I have sort of an odd career path, and have a college teaching job for this year, but after that, I'll be jobless. I am considering changing careers completely, and have some interest in technology, so I thought I'd ask here.
This is where I am today, career-wise:
- Early 40s
- Ph.D. in a bioscience. Minimal publication record.
- ~10 yrs college teaching (assistant prof).
- Authored many (>50) PowerPoint presentations.
- Comfortable speaking in public and teaching; have been told I'm good at it.
- Enjoy writing, discussion, ideas, creativity.
Here's my programming experience (self-taught):
- Python (~7 yrs). I've written some desktop applications, one of which, w/ ~20k LOC, I've put a serious amount of work into.
- SQLite (basic), as well as a number of Python 3rd party libraries for plotting, Excel, etc.
- Created a website for an artist in HTML/CSS (using Notepad).
- No web app or mobile app ability (yet).
- Authored multi-part video tutorial online for a development tool, which got positive feedback (~300 good comments).
- Done some contracting work for custom data analysis and file doctoring scripts for a small biotech company.
I have no clear sense what sort of (good) options I might have in the IT world, given my background.
Suggestions welcome (obviously anything would be a rough estimate, but I don't mind). Thanks!
This is where I am today, career-wise:
- Early 40s - Ph.D. in a bioscience. Minimal publication record. - ~10 yrs college teaching (assistant prof). - Authored many (>50) PowerPoint presentations. - Comfortable speaking in public and teaching; have been told I'm good at it. - Enjoy writing, discussion, ideas, creativity.
Here's my programming experience (self-taught):
- Python (~7 yrs). I've written some desktop applications, one of which, w/ ~20k LOC, I've put a serious amount of work into. - SQLite (basic), as well as a number of Python 3rd party libraries for plotting, Excel, etc. - Created a website for an artist in HTML/CSS (using Notepad). - No web app or mobile app ability (yet). - Authored multi-part video tutorial online for a development tool, which got positive feedback (~300 good comments). - Done some contracting work for custom data analysis and file doctoring scripts for a small biotech company.
I have no clear sense what sort of (good) options I might have in the IT world, given my background.
Suggestions welcome (obviously anything would be a rough estimate, but I don't mind). Thanks!