Resources for Division of Life Sciences Majors
General Career Information
- The Occupational Outlook Handbook for:
- 1) Life Sciences
- 2) Healthcare
- 3) Education
Rutgers Career Services Resources
Life and Health Sciences Career Community Website
Medical Professions Career Community Website
RSS feeds from Handshake:
You can also find out about NJ Life Sciences Positions with the BioNJ Talent Career Portal!
Take a course in Career Exploration specialized for Life Science majors!
01:090:210 CAREER EXPLORATIONS IN ARTS AND SCIENCES (1.5 credits)
Section Subtitle: Medicine and Life Sciences/Biology
Offered Fall and Spring Semesters! Taught by a DLS faculty member!
Joint Academic Programs Available to Undergraduate Biology Majors at Rutgers:
In the Health Professions:
- The BA/MD Rutgers/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program
- The BA/MD Rutgers/New Jersey Medical School Program
- The BA/DMD Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Program
- The BA/MS Rutgers/RBHS Physician Assistant Program
Outside the Health Professions:
- Rutgers Graduate School of Education - 5 year BA/MS/Teacher Certification Program
- Rutgers Business School - Future Leaders MBA program
- Rutgers School of Public Health BA/Master of Public Health Program
- Rutgers School of Law BA/Juris Doctor Program
Life Science Related Summer Study Abroad Opportunities:
Summer Research Programs and Internships
At Rutgers:
- Division of Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (DLS-SURF)
- Division of Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (DLS-SURF)
- SAS Honors Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (HLS-SURF)
- Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey MacMillan Cancer Genetics Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (HGI-SURF)
- Koury Walker First-Generation Summer Research Scholarship
- RWJMS - Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
- Rutgers- NB Aresty Research Program
Outside Rutgers:
- National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) Database
- UPenn's Summer Undergraduate Program for Educating Radiation Scientists (SUPERS)
- Corteva AgroSciences (formerly Dow AgroScience)
- RIT Summer Internships in Life Sciences
- Association of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Summer Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)
Pre-Med
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Summer Undergraduate Research Programs List
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Summer Scholars Internship
- Columbia University Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Rising Stars (SPURS)
- Nemours Summer Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program
- Overlook Summer Internship Program
Graduate School Prep
Biological Sciences Program Rankings
Biology Grad Programs Info on GradSchools.com
Employment Opportunity Links
- Biospace
- New Scientist
- Science Magazine
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
- Ecological Society Jobs Board
- Texas A&M for Wildlife and Fisheries Science Jobs Board Job
- US Government Jobs
- Monster.com
Rutgers Career Services, Programs, and Internships
- Rutgers Career Services
- **Health Related Experiences List from Career Services ***
- Student to Professional Internship Network *SEBS students,
- Student to Professional Internship Network Program (SPIN) for Biological Sciences majors
- Rutgers FIGS Peer Instructors
- Rutgers International Service Programs
- Douglass Project for Women in STEM
Joining a professional society as a student can be a great way to learn more about current work, opportunities, and researchers in a particular field.
- American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- The Ecological Society of America
- The Genetics Society of America
- The American Institute of Biological Sciences
- New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants
Information About Specific Graduate or Professional Programs
Subscribe to a ListServ to find out about jobs, internships, graduate work, etc.
Please sign up for the ListServ for periodic announcements and information regarding life science grants, jobs, or internships. Use a non-Rutgers email address if you want to continue recieving these emails after graduation.
