Two freelance researchers and a professional novelist have shared their accounts. Read on to learn about their interesting careers. Valarie Neiman—Academic Researcher Valarie Neiman formed EVN Flow Services in 1993. Through her home-based business, she does academic, business, and creative writing and provides research and editing services. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration [...]
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May 19th, 2012
Researchers, Writers, Genealogists : Profiles
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Botanical Specialists, Profiles
Some botanical scholars have shared their stories with us. Read the following accounts to see whether their experiences match your interests. You’ll also learn about two interesting settings where these professionals work. Longwood Gardens Longwood Gardens is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. It is really more of a display garden than [...]
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Botanical Specialists, Training
If you ask botanical garden or arboretum professionals what kind of training they think you’ll need, most are likely to recommend a college internship as the way to get started. Not only will an internship provide you with contacts for future employment, it will expose you to the different career options available within these settings [...]
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Botanical Specialists, Employment Options
There are many positions in botanical gardens and arboretums that would be of interest to scholars. Although job titles can vary from institution to institution, some of the common designations follow. ADMINISTRATION AND FACILITIES Director. Provides leadership and is responsible for policy making, funding, planning, organizing, staffing, and directing activities throughout the institution. Assistant Director. [...]
May 16th, 2012
Museum Curators, Profiles
The following museum professionals have shared their experiences. Read about their careers to see what the work is really like. Charles McGovern—Curator Charles McGovern works at the National Museum of American History, part of the Smithsonian Institution complex in Washington, D.C., that is devoted to the exhibition, care, and study of artifacts that reflect the [...]
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Museum Curators, Salaries
A beginning curator who has almost completed a Ph.D. would start somewhere in mid-thirties. Smithsonian staff are employees of the federal government and follow the General Schedule (GS) pay scale. A supervisory museum curator, a job that requires specialized experience, could start at over $100,000. In 2004, median annual earnings of curators were $43,620, with [...]
May 16th, 2012
Museum Curators, Qualifications
To find work as a curator, you generally need a master’s degree in an appropriate discipline within the museum’s specialty—art history, history, archaeology—or in museum studies. You may even need a doctoral degree, particularly in natural history or science museums. Earning two graduate degrees—in museum studies (museology) and in a specialized subject—gives you a distinct [...]
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Jobs in Museums
Professional job classifications in museums can fall into several categories, including administration, collections, curation, education and interpretation, development (fund-raising), exhibit design, and research. Many job titles are common to each kind of museum, but the job description varies depending on the institution. Curators, exhibit designers, and researchers, for example, are found in almost every kind [...]
May 15th, 2012
Psychologists, Profiles
Read the following real-life accounts from two psychologists to see whether this might be the right field for you. Denise Stybr—School Psychologist Denise Stybr has been a school psychologist with the Center Cass School District in Downers Grove, Illinois, since 1990. She earned a B.S. in psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and an [...]
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Psychologists, Job Outlook
Psychologists held about 179,000 jobs in 2004. Educational institutions employed about one out of four psychologists in positions other than teaching, such as counseling, testing, research, and administration. About two out of ten were employed in health care, primarily in offices of mental health practitioners, physicians’ offices, outpatient mental health clinics, substance abuse centers, and [...]
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