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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Despite its small size, the EEB Department at Princeton is one of the top-ranked whole-organism biology departments in the country. In short, the EEB faculty is interested in the entire rich tapestry of life (including many of the processes studied by molecular biologists), but always from an evolutionary perspective. Much of the work in the department is highly relevant to conservation.

The major profile below includes: a sample of post-graduation plans of recent Princeton EEB graduates, a sample of internships from those in the major, and online resources and professional associations offering career information.
 
 

Post-Graduation Plans of Recent EEB Majors*

  • Lab Technician - Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD
  • Assistant to the Vice President - Trinitas Hospital, Elizabeth, NJ
  • Neuroscience Research Associate - University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
  • Burke Research Center, White Plains, NY
  • Research Technician II - Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
  • Technical Services - Epic Systems Corporation, Madison, WI
  • Analyst - Merrill Lynch, New York, NY
  • Science Teacher - Rabun Gap Nacoochee School, Rabun Gap, GA
  • Research Assistant/Project Coordinator - Resources for the Future, New Deli, India
  • Research Associate - Vermont Community Foundation, Middlebury, VT
  • Physicians Assistant - Crossover Ministry, Richmond, VA
  • Clinical Research Assistant- Hospital of Special Surgery, New York, NY
  • Clinical Research Coordinator - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Research Assistant - Pennsylvania Oncology, Hematology Associates, Philadelphia, PA
  • Teacher High School Biology- Teach for America,  San Francisco, CA
  • Conservation Biology, M.A. - Columbia University, New York, NY
  • Microbiology, Ph.D. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
  • Ecology, M.A. - University of California at Santa Cruz, CA
  • Medicine, M.D. - Wake Forest University, Winston- Salem, NC
  • Medicine, M.D. - Columbia University, New York, NY
  • Medicine, M.D. - Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

* These are actual jobs and graduate programs recent graduates accepted.

Internships of Recent EEB Majors

  • Research Intern - Bemuda Institute of Ocean Studies, St. Geroge's, Bermuda
  • Missionary - Campus Crusade for Christ, Melbourne, Australia
  • Intern - Caribbean Evironmental Health Institute, Castries, Saint Lucia
  • Intern - California National Primate Research Center, Davis, CA
  • Intern - National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
  • Environmental and Animal Aquatic Health Intern -Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA
  • Cape Lookout National Seashore Volunteer - National Park Service, Beaufort, NC
  • Intern - The Cancer Institute of NJ, New Brunswick, NJ

EEB Alumni from Princeton

Alumni have VOLUNTEERED to have students contact them for advice and information about majors and careers. The Alumni Careers Network (ACN), with 4,500 volunteers worldwide, is a searchable on-line database of Princeton alumni who are willing and eager for you to contact them so they can provide you with advice and assistance. Search the database for Ecology & Evolutionary Biology alumni, to learn more about the careers that people from this major sometimes pursue.  

Resources and Information Online

Professional Associations

Professional associations are a good resource for career information and networking opportunities. Associations often provide online job listings or links to job search resources. The National Trade and Professional Associations Directory in Career Services can provide more ideas.