| Answer: Microbiologist can get jobs in popular industries include biotechnology, pharmaceutical manufacture, food, drinks and brewing and the water industry. Many of our graduates work in medically related posts, medical research establishments, as clinical trials managers or in forensics. Teaching is an increasingly popular career choice. In recent years the have started getting jobs in fields like industrial management, consultancy, sales, banking, law, accountancy, computing, advertising, marketing etc.
So we can see that microbiologists are employed in all sectors of the economy: government, non-profit, and private business. They work in colleges and universities, government research institutions, hospitals, and industrial laboratories in food, dairy, chemical, pharmaceutical, and genetic engineering companies.
Medical microbiologists work in
- Independent or clinical pathology laboratories
- R& D labs
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Dairy industry
- Manufacturers of medical disposable goods, cosmetics and antiseptics
Industrial microbiologists work in
- Food technology industry (especially in the processed food sector)
- Beverage industry
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Manufacturers of medical disposable goods,cosmetics and antiseptics
Marine microbiologists work in
- Marine research units
- Marine pollution control bodies
Industrial microbiologists work in
- Agriculture microbiology
- Agricultural research bodies
Various universities offer M.Sc in specialised subjects of microbiology in various fields like:
- Applied Microbiology
- Bacteriology
- Mycology
- Virology
- Medical microbiology
- Industrial microbiology
- Marine microbiology
- Agricultural microbiology
For admissions to these course there are entrance exams done by the universities. Last dates of form submissions differ in differ universities which you can know through their prospectus.
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