Before I left Pittsburgh, my boss gave me the name of one professor at the UW he thought I should talk to about jobs out here. Since I knew he gave me this name because they share an academic interest, not because the UW professor has great industry contacts or something, I was hesitant to talk to him. If I walk in there, won't he try to convince me to post-doc? I gave it a couple weeks, but really, I need to start meeting scientists here face to face and making contacts. Fine, I'll go, he'll tell me some about some dudes who need post-docs, I'll thank him for his time and be done with it. And it is about time I get to the UW campus, since that is a major employer here.
Although he started out with the usual advice (have you checked Amgen's careers site?), he actually discouraged me from trying to get an academic post-doc. Money is tight, you'd probably need your own funding to get a position. He did mention some training grants, but focused instead on who could help me identify small start-ups in the area that might need a post-doc. He gave me the contact info for the Tech transfer people at UW and the Hutch- I supposed I could have found this on my own, but reaching out to them will mean more with his approval. I'm really hoping to talk to these people, since that is a great source for new and emerging businesses that might take someone on at "post-doc" level in a capacity that would look like industry experience. I sent out those emails, so wish me luck.
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