Academia and the World Beyond

What will you do after?
A common question posed to PhD students from friends and family is, “What will you do after?” But many students are too focused on the PhD itself and have not yet had a chance to sufficiently think about post-PhD life.

  • Academia and the World Beyond, Vol. 2

    A PhD Is Not a Commitment to Academia
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    This book is a collection of 31 interviews with those who have completed a PhD and are now in a non-academic role. ...In these interviews, two broad non-academic career paths are explored: academic-adjacent careers use research expertise through industry, policy, and publishing; and skill-transfer careers, applying transferable abilities like critical thinking...
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  • Academia and the World Beyond, Vol. 1

    Navigating Life after a PhD
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    This book is a collection of 22 interviews with those have completed a PhD and then are now in an academic position or another career path... Academic careers share many commonalities with many non-academic careers, with skills learned within academia being valuable in other career paths as well. Nearly all the individuals interviewed here have been on the job market recently and understand today's job climate.
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