Finding a Job in Physics
Many jobs in physics are not advertised, because they are with small, private or public organizations. If you can build a relationship with these small groups, you can have a real advantage in applying for jobs. Not only will fewer people will be competing with you, you will be a real person, not just a name on a piece of paper. You might find reading the networking and researching an employer quick guides helpful.
Tools for researching employers and keeping up on physics news:
- Physics News Update
- Physics Today Buyer’s Guide: Using this tool, you can identify companies related to physics by state
- Marketing your physics degree to employers (an article by the American Physical Society)
- Advice on getting a physics job from APS
- 7 must-have attributes to get hired (Science’s Next Wave)
- Career Search
Web sites that regularly post physics jobs: (National Coverage)
- The American Physical Society Job Listings
- American Institute of Physics Job listings
- US Department of Energy Jobs
- A big reference site for jobs in physics and astronomy, including some nice career exploration stuff.
- TIPTOP (The Internet Pilot TO Physics)
- Plasma Gate (Jobs in atomic and plasma physics)
- NASA Jobs
- Southwest Research Institute
- Association of Science and Technology Centers
Web sites that regularly post physics jobs: (MSU/Regional)
- MSU SpartanTRAK (you will need a MSUNet ID to log in)
MSU Listserves that post physics jobs:
- Physical Science Career listserver (physics, chemistry, and geosciences)
International Listings:
- The Physics Web
- International physics jobs (University of Adelaide)