Category: Grad Studies

Branching Out: How to Take Your PhD Beyond Academia

12/5/2021

I knew early in grad school that, although I loved the learning and writing associated with research, I wasn't all that interested in pursuing a traditional academic path.

At the time (2004-2005), it seemed there were few resources for seeking non-academic careers post-dissertation, or even reassurances that this was not, in fact, a Very Bad Idea™.

But I was willing to bet on myself, and so I did what made sense to me for building the eventual post-dissertation life.

So when someone reached out to me a month ago, also armed with a PhD and desire to shift to a non-academic role, I shared with them the following advice.

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Dancing in the Margins of Safety

10/21/2020

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Sixteen years ago, I would have been astounded to see my name as a presenter on a panel discussing applied research jobs in health and biosciences. Because sixteen years ago, and for a few years thereafter, the most frequent search term in my browser - aside from "caffeine + margin of safety" - was "non-academic jobs + PhD".

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Branching Out: How to Take Your PhD Beyond Academia

Dancing in the Margins of Safety

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