Starting Your Research Career

Your first research experience may have a huge impact on your future career plans.  Thus, it is very imperative that you start off on the right foot.  Treat your search for a research position as one of the most important job searches in your academic career.

The first step is determining your research interests.  Ask yourself:

“Why do research?” : http://www.ugresearchsci.ucla.edu/researchintro.htm

The next step is finding a faculty mentor.