I wanted to take a moment and post an interesting workshop being hosted by AAAS tonight at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting: Careers Away from the Bench. It will be held from 6:30pm – 8pm at the San Diego Convention Centre, room 4.
The workshop will address career options for PhDs outside of academia or non-academic research. They promise to discuss how to identify opportunities, and how to develop the skills that will help launch a successful career away from (bench) research.
I’d say it is absolutely worth a visit, even if you do want to pursue academia. You never know where a career might take you and being informed of the options will prove valuable at some point in your life.
If you can’t attend, AAAS has a wealth of information available on their outreach website.