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Moscow, ID 83844-0903
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Career Information for Physics Majors and Grad Students


Career Options Overviews
Alfred P. Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Physics 

Society of Physics Students
UI SPS Homepage
National SPS Homepage

Careers Using Physics 
(good site to start learning about the many possible careers for physics students)

UI Physics Department
Many professors will be glad to have extra help during the school year or during the summer. If it is during the summer, you just might get paid for it or at least get research credit on your transcript. To find out more ask the professors.

Research Experience for Undergraduates
Work for a summer in a physics lab and get paid for it!
National Science Foundation REU site 
UI Physics REU site.
North Carolina State University REU

Jobs/Internships at National Labs
Jet Propulsion Lab
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Sandia National Lab
Pacific Northwest National Lab

American Institute of Physics
Physics Today Jobs link
Career Information for Students (more good career information here)
Physics Statistics
AIP Career Network Web site

American Phyisical Society
APS Online Job Center

American Association of Physics Teachers
AAPT Job Search

Industrial Job/Internship Information
MICRON Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID) (they hire physics majors too!)
Orbital (these guys ARE rocket scientists!)

American Association of Physicists in Medicine
AAPM Home page
What is a Medical Physicist Anyway?
(Be a physicist and work in a hospital. Really good pay too!)

Other Job Search Sites
ScienceJobs.org
http://www.tekfreeq.com/
Top Physics Companies

UI Career/Internship Services

UI Career Services (For help deciding on and finding your first job)
UI Internships & Cooperative Education  (For help in finding an internship)

WSU's Physics Career Page

MEMS and Nanotechnology Clearinghouse 

Search all Government Jobs (summer and full time)  
USAJobs 

ScienceCareers and information on your future career from Science Magazine


(last update 2-19-09)


 
Some Physics Career Options

  • Professor
    • Reserach University
    • Four-Year College
    • Community College
  • H.S. Physics/ Science Teacher
  • Medical Physicist
  • Reseracher at a National Lab
  • Researcher in Industry (GE, Lucent, Dupont)
  • Geo-Physicist
  • Bio-Physicist
  • Engineering (these do not necessarily need an engineering degree)
    • Semiconductor Device Fabrication
    • Failure analysis
  • Graduate school options (besides physics)
    • Materials Science
    • Remote Imaging/Natural Science
    • Electrical Engineering
  • Patent and Intellectual Propery Law (B.S. in physics + law school)
  • Business (B.S. in physics + M.B.A.)
  • Government
    • Safety Regulation
    • Advisory Boards
  • Some Physics Specializations
    • Renewable Energy (e.g. solar)
    • Nuclear Power
    • Condensed matter (e.g. computer chips)
    • Medical Imaging
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