The courses have been developed mainly for research students from all disciplines and backgrounds, including those who have
worked outside academia before starting doctoral research.
If you find yourself facing milestone birthdays without a permanent job, or your
life outside academia seems permanently on hold, you may decide that now is the time for action.
Although academic cover letters may be 2 - 3 pages, you want to limit your cover letter to one page for
positions outside academia.
It might feel like rocket science, but scientists need to get better at explaining things to
people outside academia.
In times past, some law professors knew something about the
world outside academia based on experience practicing law.
Although often academics from other universities, honorary doctors can equally well be
from outside academia.
Their intellectual pursuits, important as they are in their own right, have little
impact outside academia, let alone are they deemed politically dangerous.
Some of the first skills Hope
developed outside academia — as a professional musician — have proved especially helpful in his current position.
Additionally, expert academics often operate in relative isolation from the demands of the real world, sometimes unaware of the ways their discipline is currently being applied in professional
settings outside academia.
Although such a group can get you a degree — a valuable asset in your future
career outside academia — it is probably not the best place to start an academic career.
For some faculty members, taking a year away from their research can be an invaluable opportunity to learn new skills, develop valuable contacts, and experience
life outside academia.
Organizations «should examine how well they prepare PhD students and post-doctorates for
employment outside academia and make necessary improvements / adjustments to training.»
But all sides seem to agree on what's causing postdocs» woes: the fact that too few postdocs, most of whom are seeking greater career stability, are aware of
options outside academia.
Beyond broadening a career search to positions
outside academia including science writing, working for non-profits, and public policy, Blaser said that job seekers must make themselves stand out from other applicants.
He wanted to do
research outside academia and industry, so he branded himself as an «indie scientist,» a title he continues to favor even now that he's a startup founder.
And when
venturing outside academia, meeting people who can give you valuable information about how to enter a new work sector is crucial.
You will learn about the routes you must take to become a lecturer or a researcher, as well as alternative career
opportunities outside academia for those trained to postgraduate level.
The Taulbee report confirms that more than half of recent computer science Ph.D. s found jobs
outside academia in 2012.
There are so many
employers outside academia who would love to have someone with a Ph.D. in science, because it gives you training in logical thinking, advanced problem - solving skills, numerical skills, and so on.
At one session, which covered research careers in industry and the private sector, Lawrence Fitzgerald, vice president of neuroscience research at Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals in New York City, said he had started to consider a job
outside academia when he realized he cared more about the science than the setting.
It alludes to research showed that some actions «made them more psychologically successful and less prone to depression,» but those are small indications where people
outside academia show huge results.
The British Election Study is lucky enough to have a board of eminent experts in the world of politics who advise on how our data can reach a broad range of
users outside academia.
Hence, the project will not only promote the ethical and rigorous use of these techniques for researchers, it will also guide the work of
stakeholders outside academia, a crucial step to reducing risks to populations.
Jumping Off the Academic Bandwagon, Part 1: An Agonizing Decision by Holly Sawyer, 26 October 2001 Holly Sawyer found taking the initial
leap outside academia scary and difficult, but it also turned out to be an exciting and enlightening experience with a fulfilling career away from the bench at the end of it.
«It might be good to have some of these other experiences or skill sets that could help you do something
else outside academia.»
Ganesan and Natarajan have decided that they are willing to look for work in their
field outside academia if it means that they will be able to live in the same place.
Jasperse considered working
outside academia several times, but government appeared to him to be «fairly dry,» and he felt he just didn?t click with industry.
Tissue engineering is a growth
area outside academia too, so there are job opportunities within emerging biotechnology companies.
Tell
someone outside academia that you're a Principal Investigator, and they'll assume you're some kind of university film noir detective.
Of course, these latter fields — computer science and engineering — aren't primarily academic fields, so it's not surprising that so many Ph.D. computer scientists and engineers are
employed outside academia.
Science Careers talked to Bigorgne about her struggles before winning a permanent position and how COOPETIC - Recherche may now help other researchers in France land on their
feet outside academia.
They work with both academic and industry clients, which is another novelty in France, where the value of the Ph.D. degree is only starting to be
recognized outside academia.
For some researchers this makes their dreams of an academic career come true, but for quite a lot of others it is just the result of not considering the countless fascinating career paths they might
follow outside academia.