Careers in Physics
Current Career Opportunities
Graduate students from the Davis Physics Department
have gone on to a wide variety of careers -- from
university teaching to semiconductor fabrication,
from software design to Wall Street to the national
laboratories.
UC Davis Physics graduate and undergraduate
students tour Intel's Santa Clara site, spring 2005
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Making the transition from school to a career can
be confusing, though, especially since most college
faculty -- at Davis and elsewhere -- have limited
experience outside academia. To help students
understand their options, the Physics Department
runs an annual
"Careers in Physics"
seminar, which
brings in speakers from outside the
university to talk about their work. The seminar
also includes "field trips" to local high tech
industry. Here
are some recent talks.
The department has put together a small collection of
books on career options and career skills. The campus
Internship and Career Center
also provides advising services, and runs a variety
of workshops on such subjects as writing a CV,
interviewing for faculty and industry positions,
and giving an academic job talk. The UCD Office of
Graduate Studies offers
professional development training, and the campus organizes
regular
Career Fairs.
UC Davis Physics graduate and undergraduate
students tour Intel's labs, spring 2005
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Some other useful links:
The American Institute of Physics has
extensive statistical
information about physics employment, including a list
of
companies that have recently hired Physics BAs.
Joanne Cohn's
Physics and Astronomy Job Hunting Resources website is an
outstanding collection of resources and links.
The American Physical Society's
Careers and Employment site is a valuable resource.
PhDs.org is another useful source
of information and ideas.
To get an idea of faculty job openings at research universities,
look at the "Rumor Mills":
Theoretical Particle Physics,
Experimental High Energy Physics,
Theoretical Nuclear Physics,
Astrophysics, and
Condensed Matter/AMO.
Contact: Steven Carlip
Vice Chair, Graduate Matters
Email: carlip@physics.ucdavis.edu
Phone: (530) 752-8786
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