The B.S. degree in Neuroscience is good preparation for a wide variety of careers in industry, education, healthcare and government. Others go on to professional training programs or graduate programs in neuroscience, biology, immunology, biochemistry, engineering, physics, computer science, or related fields.
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Looking for job listings? Check out the below aggregators of neuroscience jobs, and consider contacting Georgia Tech's Office of Pre-Health Advising or Center for Career Discovery and Development for more postings and help searching for jobs.
NeuroJobs
The NeuroJobs Career Center is the world’s largest source for neuroscience jobs. Job opportunities span all career levels and include positions in academia, industry, and government. Employers utilize the NeuroJobs Career Center to recruit for open positions across the globe.
Science Careers
Brought to you by the journal Science and AAAS, the Science Careers job board has thousands of job opportunities from around the world and free career development tools and resources that make Science Careers a one-stop site for scientists looking to advance their careers.
Career Buzz - Neuroscience jobs
Career Spotlight
Sarah Freeman
My name is Sarah Freeman, and I graduated from Georgia Tech with my BS in Neuroscience in May 2020. In the fall of 2020, I will join the Analyst Rotation Program at CarMax’s headquarters in Richmond, Virginia. The program is comprised of three 8-month rotations on different analyst teams at CarMax, such as Marketing, Customer Insights, and Financing. I will apply the analytical skills I gained through the neuroscience program to complex datasets, testing theories about specific business areas, generating predictive models, and influencing corporate strategy and execution. During my interviews with CarMax, I was able to draw on my experience in the neuroscience program to explain why my background made me a great fit for this role. In the future, I hope to build more connections between findings in neuroscience and best practices in business, either through research or continued work in business analytics.
Studying neuroscience at Georgia Tech is fantastic preparation for a career in business analytics, because our courses focus heavily on developing critical thinking and analytical skills. One of the main highlights of the neuroscience program for me was my involvement in Dr. Thackery Brown’s research lab, where I designed and ran my own study on memory from start to finish. This process helped me learn how to drive my own line of inquiry, overcome hurdles in data collection and programming, and answer questions using data. In addition, studying neuroscience has helped me understand human behavior at a deeper level, knowledge that I will be able to apply to the business world to understand customer behavior and motivations. The neuroscience program helped me build communication skills during my time as a Teaching Assistant and helped me secure my summer internship at Simon-Kucher and Partners in 2019, through professional workshops and career advice from my advisors. The skills I have gained at Georgia Tech, combined with the personal mentoring approach taken by our faculty, enabled me to enter the professional world on solid footing and equipped me with resources I will continue to draw on throughout my career.
