The thing with science is there is quite a lot of studying, i was at University for quite a few years. I guess i started doing all the cool stuff in 2010 when i started my PhD, however there are still a lot of different science jobs i want to do out there, the world is still my oyster!
I always loved the ocean so that’s why i loved marine biology. For me the perfect job is doing something i enjoy, getting to travel, interact with people outside of science. My job at the moment ticks a lot of those boxes, but there are other jobs which would do the same. For me i ‘work to live’ not ‘live to work’!
I have been doing this for around 8 years. I was a primary teacher before for 7 years. About 3 years ago, I wasn’t sure if I would get a job so I started a business making and building digital toys. The job I always wanted to do is hard to describe. It was the scientist in the Landmower man film. About creating ways to use technology to help people learn. Sort of what I do I guess.
I have been doing my PhD for 4 years now am now finishing up. I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve done but am looking forward to researching a different topic. With a career research what you do in constantly changing. You have to keep up to date with what’s needed and what’s been done. I love this aspect of science although it’s not everyone.
To be honest I never planned to be a researcher. It was just the natural thing to do following what I had done reasonable okay in before and where things were going :). But I always knew I would do science
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