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Research Career Development Government

Explore the various career paths, job grades, and benefits available in government science. Learn about different federal agencies and their roles in research, policy, grant administration, and more.

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Research Career Development Government

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  1. Research Career DevelopmentGovernment Gail P. Taylor Fall 2010 F 2010

  2. References • Jump Start Your Career in Bioscience. Chandra B. Louise, Ph.D. Peer Productions, Durham NC, 1998 • Opportunities in the Biological Sciences. Kathleen Belikoff. VGM Career Books, 2004 • http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2009_10_23/science.opms.r0900081

  3. So…..You’ve gotten your Ph.D. Now What?

  4. What Happens after Your Degree? • Postdoc • Acad • Industry • Government • Get a job… • Academia • Government • Federal/Local • Research/Other paths… • Industry • Other…

  5. Government Research

  6. Trends in Government Science • Tends to fewer layoffs than industry/Job security • Fewer demands of obtaining funding and grants • Competitive benefits and salary • Good retirement benefits • Learning opportunities • Diverse working environments

  7. Variable levels of Government • Local • State • Federal

  8. What Happens in Government Science? • Different agencies do different things! • Research • Grant Administration • Make or enforce Laws • Science Policy • Technology Transfer • Provide information/services, etc., to the public.

  9. Federal Positions

  10. Federal Facts (2007) • The 1.6 million federal employees • 15 cabinet-level agencies • 20 large, independent agencies (>1,000 employees) • Over 80 percent of government jobs are located outside of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, • Baltimore • Philadelphia • Atlanta • San Diego • New York City)

  11. Best Places to Work in Govt • http://www.bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/

  12. What are the Mechanisms of Employment? • Student jobs: • http://www.studentjobs.gov/ • Post-Graduation • Postdoctoral (www.training.nih.gov) • Permanent civilian employment • Civilian contract employment • Enlisted researchers… • http://www.usajobs.gov

  13. Job Grades - Federal • The following table shows the amount and level of education typically required for each grade for which education alone can be qualifying. At GS-13 and above, appropriate specialized experience is required for all positions. • GRADEQUALIFYING EDUCATION • GS-1 None • GS-2 High school graduation or equivalent • GS-3 1 academic year above high school • GS-4 2 academic years above high school or Associate's degree • GS-5 4 academic years above high school leading to a bachelor's degree, or Bachelor's degree • GS-7 Bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement for two-grade interval positions,or 1 academic year of graduate education (or law school, as specified in qualification standards or individual occupational requirements) • GS-9 Master's (or equivalent graduate degree such as LL.B. or J.D. as specified in qualification standards or individual occupational requirements), or 2 academic years of progressively higher level graduate education • GS-11 Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 academic years of progressively higher level graduate education, or For research positions only, completion of all requirements for a master's or equivalent degree • GS-12For research positions only, completion of all requirements for a doctoral or equivalent degree

  14. Jobs Vary Greatly • Agencies will determine the jobs • Availability • Responsibilities • Titles

  15. About the Jobs • Can assess a position or institution before applying for a federal job. • The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) ( www.opm.gov) • information on federal benefits and salaries as well as the demographics of the federal work force. • FedScope ( www.fedscope.opm.gov), statistics such as demographic breakdowns by state, department, and/or type of position.

  16. Science and the Federal Government… http://www.science.gov/

  17. Department of Health and Human Services • http://www.hhs.gov/ • National Institutes of Health (NIH) • Medicare • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

  18. National Institutes of Health • http://www.nih.gov/

  19. Centers for Disease Control • http://www.cdc.gov/

  20. Food and Drug Administration • http://www.fda.gov/

  21. Department of Agriculture • http://www.usda.gov • Agricultural Research Service

  22. Department of the Interior • http://www.doi.gov/ • Fish and Wildlife and Parks Division • National Parks Service • Etc…

  23. Environmental Protection Agency • http://www.epa.gov/ • Many research offices! • http://www.epa.gov/epahome/program2.htm#research

  24. National Science Foundation • http://www.nsf.org • Independent federal agency • Promote the progress of science • Generally funds basic research

  25. NASA • All sorts of different fields!! • http://www.nasa.gov

  26. Department of Energy • http://www.doe.gov • Major Research Areas: • http://www.doe.gov/majorresearchareas.htm

  27. Office of Science and Technology Policy • http://www.ostp.gov/

  28. Department of Defense • http://www.defenselink.mil/

  29. US Department of Commerce • http://www.commerce.gov/ • Patents and Trademark Office • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • http://www.noaa.gov/

  30. Federal Bureau of Investigation • http://www.fbi.gov • What they research: • http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/org/labchart.htm

  31. Job Security • Difficult to fire ANY federal employee.. ;) • Much better than most Industry

  32. Pay • Generally a little better than academic, worse than Industry…

  33. Finally…. • What is the NAS? • http://www.nationalacademies.org/

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