Yes! Look especially at science done in museums and botanical gardens...if that’s the type of research that you enjoy. But, the research will vary from genetics to organismal questions at those institutions. Some researchers will take on a volunteer for a short term (like vacation) for fieldwork, or if they know that you might be a returning team member...so they only have to train you once. Obviously, opportunities may be limited where you live.
Pati Vitt > On Sep 20, 2018, at 5:48 PM, Angela Trenkle <angelatren...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I have a background in the sciences and tried for six years after graduation > to either get a full time permanent job or into graduate school within the > field, but no luck. > > As of right now, I have a permanent job (not in the sciences), but this field > is still a true passion of mine and I was wondering if it was possible to > continue being a part of this field, but as a volunteer. I truly enjoy being > a part of it and there are certain areas that I still want to go and help out > with research. > > I'd be willing to take the vacation time off and pay any necessary fees. My > main question was do scientists still welcome help on projects, not > necessarily citizen science based, even if the person doing the help is not a > scientist themselves (but has the passion, experience, and background)? > > Thanks, > Angela
