If you're thinking about your next career move, Physics World Careers is an annual guide that offers valuable careers advice, insightful case studies showcasing possible career options, plus a comprehensive employer directory. And jobseekers with a background in science, technology, engineering or mathematics can explore all the latest opportunities on Physics World Jobs, a recruitment website from the publishers of Physics World.
Latest articles
Green jobs for physics graduates: decarbonizing energy sources
Laura Hiscott speaks to three physicists who are doing their bit to build a more sustainable future in the field of energy
Green jobs for physics graduates: policy and behaviour change
Laura Hiscott speaks to three physicists who are doing their bit to build a more sustainable future in the field of policy
Training for your future
Summer internships: Marion Cromb – ‘I learnt good coding practice, and the code was actually sold to customers at the end’
Laura Hiscott speaks to Marion Cromb, a physics PhD student who did an internship every summer of their undergraduate degree
Spending your summer wisely: internships special
Laura Hiscott speaks to some early-career physicists who did summer internships in different places, from start-ups to university departments
Read article: Spoilt for choice: APS March meeting explores the wide range of careers available to physicists
Spoilt for choice: APS March meeting explores the wide range of careers available to physicists
Laura Hiscott hears from physicists working in a range of different careers at the March meeting of the American Physical Society
Read article: How working with physics societies can give students a voice
How working with physics societies can give students a voice
Sam Lavery describes how getting involved in the physics community helped him both academically and personally
Read article: Teacher training scholarships encourage industry professionals into the classroom
Teacher training scholarships encourage industry professionals into the classroom
The IOP’s Teacher Training Scholarship programme provides an attractive route into physics teaching for recent graduates as well as mid-career scientists and engineers
Physics World Jobs
Whether you’re still working out your career pathway or have a specific role in mind, we’re here to help. Bringing a diverse range of opportunities for jobseekers at all career stages, we’ll help you take the next step in your career and find your perfect job.
Careers in medical physics
Changing research field from astrophysics to neuroscience
M S Zobaer describes his unexpected journey from dusty plasmas to neuroscience
Combining physics and biology: lasers and machine learning for personalized medicine
Nabiha Saklayen, co-founder of Cellino Biotech, on the importance of multidisciplinarity for tackling real-world problems
Video showcase: physics graduates share their stories
Physics World Careers
The 2021 edition of Physics World Careers is packed full of advice for early-career scientists. Including a range of valuable advice, informative case studies and recruiter profiles, it demonstrates the variety of jobs that use a physics degree.
Explore more
Read article: Ask me anything: Joanne O’Meara – ‘there is nothing better than sharing your passion for science and seeing it ignite in someone else’
Ask me anything: Joanne O’Meara – ‘there is nothing better than sharing your passion for science and seeing it ignite in someone else’
Joanne O’Meara is professor of physics at the University of Guelph in Canada and does outreach with children including segments on the TV show Daily Planet
Read article: From statistical physics to bioinformatics: using data science for biological discoveries
From statistical physics to bioinformatics: using data science for biological discoveries
Wolfgang Huber on being a physicist at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and his contribution to the life sciences
Read article: Summer internships: Maria Violaris – ‘I developed general research skills, which are useful in both industry and academia’
Summer internships: Maria Violaris – ‘I developed general research skills, which are useful in both industry and academia’
Laura Hiscott speaks to Maria Violaris, an early-career physicist who did summer internships at Innovia Technology and Riverlane
Read article: Ask me anything: Mariya Lyubenova – ‘I love the constant supply of food for thought that research offers’
Ask me anything: Mariya Lyubenova – ‘I love the constant supply of food for thought that research offers’
Careers advice from the head of media relations at ESO, science adviser to ESO’s communication department, and editor of ESO’s journal The Messenger
Read article: Investment in defence R&D sparks recruitment drive
Investment in defence R&D sparks recruitment drive
Extra funding for science and technology at the UK's Ministry of Defence has created an urgent need for physicists as well as scientists and engineers from all backgrounds
Read article: Ask me anything: Jim Al-Khalili – ‘I find quantum mechanics endlessly rewarding, fascinating and frustrating’
Ask me anything: Jim Al-Khalili – ‘I find quantum mechanics endlessly rewarding, fascinating and frustrating’
Careers advice from Jim Al-Khalili, professor of theoretical physics at the University of Surrey and award-winning science communicator
Read article: From a light bulb solar system to the cosmological constant: a journey to becoming a cosmologist
From a light bulb solar system to the cosmological constant: a journey to becoming a cosmologist
Luz Ángela García, a cosmology postdoc in Bogotá, Colombia, on her journey into physics and astronomy as a woman from South America
Read article: Ask me anything: Jony Hudson – ‘I love the incredibly fast pace of progress in machine learning’
Ask me anything: Jony Hudson – ‘I love the incredibly fast pace of progress in machine learning’
Jony Hudson is a research engineer working on the development of artificial intelligence at DeepMind
Read article: Ask me anything: Tim Gershon
Ask me anything: Tim Gershon
Careers tips from a professor of physics at the University of Warwick who studies flavour physics, CP violation and heavy-quark physics
Read article: Combining materials science and entrepreneurship to found a spin-off
Combining materials science and entrepreneurship to found a spin-off
Materials scientist Arnab Basu, head of radiation-detection technology developer Kromek, on spin-offs, COVID-19 and the future
Read article: Switching career from particle physics to nuclear power
Switching career from particle physics to nuclear power
Troels Schönfeldt talks about his career change from particle physics to co-founder and chief executive of Seaborg Technologies
Read article: Fostering a culture of inclusivity
Fostering a culture of inclusivity
The American Physical Society's National Mentoring Community helps students from under-represented minorities find the right support and mentorship
Read article: Building a quantum-powered future
Building a quantum-powered future
Quantum physicist and CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits llana Wisby on deep tech, entrepreneurship and future quantum technologies
Read article: Ask me anything: Erik Bakkers
Ask me anything: Erik Bakkers
Erik Bakkers is professor of advanced nanomaterials and devices at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands
Read article: From physicist to patent attorney
From physicist to patent attorney
Monifa Phillips was the first Black woman to graduate with a PhD in physics from the University of Glasgow
Read article: Ask me anything: Carol Marsh
Ask me anything: Carol Marsh
Carol Marsh is deputy head of electronics engineering at aerospace engineering company Leonardo
Read article: Ask me anything: Michelle Simmons
Ask me anything: Michelle Simmons
Michelle Simmons is director of the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology in Australia
Read article: Embracing a life of variables
Embracing a life of variables
Engineer, physics teacher, science communicator and education consultant Steve Bullock talks about a career of bold choices, sideways jumps and obstacles overcome
Careers newsletter
Sign up today for our brand new careers newsletter. Sent once every two months, the newsletter will bring together inspiring case studies, valuable careers advice, and information from leading employers you might be interested in working for. To sign up simply sign in to your account and tick the “Careers bimonthly” box.
Related jobs
Related events
- Semiconductors and electronics | Exhibition The Engineering Design Show 2021 19—20 October 2021 | Coventry, UK
- Business and innovation | Exhibition The Engineering Design Show 19—20 October 2021 | Coventry, UK
- Materials | Virtual event HKIAS Rising Star Lecture – Physics 19 October 2021
Copyright © 2021 by IOP Publishing Ltd and individual contributors