how did you start your job ? – Medical Research 2020

Paige Chandler answered on 2 Mar 2020: last edited 2 Mar 2020 11:49 am

I’m a PhD student, so I applied to the lab (from a posting on a job site) and got accepted. The lab then helped me apply to a university, who are the ones who award you your PhD once you’ve completed enough work at the lab.

Nathan Kindred answered on 2 Mar 2020:

I’m a PhD student funded by the MRC so I applied to join the program they were offering online, and then had an interview in Sheffield.

Sarah Carter answered on 2 Mar 2020:

I started as a Research Fellow the month after I graduated from my PhD program. I got this job after finding the job posting on an academic job website, applying as a nearly-finished PhD student, and then having a successful interview.

Andrea Kusec answered on 2 Mar 2020:

I’m a PhD student. I was interested in working with my supervisor Dr Tom Manly so I emailed him to see if he was accepting students. We have a lot in common research-wise so I applied and got accepted 🙂

Samir Hopestone answered on 2 Mar 2020:

I left University and did a variety of jobs to make a bit of money ( eg bar tending, gardening etc). Whilst I was doing that i applied to many jobs via a job site, and this job invited me to an interview. I worked really hard for the interview and they likes me so they gave me a job.

Robyn Kiy answered on 2 Mar 2020:

I’m a PhD student, and I found my position by searching online to find a project that sounded really interesting and was supervised by some really talented scientists! I applied online, got accepted for an interview, and found out I got the PhD the day after which was very exciting!

Nuru Noor answered on 2 Mar 2020:

Super question 👍 Well I went to study medicine at university after leaving sixth form/high school. I worked as a doctor for quite a few years then decided to go back to school (enjoyed it so much) and now working on clinical trials – which look at new treatments to get people better from medical problems 🩺💊 So I get to spend part of my time as a doctor and part of my time being a student again which is awesome!

Jennifer Roe answered on 2 Mar 2020:

I applied for a role as an animal technician from a newspaper advert. I didn’t attend university after 6th form but have worked hard and got to the point I am now doing work based qualifications.
I studied non science subjects like history, english literature and sociology but ended up in science….

Anything is possible!

Sarah Brown answered on 2 Mar 2020:

I’m also a PhD student. I loved doing both maths and biology/medicine and wanted to find a way of joining them together! So after my degree I found a masters degree in mathematical medicine and biology and did a project for this with the person that is now my PhD Supervisor (teacher). I had to apply and have an interview but I was accepted!

Beth Bartlett answered on 2 Mar 2020: last edited 2 Mar 2020 5:01 pm

I am a PhD student so I applied here via an online application while I was studying for my masters. I then travelled to Edinburgh for an interview where they paid for me to stay in a hotel for a night (exciting!). As part of the interview I got a tour of the institute where I now work so I got to see all the fancy microscopes as well as the room where they keep all the fish which people do experiments on.

Sarah Clarke answered on 2 Mar 2020:

I took the long way around because I realised its okay to change my mind… I started off with a degree in immunology (how the immune system worked) but I realised that I wanted to also look after people so I went to medical school. But them I decided I wanted to look after people and try to understand more about making them better….so now I am a paediatrician (children’s doctor) and a scientist doing a PhD. The job I have now was advertised by email and I thought it sounded really interesting so I filled in the application form and went to an interview. Turns out I was the right fit, so I got the job and was both delighted and surprised at the same time!

Lotte de Winde answered on 3 Mar 2020:

I always wanted to become a medical doctor, but I did not make it into medicine studies. I decided to study biomedical sciences, and I really enjoyed it! During my BSc internship in a research lab at the end of my third year, I enjoyed doing research so much, that I decided that I didn’t want to become a medical doctor anymore, but a scientist. And I still don’t regret this choice! After my BSc, I did an MSc in which I did two internships in labs that study how the immune system works to kill cancer cells. I liked this topic so much, that I applied for a PhD position in this subject area, and I found one. Currently, I am not studying the immune system in cancer, but more generally how the lymph nodes work during an immune response. But next, I would like to combine my new knowledge again with studying the immune system in cancer.

Ioana Grigoras answered on 3 Mar 2020:

I studied for 6 years to become a medical doctor in Romania. During that time, I also worked in a neuroscience lab in the university and I enjoyed it so much. It felt so good to be able to run some experiments and analyse data and feeling like you’re contributing after just reading the books and lectures amd taking exams. Towards the end of medical school, I realised I enjoyed research more than clinical practice, so I applied to 5 or 6 graduate programms (masters or PhDs) all over Europe. I was lucky enough to be given a scholarship for a one-year masters in Oxford. While I was here for that one year, I started talking to different labs and deciding what I would like to work on for my PhD. I made two applications with two different supervisors and again, I was fortunate enough to get a scholarship for a 3-year PhD in Clinical Neuroscience. I am now in my 2nd year 🙂

M S answered on 3 Mar 2020:

I started this job by applying online and then was interviewed and got it!

Kate Mitchell answered on 3 Mar 2020:

I did an MSc and a PhD in epidemiology, specialising in mathematical modelling, and I have done two research jobs in mathematical modelling since then. I saw an advert online for my first job, which I applied for and got, then a few years later I was approached by my current boss who was looking for someone to fill a position she was advertising, which I applied for. I had to apply for a few different jobs after my PhD before I found one, but mathematical modellers are in high demand at the moment!

Amadou Camara answered on 4 Mar 2020:

I started my career sad as it takes you a lot to have or be enrolled in a nursing school , where thousands of graduates applied and only small number a pick like 40 out thousand , so it takes me patients and efforts for about four years of applying and preparing for an interview at the end I have to fine funds myself to be a private candidate as almost 3quarter of the students are private so I save for two years and finally the sixth year I was enrolled as a nurse and when through the school for two to three years of studies

Sophie Arthur answered on 4 Mar 2020:

I started this job just over a year ago after I graduated from my PhD. I found it through an email list that shares loads of great opportunities for science communication.
But I would never be doing this job now if I hadn’t have started my science blog and science Instagram Pages to gain more experience alongside the others things I did

Chun Hei Kwok answered on 4 Mar 2020: last edited 4 Mar 2020 10:50 am

Upon finishing my university degree, I searched on the web for jobs that I was interested in (something biomedical related) and ones that suit my background (jobs that require some sort of artistic skills or engineering knowledge probably won’t take me…). I came across this opportunity at the MRC that I got interested in and got an interview. I prepared myself for the interview and a short test. MRC eventually gave me an offer to work here!

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