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Career Profiles 

 The Public Awareness and Community Engagement Program provides a number of large programs and events to gather public feedback and distribute information. We also contribute to education resources. An associated part of our activities is providing information on science careers and job pathways.

Where a science degree can take you

Studying science at university can lead to many other careers than being a teacher or wearing a white coat in a lab. Here are some personal stories of people with science degrees, what they're doing now and how they got there. They also have helpful advice for anyone thinking about studying science.

  • Anni Bartlett  is the Education and Training Manager, Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies [PDF 261KB] [RTF 288KB]
  • Amanda Caples is Executive Director of Victoria's Department of Business and Innovation [PDF 253KB] [RTF 279KB]
  • Julian Clark is Head of Business Development for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute [PDF 255KB] [RTF 286KB]
  • Kerry Emslie is Manager of the Bioanalysis Group, National Measurement Institute [PDF 253KB] [RTF 284KB]
  • Graham Gardner is Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Nutrition, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, WA [PDF 254KB] [RTF 282KB]

Contact us

 

Dr Craig Cormick

Manager

Enabling Technologies, Public Awareness and Community Engagement

GPO Box 9839

CANBERRA ACT 2601

Telephone: +61 2 6213 6805

 

 

Email: craig.cormick@innovation.gov.au