>> Hey, I'm interested in psychobiology, but I'm wonder what jobs
involve a degree
>> in it.  Could you let me know? thanks.
>> Alicia

>I'm still an undergrad, so I can't verify from personal experience
what
>the job field is like for psychobio majors, but it seems to break down
>into industry, academics, or medicine.  For industry, there are many
>openings for people with knowledge of neurophyarmacology especially
with
>the major pharmaceutical companies.  For academics, there are many
>teaching positions, most of which are part of a life spent doing
research,
>and petitioning the NIH and other major groups for funding of your
work.
>For medicine, this could be anything from a brain surgeon to a
>pharmacist, to a practicioner of any type, or even more fields if you
>expand your knowledge of chemistry or biophysics (imaging: PET, fMRI,
etc
>or chemical engineering [drug design] are just some of the jobs open).
 It
>seems like if you work in Industry, you will make steady money, but
not
>get to do the research you are most interested in (and work in
>secrecy...often big pharmaceutical companies own the notes that you
take
>while working, and require you to leave them there and not discuss
your
>work with colleagues), where as if you work in academics, you don't
make
>as much money, and you have to deal with some nastier politics (as far
as
>funding, research ethics, and that kind of thing goes), but you might
end
>up doing what you really want to do.  As far as medicine...It seems
like
>such a varied field that there must be countelss pros and cons
depending
>on your situtation.  Hope this helps a little bit, and I'm not just
>completely babbling.  

>--ryan