics and Photonics.
The National Academies Press
On-line book: Careers in Science and Engineering–A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond.
PhysLink.com
This site has links to many sources of information and includes pages of available employment opportunities in research, teaching, and industry.
AAPT Career Center
A great resource for graduating seniors interested in a career in teaching or other careers in physics. Post your resume for free.
MD-PhD Degree Programs by State
A listing maintained by the American Association of Medical Schools of MD-Ph.D. programs.
Career Trends: Industry or Academia: Where do I fit in?
From the publishers of Science, this free downloadable booklet grapples with the question of whether you’d be better off in academia or industry.