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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.
TransportationNo1895 3 points 26d ago
Hi! I’m a senior in high school ( French system) and I’m at a moment where I need to make a big decision.
For the last few years I’ve fallen in love with neuroscience, and I’ve been planning on making my career around it. However, I can’t seem to choose between going to the medical field ( as a neurologist) or to the research field ( neuroscience). I’ve gotten into medical School in France (PROS: bigger pay and career opportunities, Closer to my friends; CONS: minimum 9-12 years of schooling, very stressful and competitive as passing your grade depends on your class ranking) and into a BSc Neuroscience at the University of Montreal ( PROS: directly studying neuroscience, possibility of research, less stressful and competitive; CONS: the great majority of jobs comes after a Phd, lower pay).
Which one do you guys think it’s wiser, going directly into neuroscience ( going later into academia or industry hopefully) or going into med school and later becoming a neuroscientist?
For the last few years I’ve fallen in love with neuroscience, and I’ve been planning on making my career around it. However, I can’t seem to choose between going to the medical field ( as a neurologist) or to the research field ( neuroscience). I’ve gotten into medical School in France (PROS: bigger pay and career opportunities, Closer to my friends; CONS: minimum 9-12 years of schooling, very stressful and competitive as passing your grade depends on your class ranking) and into a BSc Neuroscience at the University of Montreal ( PROS: directly studying neuroscience, possibility of research, less stressful and competitive; CONS: the great majority of jobs comes after a Phd, lower pay).
Which one do you guys think it’s wiser, going directly into neuroscience ( going later into academia or industry hopefully) or going into med school and later becoming a neuroscientist?
phystrol 1 points 25d ago
im going into med school and will become a neuroscientist later. imo the long years of schooling does not bother me and i think the pros are huge. good pay means funding for personal research
Zorubark 2 points 1m ago
I wanna make a question about left neglect, specifically, how it would interact with a person that lost their right eye, how they see with their left eye, the recovery process, how they'd notice their condition(maybe not the left neglect itself, but that they may be blind and notice it, for example)
It's also important to notice that I'm not a neuroscience student, researching about biology is one of my passions but I don't want to make it my career, I just like to learn knowledge. I also plan on working on the field of arts, specifically it will involve stories and I already put a lot of biology in my stories, because it's an interest of mine.
It's also important to notice that I'm not a neuroscience student, researching about biology is one of my passions but I don't want to make it my career, I just like to learn knowledge. I also plan on working on the field of arts, specifically it will involve stories and I already put a lot of biology in my stories, because it's an interest of mine.
blahblahblahuserblah 1 points 12d ago
Read the book The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist
BillNyeThat1Guy 2 points 1m ago
My girlfriend is currently working towards her Masters (and is considering her PHD) in neuroscience but isnt sure what to do after getting the degree. She really loves the lab work and research but is tired of academic institutions taking advantage of her passion and screwing her financially. I dont know much about the field outside of academics so are there any jobs that people with degrees in neuroscience do that maybe isnt immediately obvious. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!
BigNasty819 1 points 27d ago
There are industry jobs FOR SURE including those that don't involve bench work (medical writing, MSL, CRAs etc). She could also look into policy if she's interested in advocacy or politics. There are a lot of jobs out there other than in academia, but it depends on how determined she is to do lab work. Academia is probably the most "fulfilling" research wise (usually...) but PIs have a tendency to push their trainees down "their" path, which obviously isn't for everyone, and they usually think with their own agendas in mind. It will definitely take some effort on her part to branch out. Job fairs and lab/program alumni are great resources. LinkedIn is pretty good too, as much as I hate to say it. In general, network network network! (This is all coming from a PhD perspective by the way, but a lot of neuro jobs outside of academia are definitely still accessible with a masters!)
BillNyeThat1Guy 2 points 1m ago
She has focused on behavioral neuroscience
Westgale 5 points 1m ago
Hello! I'm starting final year for my Bachelors in Cognitive Neuroscience this fall. After that, I'm at a crossroads. I honestly have no idea of what to do with that degree, other than continuing in academia, maybe getting a masters degree in Cog Neuro. Either way, is there anything one can do with such a degree? To be clear, I'm studying it for my fascination of the subject, not for the career opportunities.
funkman_the_elder 3 points 1m ago
If you're looking for fascinating topics, you're certainly looking in the right places! Cognitive is a really valuable major for being able to communicate effectively and formalize ideas. The immediate marketability of your major will depend on how you want to apply it and what's going on in your area. The biggest thing I could possibly recommend is to network like a banshee and to prioritize with whom you are working with and not so much what youre working on. It can be incredibly difficult to get your foot in the door fresh out of college, but if you have connections, you'll inevitably come across something. Neuro is crazy interdisciplinary, so pretty much any experience will put you in a stronger position. If you luck into a mentor, they can open help you identify opportunities specific to your own goals!
a_dora_bleh 1 points 23d ago
In deciding between Germany and USA, which would be a better place to get a degree in cognitive neuroscience?
Background being a medical student from India.
Background being a medical student from India.
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