Working for USADA/UKADA

[Briant_Gumble]

Sorry this is not strictly cycling related but there are a few other threads like this in the forum and I thought some people here might have some ideas.

I have a degree in biomedical sciences and I am very interested in the anti-doping field.

I know USADA don't strictly deal with lab work and testing because they send off their samples to WADA accredited labs. However, there must be a demand for science degree graduates in some areas of their work, say related to education and awareness about doping. I am sure USADA has more employees than the doping control officers and Travis Tygart.

Does anyone know how many other positions they hold or how one would go about seeking a job with one of these agencies?

 

[Netserk]

http://usada.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/jobs/default.cfm

 

[Catwhoorg]

http://www.ukad.org.uk/what-we-do/vacancies/
Currently one non-scientific role

Maybe a better route for now would be to look through the Kings College website and see if there are any openings at the "Olympic" doping lab.
That is probably the biggest likely employer in this field in the UK.

 

[Briant_Gumble]

Thanks for the reply's, very helpful, I did look at both websites before posting this thread but seemed to miss the link Netserk posted.

 

[Catwhoorg]

CORRECTION:
The Anti-doping lab is Kings College

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/biohealth/research/divisions/aes/research/drugcontrol/index.aspx

Thats the group website

 

[mattghg]

It's UKAD, not UKADA.

Could someone change the thread title?

 

[Briant_Gumble]

http://usada.teamworkonline.com/teamwork/jobs/default.cfm

Thanks for that, now that I've had a chance to look through it seems in general they have jobs in several area's;

Accounting/Finance, HR, communications and outreach, IT, Legal, Science, Testing, Training and education.

I am wondering what exactly their science department does? Since their testing is carried out at labs like the one at UCLA and they have a separate department for training and education?

 

[maxmartin]

Sorry this is not strictly cycling related but there are a few other threads like this in the forum and I thought some people here might have some ideas.

I have a degree in biomedical sciences and I am very interested in the anti-doping field.

I know USADA don't strictly deal with lab work and testing because they send off their samples to WADA accredited labs. However, there must be a demand for science degree graduates in some areas of their work, say related to education and awareness about doping. I am sure USADA has more employees than the doping control officers and Travis Tygart.

Does anyone know how many other positions they hold or how one would go about seeking a job with one of these agencies?

there are too many chem/bio Ph.D these days, the whole market is over-saturated. You probably can find a job after a few years Post-doc work.

 

[Netserk]

Thanks for that, now that I've had a chance to look through it seems in general they have jobs in several area's;

Accounting/Finance, HR, communications and outreach, IT, Legal, Science, Testing, Training and education.

I am wondering what exactly their science department does? Since their testing is carried out at labs like the one at UCLA and they have a separate department for training and education?

You could always mail or call them and ask.