Resources for pursuing a career in biosecurity or pandemic preparedness
Advice
How to make your career plan by Benjamin Todd (2023)
This career planning guide from 80,000 Hours gives a useful framework for thinking about your potential career paths. We feel this framework is useful whether you're actively looking for new opportunities, or simply thinking about ways to set personal goals within your current role.
Emerging Tech Policy Careers by Horizon Institute for Public Service (2023)
This website from the Horizon Institute for Public Service contains expert advice and resources for students and professionals interested in public service careers related to emerging technology policy. In particular, check out their biosecurity policy page. Mainly relevant for those considering US policy careers.
Advice for (potential) PhD students by Joshua Blake (2024)
Joshua has just finished a PhD at the intersection of Bayesian statistics and infectious disease epidemiology, based at the University of Cambridge, UK. His advice may be useful for anyone considering a PhD, and his post also links to advice from others.
Databases
Biosecurity and pandemic preparedness jobs board by 80000 Hours (2023)
This jobs board from 80,000 Hours shows some currently available roles in the biosecurity and pandemic preparedness space.
Key organisations in biosecurity and pandemic preparedness by Will Saunter (2023)
This resource is still a work in progress and we are keen for the Biosecurity Fundamentals community to contribute to it. If you feel we are missing any organisations from this list, please suggest them here.
Database of Potential Technical Biosecurity PhD Advisors by Evan DeTurk, Christian Pearson & Benedikt Thelen (2024)
Evan, Christian & Benedikt built this database for their project in the October 2023 iteration of the Biosecurity Fundamentals: Pandemics course.