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Welcome to the STEM Research Career Community! Find resources and opportunities to launch your career in STEM Research and learn about the many different areas students can pursue in the field. Browse this Community for career advice blogs, available career opportunities, and explore the resources to help you build your career and beyond.

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									Life Sciences: Biology Research											Experience with LifeArc
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									Life Sciences & Healthcare											Experience with Hogan Lovells US
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									Data Science											Experience with BCG
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Featured Resources

Top Diversity Programs for Students from Underrepresented BackgroundsShare This: Share Top Diversity Programs for Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds on FacebookShare Top Diversity Programs for Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds on LinkedInShare Top Diversity Programs for Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds on X
Curated by Gorick Ng, author of “The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right”

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The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyShare This: Share The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on FacebookShare The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on LinkedInShare The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology on X
Driving fundamental discoveries and supporting scientists at all stages of their careers.

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Hospital CareersShare This: Share Hospital Careers on FacebookShare Hospital Careers on LinkedInShare Hospital Careers on X
Career insights–including salary ranges–for a wide range of opportunities in allied health professions.

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Harvard Guide to Writing CVsShare This: Share Harvard Guide to Writing CVs on FacebookShare Harvard Guide to Writing CVs on LinkedInShare Harvard Guide to Writing CVs on X
Guide to writing academic CVs and cover letters. Written for PhD candidates but great resource for those applying for PhD …

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NIH RePORTERShare This: Share NIH RePORTER on FacebookShare NIH RePORTER on LinkedInShare NIH RePORTER on X
Want to find out what research proposals and labs are being funded by the NIH? This site will help you …

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Northeast Microelectronics Internship Program (NMIP)Share This: Share Northeast Microelectronics Internship Program (NMIP) on FacebookShare Northeast Microelectronics Internship Program (NMIP) on LinkedInShare Northeast Microelectronics Internship Program (NMIP) on X
The Northeast Microelectronics Internship Program (NMIP) to help students in the northeast connect with microelectronics companies in the region.

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Featured Programs and Experiences

						
									Life Sciences: Biology Research											Experience with LifeArc
																					LifeArc
																		
									Life Sciences & Healthcare											Experience with Hogan Lovells US
																					Hogan Lovells US
																		
									Data Science											Experience with BCG
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Job & Internship Opportunities

STEP-UP Summer Internship Program
Penn State College of Medicine
Summer Intern (Bioinformatics Programming)
The George Washington University
Summer Intern (Data Wrangling)
The George Washington University
Research Assistant
Yale University, Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit
Student Helper for Organelle Segmentation
Baylor College of Medicine

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Clubs, Campus Partners, and Alumni Associations

						
								Wesleyan Sustainability Office															
					
								American Chemical Society Wesleyan Student Chapter															
					
								Wesleyan Women in Science (WesWIS)

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The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

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Education Levels

The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

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Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

Technical Skills

A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

Core Competencies

The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

Job Titles

A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

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Vault Industry Guides

Vault Guide to Manufacturing JobsShare This: Share Vault Guide to Manufacturing Jobs on FacebookShare Vault Guide to Manufacturing Jobs on LinkedInShare Vault Guide to Manufacturing Jobs on X
The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Mathematics and Physics JobsShare This: Share Vault Guide to Mathematics and Physics Jobs on FacebookShare Vault Guide to Mathematics and Physics Jobs on LinkedInShare Vault Guide to Mathematics and Physics Jobs on X
The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology JobsShare This: Share Vault Guide to Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Jobs on FacebookShare Vault Guide to Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Jobs on LinkedInShare Vault Guide to Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Jobs on X
The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Mining JobsShare This: Share Vault Guide to Mining Jobs on FacebookShare Vault Guide to Mining Jobs on LinkedInShare Vault Guide to Mining Jobs on X
The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Park and Public Land JobsShare This: Share Vault Guide to Park and Public Land Jobs on FacebookShare Vault Guide to Park and Public Land Jobs on LinkedInShare Vault Guide to Park and Public Land Jobs on X
The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Guide to Earth Science JobsShare This: Share Vault Guide to Earth Science Jobs on FacebookShare Vault Guide to Earth Science Jobs on LinkedInShare Vault Guide to Earth Science Jobs on X
The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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