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Asked by anon-362534 on 25 Apr 2023.
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Dmitry Dereshev answered on 25 Apr 2023:
Jobs that allow you to work from anywhere (e.g., jobs that require programming, or analytics) would be a good fit. Computer-based work offers a lot for creative people with solid STEM knowledge.
Being a consultant for engineering projects involves a lot of travel, especially if you go into energy engineering or environment-related jobs.
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Tom Bullock answered on 26 Apr 2023:
Working for a larger international company will have opportunities to travel and work abroad in quite a range of STEM roles.
As a engineer in the food industry I’ve traveled to the US, Mexico, Poland, Serbia, France and others for research and development, meetings and conferences etc -
Iona Christie answered on 26 Apr 2023: last edited 26 Apr 2023 6:22 am
I think for most jobs in science you can travel. As a scientist in a lab, I get to travel to conferences which are based around the world to listen to others and learn whats new and also I get to present my own research
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John Weston answered on 26 Apr 2023:
Many engineering and energy related jobs require travel; I was in the oil industry for 27 years and visited countries in the far and middle east, plus parts of Europe. Many pure science and biological sciences have external and international requirements as well..
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Catherine Holt answered on 26 Apr 2023: last edited 26 Apr 2023 7:37 am
Lots of roles include travel as there are conferences and events to attend all over the world. I work on European funding and projects with people from all over the world so I have travelled to lots of places and met some wonderful people. If you work for an organisation which has locations in different countries that can also offer the opportunity to travel. You can also study or work abroad and there are lots of fellowships that help fund this, have a look here https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk to see the sorts of opportunities that you can apply for.
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Jonathan Wright answered on 26 Apr 2023:
There are many STEM roles which offer the possibility of travel. As a mechanical engineer I have had to travel to Europe a lot and also America and the Far East. Also a lot within the UK as we had many different factories, technical centres and laborlores.
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Jo Montgomery answered on 26 Apr 2023:
Travel can be satisfied in your free time, or incorporated into your job. Many jobs involve travel with meetings and conferences – although you don’t always get to see the fun stuff. There are opportunities for placements overseas during degrees, or with research projects. I have a friend who was a chemist on board a research ship, and friends who work in Antarctica!
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Ling Lim answered on 26 Apr 2023:
There are many, sometimes unexpected jobs, that would allow you to travel.
If you’re in academia and doing research, chances are, you would be able to travel for conferences.
STEM-jobs with a fieldwork component, generally would have travelling opportunities. For example:
– biologist studying tropical birds will have to work in a rainforest (true case, Chile)
– civil engineer working with multi-national company will have to spend time on-site where the project is (true case, Australia)
– physicist working on aircraft emissions will have to spend time at different airports on measurement campaign (true case, Spain)Sometimes even for STEM jobs without fieldwork component could lead to travelling opportunities. Games developer going to the company headquarters in the US or environmental scientist like me (who mostly does desk-based numerical modelling!) have to frequently travel to attend project meetings.
So perhaps it is not so much the job, but rather the employer and what is being offered by the company.
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Lisa Hursell answered on 26 Apr 2023:
Lots of jobs allow you to travel for presentations and conferences – I’ve been to Europe and America as part of my job!
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Santosh Mahabala answered on 26 Apr 2023: last edited 26 Apr 2023 11:52 am
That’s an excellent question.
Doing research in ecology, evolution and archaeology will involve travel to the sites, which are sometimes unexplored or very popular.
On the contrary if you take up WFH jobs, you can travel and work from the place you are travelling. Only consideration you many need to make in this case is about the time zones.
For example, if you travelled to Australia or Canada, you will be 7-8 hours away from the British time. So, to attend a meeting at 9 am in London time, you need to wake up the middle of the night (around 1 am) in Canada or be awake at 9 pm in Australia. This may be a bit inconvenient and disturbs your sleep cycle.
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Rodrigo Bammann answered on 26 Apr 2023:
Researchers travel for conferences, interaction with other labs, or just for their own research.
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Camilla Cassidy answered on 27 Apr 2023:
If you pursue research science – doing a PhD, then a post-doc, and working at a university or other academic insitute like a government body (like Defra, or JNCC) you would likely get the opporunity to travel to present your and your team’s work at international conferences.
Many STEM subjects that involve the natural world would allow you to travel to work on site. I studied marine biology and travelled around the UK to Falmouth and the Scottish Highlands, to Malaysia and the Galapagos. I had friends who were Geologists who worked in Egypt and Africa, and friends who were Oceanographers who spent months studying rivers in Belize or weeks on the research ships like the RRS David Attenborough (Boaty McBoatface). These sorts of subjects often need you to collect samples, or do research!
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Nathan Hayes answered on 27 Apr 2023:
In my role, in a bridge engineering team, I have had the opportunity to travel throughout the UK including London, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, North Yorkshire and Cumbria mainly carrying out bridge inspections. Just before I joined some of the team travelled to Sweden to carry out bridge inspections.
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Jarrod Hart answered on 27 Apr 2023:
As a chemical engineer working for a large multinational materials company I’m living the dream 😁
I have worked on projects in over 20 countries, which have mainly been about designing new factories (better lithium ion batteries for eg), improving old factories (replacing coal with peanut shells) and also for acquisitions (literally going shopping for companies!).
I also have one foot in research – so I go to conferences about materials, as well as about sustainability, carbon capture, emerging technology and so on.
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Cliff Williams answered on 5 May 2023: last edited 9 May 2023 11:35 am
I would say in almost any – if that is something you want to do. In my experience most people aren’t so happy with travelling. That means that if you are keen to travel you can pick up a lot of the opportunities that arise.
However, be aware that travelling with work is not as glamorous as it may sound. I spend a lot of my time travelling the UK and do a little bit of international travel. In fact, I am writing this from my hotel room in Malmo, Sweden. Unfortunately, a lot of the time we are up against tight time schedules and there is more work that needs doing than people available to do it. So I travel a lot, spend a lot of time sat in cars or waiting around in airports, a lot of time working on site etc… but I don’t always get the time to see the places I visit. Where possible I try to arrange things so that I get some time to enjoy the places that I visit but it is often not possible.
Occasionally you visit places where the customers you visit, take time out to show you the sites. When this happens it is really great. e.g. When I was in Lyon the customer arranged a night out at a good restaurant in the gastronomic center of town. Before the meal they arranged for a professional tour guide to show us round Lyon. This was really interesting and very much appreciated.
I also find that when you are working away for any length of time and working with the locals, you can get to see and understand the area in a very different way to visiting as a tourist. -
Kim Perrins answered on 5 May 2023:
Working in the medical diagnostics industry, there are definitely opportunities to travel. Especially if the company is global. People within my company are able to visit other sites around the world for different collaboration opportunities, like if we are working on a project together or need expert advice from a different lab. There are also engineers who travel around the country fixing the machines which we use to run our blood tests.
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Loretta-Ann Jilks answered on 5 May 2023:
To the best of my knowledge there are travel opportunities with most jobs! As a researcher I get to travel to different countries to meet other researchers, to study and attend conferences. I’m very lucky!
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Amanda Laguna answered on 10 May 2023:
Hello!
These are the ones I can think about… Food science, Engineering or any work related to Multinational or big companies, for example, you can travel for different reasons such as for Trials or productions in factories, external suppliers visit, meetings abroad, competition research, conferences, workshops etc.
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Paula McMahon answered on 19 May 2023:
Most jobs can include some form of travel. I have done jobs all over the world but I am now pleased I mostly work at home / have trips which I can go to on the train. This reduces my carbon footprint.
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Áine Uí Ghiollagáin answered on 28 May 2023:
Most STEM jobs give you the opportunity to work in different countries, since people with these skills are highly sought after. Researchers can also be invited to speak to their peers at conferences. Generally, though, it’s marketing and sales colleagues who travel the most.
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