Plant Pathologists, from all educational levels, are able to seek employment in a variety areas.  Some examples include college and universities; biotechnology companies; state and federal agencies; international agricultural research centers; nurseries, greenhouses and garden centers; non-governmental organizations; golf courses, public parks and landscape maintenance companies; diagnostic laboratories; seed, plant production and tissue culture companies; and in a variety of private consulting firms.

Below is a listing of resources to help Plant Pathology students find internships and careers.

Campus Job and Internships Resources

• Student Job Center website
• CALS Resources
  • CALS Career Services, includes both job listings on BuckyNet and help with interviewing, resumes, cover letters, etc
  • CALS International Programs office
• UW-Extension jobs page
• Study Abroad office, including information on international internships
• Morgridge Center for Public Service, has both local and international opportunities, many are unpaid, but can be excellent experiences
• Alternative Breaks program, allows students to obtain hands on experience in a short amount of time
• Letters and Sciences (L&S) Career Services
• Wisconsin Ecology
• Other related department websites:
  • Biochemistry
  • Community and Environmental Sociology
  • Development Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Horticulture
  • Population Health Sciences
  • Zoology

Other Job and Internship Resources

• American Phytopathological Society (APS)
  • Job Center
• Other related societies
  • Mycological Society of America
  • American Society for Microbiology
  • All the Virology on the WWW
  • Society of Nematologists
  • American Horticultural Society
  • Botanical Society of America
  • Entomological Society of America
  • American Society of Agronomy
  • Crop Science Society of America
  • Soil Science Society of America
  • Society of American Foresters
  • Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
  • USGA (United States Golf Association)
• Federal Government
  • USAJOBS.gov
  • Students and Recent Graduates
  • Federal jobs by college major
  • A-Z List of Federal Departments and Agencies, check out their individual websites as not all job postings make it to USAJOBS.gov
• State of Wisconsin job postings
  • Employment in Wisconsin
  • A-Z Listing of Wisconsin State Agencies
• National Science Foundation
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates, search for an REU site
  • Graduate Research Fellowship Program
• Chronicle of Higher Education jobs search
• Watershed Associations, Friends Groups, and Other Natural Resource Groups (list of natural resources groups in the area)
• REAP Food Group
• Future Farmers of America
• American Farm Bureau Federation
• Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
• Industry and biotechnology jobs
  • Monster.com
  • CareerBuilder.com
  • Indeed.com
  • Aerotek Staffing Agency , staffing agency for science and engineering, their services are free to job candidates

If you have any suggestions for additional to the internships and job resources please send them to the Student Services Coordinator (email, 608-262-9926)

Last updated: July 24, 2012