Ask Emily #7
Emily answers your questions on ocean exploration, poop, and butterfly memories! Check out the paper by Douglas Blackiston about butterfly memories: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10...
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*Typing* It says "Welcome to The Brain Scoop." But you can't see that. Leigh Pfeffer asks: What advice do you have for someone looking for an entry level job in a museum? What, beyond volunteering, can you do? I'll say it a million times because it is still the best answer to this question. Volunteering, besides volunteering or interning, is the best way to get your foot in the door in a museum. Everybody I know and work with at The Field Museum, with very few exceptions, volunteered or interned to get to the position where they are today. Museum jobs are incredibly rare and fiercely competitive, so really, the best way to get your foot in the door is to volunteer. Matt Wood asks: What do you spend the majority of your time doing at the...
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*Typing* It says "Welcome to The Brain Scoop." But you can't see that. Leigh Pfeffer asks: What advice do you have for someone looking for an entry level job in a museum? What, beyond volunteering, can you do? I'll say it a million times because it is still the best answer to this question. Volunteering, besides volunteering or interning, is the best way to get your foot in the door in a museum. Everybody I know and work with at The Field Museum, with very few exceptions, volunteered or interned to get to the position where they are today. Museum jobs are incredibly rare and fiercely competitive, so really, the best way to get your foot in the door is to volunteer. Matt Wood asks: What do you spend the majority of your time doing at the...
