Careers in
Biology
Elon students are prepared
for a wide variety of careers. Jobs held by recent
Biology graduates include the following:
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Researcher
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Field biologist
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Clinical virology
analyst
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High school teacher
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Middle school
teacher
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Nurse
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Physical therapist
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Pharmaceutical sales
representative
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Pharmacy technician
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Scientific instrument
sales representative
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Zoo keeper
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Lab manager
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Quality control
associate
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Radiologist
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And many, many
others!
Employers have included Lab
Corp, Procter and Gamble, Outward Bound, Duke University, the
Cleveland Zoo, Novartis, Duke Power, the National AIDS
Hotline, the FDA, and Novozymes, among others.
Graduate
School
Recent Elon Biology
students have entered Master’s and Ph.D. programs in a
variety of fields, including the following:
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Forensic Science at George
Washington University
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Botany at Purdue
University
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Cell Biology at UNC-Chapel
Hill
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Ecology at Penn State
University
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Education at Ohio State
University
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Nutritional Biochemistry
at Columbia University
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Neuroscience at Boston
University
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Biology at East Carolina
University
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Cell Biology at the
University of Rochester
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Animal Science at N.C.
State University
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Marine Biology at the
University of South Florida
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Health Administration at
UNC-Chapel Hill
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Law at Elon
University
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Nursing at Duke
University
Medical
School
Elon students have been
accepted into many outstanding medical schools, including the
following:
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Medical College of
Virginia
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Yale University
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Johns Hopkins
University
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Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine
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University of Miami
(Florida)
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University of
Witswatersrand (South Africa)
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West Virginia
University
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East Carolina
University
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University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Wake Forest
University
See the Elon
Health Professions website for more information.
Biology
Links
Resources that our new
graduates (and soon-to-be graduates) may find helpful:
www.bio.com BioOnline:
Life on the Net contains links to a great deal of information
for biologists, including companies, tips on job searching,
employment opportunities and a job search firm.
www.biocareer.com Co-sponsored
by SciWeb and Biotechnology Industry Organization, this site
has a large database of job postings.
www.biofind.com Contains
discussion groups, job postings and resume postings.
www.biologyjobs.com Created
as a targeted resource for job seekers who are specifically
interested in the life sciences.
www.sciencejobs.com
Provides a wide array of employment opportunities around the
world.
