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Career Paths in Research
Research and Teaching, Research and Development, Clinical Research, Marine and Aquatic Research, Environmental Research
Possible Tasks
- In industrial fields, you work on the research or development of pharmaceuticals, for example.
- You conduct research in the areas of genetic engineering, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, or toxicology.
- You work on your doctoral degree.
- You educate students on specialist knowledge, practical skills, and scientific methods.
- You publish technical scientific articles, hold office hours, and review specialist publications.
- You conceptualize and conduct seminars and evaluate student assignments.
- You attend academic conferences and are actively involved in research groups both at your university and between universities.
- You write project proposals to raise external funding for your research.
- In environmental research, you investigate certain changes in the landscape (e.g. bodies of water) and the factors at play.
- As a building biologist, you examine buildings for harmful substances and determine whether they pose a risk.
- As a biomathematician, you develop and optimize mathematical models and simulations that describe biological and medical issues, for example.
Industries and Occupations
- Higher education
- Research institutes
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Federal Office of Criminal Investigation
- Other federal and state agencies (water protection, radiation protection, quality assurance in the healthcare sector, etc.)
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