Most plant scientists are very willing to talk about their careers. Schedule appointments to visit with several botanists at a nearby college or university. Ask them about the nature of their positions and about the specific interests they have in plant biology. You can also get additional information about botany as a discipline and as a career from the following:

Back Cover: Female cone of the cycad Cycas rumphi. Each leaf-like sporophyll bears a row of seeds along the margins. This palm-like plant is a nativeof the archipeligo of southeast Asia and may grow up to 8 feet tall.

Photo courtesy of Dave Webb.

Botanical Society of America
4475 Castleman Avenue
PO Box 299
St. Louis, MO 63166
Online: Employment Opportunities
Phone: (314) 577-9566
FAX: (314) 577-9515
e-mail: bsa-manager@botany.org

Other Plant Related Opportunities

• American Society of Agronomy - Careers Placement Center
• American Society for Horticultural Science - Careers & Education
• American Institute of Biological Sciences - Careers in Biology
• American Phytopathological Society - Career Placement Center
• American Society of Plant Biologists - Job Bank
• American Society of Plant Taxonomists - Botany Jobs
• Ecological Society of America - Career Opportunities
• Mycological Society of America - Jobs
• Society of American Foresters - Career Center
• Chronicle of Higher Education - Career Network
• BioCareer Employment Center
• Earthworks Job Ads
• SCIENCE Professional Network: Jobs, Careers and Employment in Science
• USDA Job Opportunities