Overseas work often entails long hours, and is uncomfortable, stressful and isolated. Most scientists work in small, interdisciplinary teams. The work provides high job satisfaction. Laboratory work is fairly predictable. Fieldwork and advisory work are event driven and difficult to control.
Career breaks are possible, but part-time work is uncommon and only in laboratories.
There is a fairly even balance of women and men. Women are not eligible to be fieldworkers in some countries. Plant Science A degree in Soil Science or at least a significant course content of Soil Science is needed. This is not possible or unlikely It may be occasionally possible to obtain field or laboratory assistant posts. Experience Pre-entry experience is not needed Although not essential for most posts, previous overseas work experience will be needed for those that involve working abroad.