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Microbiologist: Typical employers/vacancy sources

Typical employers

Microbiologists work in a range of fields and undertake the following types of activities:

Manufacturing: product development, assessment and monitoring for quality control. Employers include:

• pharmaceutical, biochemical, biotechnology and agri-chemical companies;
• food and beverage manufacturers;
• food safety organisations, including the Food Standards Agency (FSA);
• health, home and personal care product manufacturers.

Research, where employers include:

• hospitals and universities;
• research institutions and publicly-funded research establishments, including the Health Protection Agency (HPA) ;
• private companies.

Analysis: identifying and monitoring microorganisms, disease surveillance and routine testing of food, milk and water supplies. Employers include:

• hospital laboratories;
• Health Protection Agency (HPA) .

Environment: sewage treatment, water purification, waste management and bioremediation (cleaning up pollution). Employers include:

• water companies and the Environment Agency (EA) , including the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) ;
• waste management companies;
• environmental consultants.

Sources of vacancies

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• New Scientist Jobs  
• Guardian Jobs (http://jobs.guardian.co.uk)  
• Nature Jobs  
• Jobs.ac.uk  
• Jobs in Science  
• Biology Jobs  
• SRG Labstaff  
• Find a PhD (http://www.findaphd.com)  
• NHS Careers  
• NHS Jobs  

Vacancies can also be found through the following society websites:

• Society for Applied Microbiology (SFAM)  - members may also post a CV on the website for potential employers to view
• Society for General Microbiology (SGM)  - current vacancies are posted on the microbiology jobs section

See also job hunting tips and applications, CVs and interviews.

AGCAS

Written by Joy Perkins, University of Aberdeen

Last updated:

July 2009

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