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"Substantially more scientists and engineers graduate from U.S. universities than can find attractive career openings in the U.S. workforce, [and] the postdoc population, which has grown very rapidly in U.S. universities and is recruited increasingly from abroad, looks more like a pool of low-cost research lab workers with limited career prospects than a high-quality training program for soon-to-be academic researchers." --Michael Teitelbaum

Sometimes, accepting a contract position is what an employee needs to jump-start a career.

"We are trying to define new syndromes and new diseases in human genetics," says M.D.-Ph.D. Heather Mefford.

"Functionally, there's no unemployment of geoscientists right now." Cindy Martinez, American Geological Institute

The field is still in its infancy, but synthetic biology is evolving fast and gaining support.

The field is still in its infancy, but synthetic biology is evolving fast and gaining increasing support.

Pathway to Independence, NIH's new transition awards program, seems to be doing what it was designed to do: moving postdocs into faculty posts quickly.

Medical devices and diagnostics is an underappreciated sector of the life sciences industry.

It may be a terrible time for the finance industry, but it might be a good time for researchers to plan for careers as financial analysts.

One of the earliest "alternative" science careers, quantitative finance is now deeply embedded in the world's finance industry.

A background in science can be an advantage for analysts charged with determining the value of science-based companies

In hard economic times, the controversial H-1B visa program, which lowers wages for Americans while exposing foreign scientists to the whims of employers, needs major reform.

Researchers are developing multi-touch desks and other technologies to create the classroom of the future.

New collaborative programs between U.S. and Portuguese universities offer opportunities to gain multidisciplinary and applied training to scientists from diverse backgrounds.

For-profit companies focused on compliance with government regulations provide career opportunities for archaeologists.

America needs more science writers of color just as it needs more scientists of color--but are they likely to be able to make a living in a declining industry?

A new program launched by the French government allows Ph.D. students to sell their skills to nonacademic sectors and expand their career opportunities.

Natural history museums have long been recognized as priceless repositories of knowledge, but in recent years they have reasserted their scientific importance.

On Charles Darwin's birthday, here’s a collection of resources related to our Science Careers feature.

Across the United States, scores of colleges and universities have canceled faculty job searches and imposed hiring freezes.