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Weekly School and Career Megathread (self.neuroscience)
submitted 1m ago by NickHalper
This is our weekly career and school megathread! Some of our typical rules don't apply here.
# School
Looking for advice on whether neuroscience is good major? Trying to understand what it covers? Trying to understand the best schools or the path out of neuroscience into other disciplines? This is the place.
# Career
Are you trying to see what your Neuro PhD, Masters, BS can do in industry? Trying to understand the post doc market? Wondering what careers neuroscience tends to lead to? Welcome to your thread.
# Employers, Institutions, and Influencers
Looking to hire people for your graduate program? Do you want to promote a video about your school, job, or similar? Trying to let people know where to find consolidated career advice? Put it all here.
# School
Looking for advice on whether neuroscience is good major? Trying to understand what it covers? Trying to understand the best schools or the path out of neuroscience into other disciplines? This is the place.
# Career
Are you trying to see what your Neuro PhD, Masters, BS can do in industry? Trying to understand the post doc market? Wondering what careers neuroscience tends to lead to? Welcome to your thread.
# Employers, Institutions, and Influencers
Looking to hire people for your graduate program? Do you want to promote a video about your school, job, or similar? Trying to let people know where to find consolidated career advice? Put it all here.
PsychologicalTap1719 3 points 1m ago
Any tips on jobs in Neuroscience (BS)? I'm genuinely so lost and confused on where to start. Looking to go into medicine later on.
FapoleonBonerparte1 2 points 1m ago
My instructors told me a good strategy is to make an excel sheet and fill it with the names of people or labs you'd like to work with. Draft a good email stating your desire to work and why you want to work at that lab and then cold email as many as you wish. Record in your excel sheet what dates you sent emails and record if responses were obtained. If they don't respond resend your email once every 2/4 weeks.
shubhomb 5 points 1m ago
I'm thinking about pursuing a comp neuro PhD in between AI and neuroscience. I have a background in ECE/CS, and I have some experience in various ML projects, some involving neuroscience (ex. imaging projects in undergrad, neuro-inspired robotics in industry) as well as a few years of industry experience in a clinical trial for a neurodegenerative disease, that doesn't incorporate much ML, as well as leading an ML team for a nonprofit.
My research goal would be to compare emerging AI models with neural activity (ex. examining correlations between imaging/recordings of the brain for a task and comparing those to representations in DL models), and if I find a useful decoding maybe thinking about its application in a BMI. Furthermore, it seems neural reward systems and representations may have a part to play in how we think about general intelligence which I'm just fascinated to explore.
I'm curious as to how those with PhD's came to find their topic of research, and to what extent I need to have a better idea of what I'd research as I am applying: the above is where I'm at right now, and I'm not sure how much more I can specify before actually starting to do some research. I also have kind of a scattered background and no publications and I'm trying to figure out how to present a somewhat generalist background that hasn't been built in academia- if anyone else has/had a similar background, I'm eager to know how you dealt with that!
My research goal would be to compare emerging AI models with neural activity (ex. examining correlations between imaging/recordings of the brain for a task and comparing those to representations in DL models), and if I find a useful decoding maybe thinking about its application in a BMI. Furthermore, it seems neural reward systems and representations may have a part to play in how we think about general intelligence which I'm just fascinated to explore.
I'm curious as to how those with PhD's came to find their topic of research, and to what extent I need to have a better idea of what I'd research as I am applying: the above is where I'm at right now, and I'm not sure how much more I can specify before actually starting to do some research. I also have kind of a scattered background and no publications and I'm trying to figure out how to present a somewhat generalist background that hasn't been built in academia- if anyone else has/had a similar background, I'm eager to know how you dealt with that!
stage_directions 2 points 1m ago
Where to look for industry jobs for a systems neuroscientist with a prior career as a software engineer. I’m not positive I want to pull the trigger yet, but should start looking.
Stereoisomer 2 points 1m ago
Depending on your definition, you won’t be able to get that title per se as it likely requires a PhD. You can however look for data analyst or scientist positions at some of the large research orgs such as the Allen Institute, Janelia Farm, Flatiron Institute, or CZI
stage_directions 1 points 1m ago
I have a PhD.
Stereoisomer 2 points 1m ago
You can try neurotech (Plexon, Paradromics, Neuralink, Blackrock, etc) or non-profits like the Allen Institute or Flatiron Institute. They'd love to have a neuroscientist with coding chops.
Melodic_Beautiful213 2 points 1m ago
Is neuroscience a good specialty after medicine? (Asking as an Australian high school student)
Stereoisomer 1 points 1m ago
I don’t know how Australia works but what do you mean? Neurology and neuroscience are separate disciplines so not sure if you’re asking if neurology is a good specialty or if you want to go to grad school for neuroscience after studying medicine in undergrad
Melodic_Beautiful213 2 points 1m ago
Either or, I know nothing about either of them. I have a long standing fascination with all things psychology and science and I think neurology has quite a bit of overlap. (I love ur username by the way)
Stereoisomer 3 points 1m ago
Thank you!
Well in either field you will get psychology plus science. It comes down to what sort of career and day-to-day routine you want. Neuroscience research and neurology practice are very different in their duties and responsibilities (and pay). I would try to track some neuroscientists/neurologists down at your local university/hospital and see if you can ask them questions
Well in either field you will get psychology plus science. It comes down to what sort of career and day-to-day routine you want. Neuroscience research and neurology practice are very different in their duties and responsibilities (and pay). I would try to track some neuroscientists/neurologists down at your local university/hospital and see if you can ask them questions
Melodic_Beautiful213 1 points 1m ago
Thank you! I will definitely be doing my research…
marboka 2 points 1m ago
I am a data scientist and I recently worked on a project (not as part of my job, just for fun) where I tried to predict BOLD signals/change measured with fMRI in the visual cortex due to some sensory input (images). I really enjoyed it and am now considering getting a job in this field or doing a phd. Is there anyone here who does something similar? Would love to chat
Go1denShe1ves1111111 4 points 1m ago
Salary and expectations for an industry computational neuroscientist?
bookbutterfly1999 7 points 1m ago
Planning to edit and resubmit my thesis by tonight/tomm, wish me luck!
mrp_doc 2 points 1m ago
Good luck 🍀👍🏼
bookbutterfly1999 1 points 1m ago
Thank you!!
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