Well, if you dont care about the money (which I dont), then it opens it up a little more. I've kept a 'network' of aquaintences in many different areas - I also have numerous family members in different areas of biology. Alot of it includes 'research', but many opportunities for a 'technical assistant', also opportunities to eventually choose my own research topic, jobs at aquariums (you work your way up the totem pole, right?), family that does marine ferry tours, another few members do dive tours in Oz. I guess I sort of lucked out (father worked for Ducks Unlimited, is friends with many biologists and a zoology prof). Plus, I've always got a job doing the grunt work farming muscles(like the mollusk) off the coasts of mexico & BC with a cousin who is an oceanographer if I need. Lol.
I guess most of it, to start with anyways, ends up being research/technical assistance of sorts, or those are the easier positions to get. Im content however in any of those areas. Also, just remembered, opportunities through school, like the ability to be part of advisement councils(and have this as a job)- (for going 'green', or being environmentally friendly - and I am already part of the student group for this).
Maybe im just blabbing, but, I guess I've found there are alot of small things that most people dont want to do. Im happy doing them, lol. I've learned more about what they are through family, friends, school, people I work with, etc... (Even farming now that I think of it, as I head over and help the dairy farmers across the road on occasion)...
Hope that sort of answers the question?
Cheers,
Chris
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Cheers,
Chris
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