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PROJECT16: Careers in Microbiology, Forensics, Zoology or Biology
For this presentation you will be working individually to research a career in any of the topics on the list, or an
approved topic relating to science. Your presentation may be presented via an iMovie, iBook, Book Creator, a
Flyer advertising your career or another novel and contemporary type of technology. You may not present
using PowerPoint or Prezi. You can use Google Hangout (or another similar APP) to record an interview with a
professional; we will have Tech Training on how to do this.
General Questions to Research: (each of the questions below must be answered):
1. What does the job require?
2. How can I prepare for this career?
3. Where are the best college and university programs in the USA?
4. What is the job outlook for the future?
5. What are the salaries for this career?
6. Where can I find more information about people who are currently involved in this career?
7. Where can I find more information and job postings for this career?
8. How does the future look for this career? Is there any part of this career that may not exist yet?
9. What 21st Century Skills (interpersonal skills) are vital to your career?
a. 21st Century Skills / Soft Skills (link here and list at the end of handout)
Other Requirements:
1. Interview with a professional:
a. Interview a professional in this field.
b. You can ask questions in person; if this is not possible, via the telephone, Google Hangout,
Skype, FaceTime, Email etc.
c. Please have your questions prepared and be professional. We will work on this in class.
d. Some of your questions must revolve around 21st Century Skills required for your profession.
i.e.: what skills are needed to succeed in your field.
2. You must interview at least three other adults:
a. You must come up with at least five questions (besides the listed requirements below). Review
the links above (21st Century Skills / Soft Skills) to find out what they feel is important to the
interview in general and the job you are researching. (Use this as a starting point for what
YOU feel is important for the profession)
b. During this interview, ask the following questions, have each demonstrate the handshake and
greeting. Film all or part of this. You may want to use some of this in your iMovie.
DEMONSTATE THE FOLLOWING:
i. Greet someone you don’t know (for example walking into an interview)
ii. How to shake hands, and look someone in the eye
iii. How to look confident, but not arrogant
iv. How to dress
v. How to show that you are more interested in the opportunity than the salary
3. You must submit a bibliography to Google Classroom
4. A Reflection Paper to Google Classroom
MICROBIOLOGY CAREERS: (To name a few)
1. Bacteriologist: Seek to answer basic questions about bacterial growth, metabolism, diversity and
evolution.
2. Biochemist: Discover and teach us how organisms obtain energy, consume nutrients and reproduce.
3. Biotechnologist: Manipulate genes in order to modify microorganisms. Their work produced novel
organisms that make new products for human use. (i.e. insulin, medicine, grocery store items).
4. Cell Biologists: Explore the actions of molecules on and in the cell. Their investigations determine how
microorganisms and cell function.
5. Clinical Microbiologist: Determine the cause of infections in humans and animals and what
antimicrobials may be effective for treatment. They play a central role in the detection of new infectious
agents.
6. Environmental Scientists: Investigate the effects of biological, chemical, and geophysical activity on
the environment. Their studies provide information necessary for helping humanity cope with the
consequences of life.
7. Epidemiologist: This person studies the origin and tracking of a disease. Investigates sources, etc.
8. Geneticists: The language of life is written with four letters, A, C, G, and T. Each letter taken by itself
is meaningless. But together the letter create a code of life. Geneticists study the process by which
organisms inherit and transmit genetic information.
9. Immunologists: Investigate the body's defense against disease. to answer basic questions about
bacterial growth, metabolism, diversity and evolution.
10. Mycologist: Explore the various uses of molds and yeasts for the production of antibiotics as well as
food.
11. Parasitologists: Investigate the complex life cycles of and adaptations made by organisms which
depend on other organisms for survival.
12. Science Writer: Write articles for the general public as well as for microbiology professionals. They
must have a thorough understanding of language, grammar and science.
13. Teachers: Educate students about the usefulness and uniqueness of microorganisms.
JOBS IN FORENSICS:
1. Arson & Fire Investigator: many arson and fire investigators must advance through the ranks of
fire departments and law enforcement agencies.
2. Ballistics Expert: Ballistics experts preform a forensic analysis on any and all materials related to
a firearm
3. Blood Spatter Analyst: Workers in this field analyze blood evidence on site and in the lab. They
may collect trace evidence, take photographs and/or create simulations and reports.
4. Computer Forensics: The position involves a wide range of activities, including ethical hacking,
procedures to protect data confidentiality, oral and written communication to legal teams or courts,
protection of digital evidence and searches conducted both on site and in the lab. Individuals
applying for such positions require knowledge of encryption, a variety of operating systems, network
systems, server administration and data retrieval.
5. Crime Lab Analyst: As a sub-specialty of forensic technicians, the crime lab analyst works
primarily in the employment of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. These individuals
spend the majority of their time analyzing evidence in the lab and creating reports that are used in
the prosecution of alleged criminals.
6. Crime Lab Technician: Crime lab technicians work primarily with evidence that has already been
collected. They process it in the lab using microscopes, chemicals and other lab equipment. Some
lab technician positions require going into the field to collect evidence or performing analysis in the
field.
7. Crime Scene Investigation: A CSI is responsible for researching and understanding various
techniques and tools available today to trace criminals and to identify suspects in any type of
criminal case. Working with blood samples, evidence and individuals involved at the scene of the
crime are often responsibilities of the criminal investigators who are working on the case.
8. Crime Scene Photographer: A crime scene photographer’s job is to literally photograph the
crime scene.
9. Crime Scene Technician: The exact requirements that a person must meet to become a crime
scene technician depends on the geographical location in which he or she will be providing services.
Important personality traits for these types of technicians to have are superb observation skills,
ability to communicate well with other people, and in some instances, they will need to have a
strong stomach due to the scenes that they will have to investigate. Many times, these types of
technicians investigate murder scenes which can be very bloody.
10. Criminal Investigations: You may be responsible for taking fingerprints, working to reconstruct
various crime scenes and even collecting and analyzing any type of DNA evidence samples you may
find when investigating crime scenes themselves. Interpreting any results from laboratories you
receive, examining bullets and other weapons at crime scenes and working to investigate potential
suspects may all be tasks that you are required when you are on the job depending on your official
title and your personal responsibilities.
11. Criminalistics: Criminalistics, a term stemmed from the German word kriminalistic, is an applied
science. It is a field comprised of two subject areas (chemistry and biology) popularly known as
“pure” sciences. Criminalists heavily emphasize the laws and key principles of the two sciences while
performing lab work, for example: examining, collecting, and even preserving physical evidence
from the offense in the crime laboratories.
12. Criminology: Criminology is literally the study of crime. While that may seem simple and a tad bit
obvious, the study of criminology and the methods used by criminologists aren’t so cut and dry.
Criminologists look to study crime with the impartiality of a scientist.
13. Evidence Technician: Their main job is to collect evidence at the crime scene, process any
pertinent information related to the evidence and transport it to an evidence storage location. Some
evidence technicians are tasked with monitoring the evidence storage facility itself.
14. Fingerprint Analyst: Most employers of fingerprint analysts require a person to be certified as a
Certified Latent Print Examiner.
15. Forensic Accountant: Forensic accountants spend their workdays investigating financial fraud and
meticulously looking over financial records and documents searching for irregularities. They use their
findings to assist law enforcement agencies with the prosecution of white collar crimes large and
large criminal organizations
16. Forensic Anthropologist: Forensic anthropologists specialize in examining human remains and
determining how a person died as well as vital statistics about the person including sex, age and
possibly other information such as health status. Generally, forensic anthropologists work with
skeletons and bones.
17. Forensic Artist: The forensic artist is an important part of a criminal investigation. Most people
think of forensic artists as either sketching the face of a suspect based on eyewitness accounts or
producing drawings of the proceedings from a closed court room, but forensic artists may also do
age progressions on missing individuals, produce images reconstructing faces from morgues for
public identification and produce charts or other visuals used in trials.
18. Forensic Ballistics Analyst: A forensic ballistics analyst examines ballistics and firearms that have
been recovered from a crime scene. They determine angles of various projectiles and report their
findings to the investigative team. Their testimony is often the difference between an innocent
verdict and guilty verdict within the court room.
19. Forensic Examiner: A forensic examiner applies forensics to help in legal matters. They evaluate
physical evidence to provide scientific findings, and they testify in court cases. They collect a variety
of evidence at crime scenes, such as hair, fingerprints, and blood samples.
20. Forensic/Criminal Profiler:
ZOOLOGY CAREERS:
1. Zookeepers: are employed by a zoo or aquarium, where they manage and befriend the animals on
display.
2. Zoo Curators are responsible for acquiring animals for zoos, either through breeding programs,
through purchase from other zoos, or very occasionally from the wild.
3. Animal and Wildlife Educators work in a public venue, such as a sanctuary, museum or
aquarium, the educator creates a range of materials that help visitors to understand the wildlife they
are seeing.
4. Wildlife Rehabilitators care for ill, injured or orphaned wild animals that have been damaged by
bush fires, oil spills, or other major disasters. They are responsible for then releasing the animals
back into the wild.
5. Animal Behaviorists: train zoo employees how to interact with and successfully care for animals.
They are usually trained in ethology (the study of animal behavior in natural habitats) and have had
direct experience working with animals themselves.
6. Conservationist work for conservation agencies, reporting on what is impacting on a particular
species' survival or on a region's ecosystem.
7. Researchers conduct research in private organizations or in university departments, where they
also teach students.
BIOLOGY CAREERS:
Agricultural scientist
Archaeologist
Biological technician
Botanist
Cell biologist
Certified pharmacy technician
Chemical technician
Chemical technician
Conservation biologist
Conservation technician
Criminalist
Dietician
Ecologist
Entomologist
Epidemiologist
Fisheries technician
Genetic counselor
Geneticist
Laboratory assistant
Landscape architect
Landscaper, grounds manager
Lawyer (for research scientists)
Marine biologist
Medical bacteriologist
Medical doctor
Medical technologist
Microbiologist
Nurse (LPN or RN)
Nutritionist
Oceanographer
Ornithologist
Pathologist
Pharmaceutical representative
Pharmacologist
Physician
Pollution control technician
Public health educator
Public health nurse
Public health officer
Research pharmacologist
Science historian
Science teacher
Science writer
Scientific illustrator
Veterinary
Veterinary assistant (technician)
Water pollution control technician
Wildlife biologist
Zoo animal technician
Below are some suggested websites for researching your career:
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science_careers.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/5_cool/53_career.html
http://www.sciencecareersnow.com/
http://www.aibs.org/careers/
http://ocean.peterbrueggeman.com/career.html
http://www.onetonline.org/find/career?c=15&g=Go
CCF: http://civiceducation.clevelandclinic.org/Clinic-Based-Programs/Clinic-Based-Programs.aspx
CCF: http://civiceducation.clevelandclinic.org/Student-Projects/Explore-Projects/myRESEARCHHome.aspx
CCF: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/about-cleveland-clinic/volunteer-services/junior-ambassadorprogram
UH: http://www.uhhospitals.org/cleveland/about/volunteer-services/summer-youth-volunteerprogram/summer-youth-volunteer-program-positions
21st Century Skills: http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/docs/P21_framework_0816.pdf
Soft Skills List
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Able to Listen
Accept Feedback
Adaptable
Artistic Sense
Assertive
Attentive
Business Storytelling
Business Trend Awareness
Collaborating
Communication
Competitive
Confident
Conflict Management
Conflict Resolution
Cooperative
Courteous
Crisis Management
Critical Observer
Critical Thinker
Customer Service
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Deal Making
Deal with Difficult Situations
Deal with Office Politics
Deals with Difficult People
Decision Making
Dedicated
Delegation
Dependable
Design Sense
Desire to Learn
Disability Awareness
Dispute Resolution
Diversity Awareness
E-G
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Effective Communicator
Emotion Management
Emotional Intelligence
Empathetic
Energetic
Enthusiastic
Ergonomic Sensitivity
Establish Interpersonal Relationships
Experience Dealing with Difficult
Personalities
Experience
Facilitating
Flexible
Follow Instructions
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Follow Regulations
Follow Rules
Friendly
Functions Well Under Pressure
Giving Feedback
Good at Networking
Good at Storytelling
Good Attitude
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High Energy
Highly Organized
Highly Recommended
Honest
Independent
Influence/Persuasive
Innovator
Inspiring
Intercultural Competence
Interpersonal
Interviewing
Knowledge Management
Leadership
Listening
Logical Thinking
Make Deadlines
Management
Managing Difficult Conversations
Managing Remote Teams
Managing Virtual Teams
Meeting Management
Mentoring
Motivated
Motivating
Multitasking
Negotiation
Nonverbal Communication
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Organization
P-R
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Patience
Perform Effectively in a Deadline
Environment
Performance Management
Perseverance
Persistence
Persuasion
Physical Communication
Planning
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Positive Work Ethic
Possess Business Ethics
Presentation
Problem Solving
Process Improvement
Proper Business Etiquette
Public Speaking
Punctual
Quick-witted
Read Body Language
Reliable
Research
Resilient
Resolving Issues
Respectful
Respectable
Results Oriented
S-U
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Safety Conscious
Scheduling
Self-awareness
Self-directed
Self-monitoring
Self-supervising
Selling Skills
Sense of Humor
Stay on Task
Strategic Planning
Stress Management
Successful Coach
Supervising
Take Criticism
Talent Management
Team Building
Team Player
Technology Savvy
Technology Trend Awareness
Thinks Outside the Box
Time Management
Tolerant of Change and Uncertainty
Train the Trainer
Trainable
Training
Troubleshooter
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Value Education
Verbal Communication
Visual Communication
Well Groomed
Willing to Accept Feedback
Willingness to Learn
Work Well Under Pressure
Work-Life Balance
Writing Experience
Writing Reports and Proposals
Writing Skills