• Question: What age did you start your job at?

    Asked by 455mutg29 to Sinead on 8 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Sinead Loughran

      Sinead Loughran answered on 8 Nov 2016:

      I started working as a researcher in science when I finished college, I was 22 and I have been working as a researcher ever since, although nowadays I spend the majority of my time teaching (passing on my research experience to others).
      I wanted to be a lecturer ever since I was in university (inspired by my own lecturers) and after many years of research, doing my PhD and getting some teaching experience, I now have the job I always wanted. It is a great privilege to teach the scientists of tomorrow and I really love my job.
      Would you be interested in a career in science?

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  • Photo: Thomas

    Thomas commented on :

    Like Sinead above I started after completing a B.Agr.Sc I did my PhD in soil microbiology at NUIG. I spend over 12 years working in the USA with leading biotechnology companies. I returned to Ireland over 20y ago and have been regulating GMO since that time.