Education and Career Forum

what is the scope after PhD? is microbiology an upcoming field in PhD? what would be the carrier options after that?

The career opportunities available for aspirants in the field of microbiology are on the rise currently. It is one of the most demanded fields in the economy with a lot of applications in various areas.

The career opportunities available for Microbiologists are quite ample these days. It is possible for them to find jobs with areas such as research organizations, research labs of hospitals of private and public sectors, pharmaceutical firms and chemical industries etc. One thing that makes the job opportunities in the arena of microbiology so ample is due to the many similarities between microbiology and biotechnology.

The increase in awareness about taking care of the environment, finding cure for diseases such as Cancer, heart diseases and AIDS etc has increased the demand of professionals in this field. Many firms try to produce cures and find different methods of treatment for these ailments. Due to this, career opportunities are becoming available in plenty. Aspirants also have the option to get employed as a science writer. They can answer questions or write articles.


The major recruiters are:-
1. Accutest Research Laboratories (I) Pvt. Ltd.
2. Ace Biomed Pvt. Ltd.
3. Actimus Biosciences Pvt. Ltd
4. Apothecaries Ltd.
5. Asian Clinical Trials Limited
6. Aurigene Discovery Technologies
7. Avra Laboratories
8. Bharat Biotech International Ltd.
9. BioArc Research Solutions
10. Bioserve Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd
11. Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited
12. Chembiotek Research International
13. Clinigene
14. Clininvent Research Pvt. Ltd
15. ClinTec International