Year: 2017
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Why PhDs are well-suited to working in government
Today, the civil service is lean, constantly under pressure to deliver high-quality results while keeping departmental budgets low.
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Making conferences work for your career
Guest writer Jessica Hartshorn says conferences can, and should, be a place to add to your reputation and develop name recognition.
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Heather Steel, Research Administrator, Transition Q&A Update
About Heather Steel Heather Steel (MA, history) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in March 2013. Read her interview here. She was then a researcher at the Institute of Canadian Citizenship. Heather is now a research administrator at York University. The days of staying at one company for an entire career are gone…
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Niem Huynh, Manager for Graduate Student Recruitment, Transition Q & A
About Niem Huynh Niem Huynh earned her PhD from Wilfrid Laurier University in geography (geography education). She is currently enjoying her role as manager, graduate student recruitment at Concordia University where she works with stakeholders to implement timely and meaningful connections with prospective graduate students. Niem is an explorer of career opportunities, having worked in…
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What Lies Beneath? Dealing With Uncertainty During A Post-PhD Career Change
My latest writing can be found on LinkedIn: Coming from academia, where the path is so clear (if increasingly unobtainable), leaves PhD career changers unused to what other folks may take for granted by now: that careers are winding roads, full of twists and turns. No amount of academic publishing or teaching can ensure success…
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Daniel Munro, Director of Policy and Projects, Transition Update
About Daniel Munro Daniel Munro (PhD, political science) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in April 2014. Read his interview. He was then principal research associate at the Conference Board of Canada. Dr. Munro will soon be a visiting scholar in innovation studies and director of policy projects at the Innovation Policy Lab…
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Alisa Harrison, Executive Director, Transition Update
My latest blog post on University Affairs is a Transition Update from Alisa Harrison, the executive director of the Victoria Division of Family Practice. Dr. Harrison first wrote about her transition in April 2013. I think what surprised me most early on was the degree of intellectual challenge and engagement I could get without being…
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Alisa Harrison, Executive Director of Victoria Division of Family Practice, Transition Update
“There are no limits to what a PhD can prepare you to do, and what matters most is that you are doing work you find fulfilling and that meets your practical needs, not whether or not your advisers approve or your school sees you as a ‘success,'” says Alisa Harrison.
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Mélanie Brunet and Kyla Reid, Transition Updates
About Mélanie Brunet Mélanie Brunet (PhD, history) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in May 2013. She was then the librarian at the International Development Research Centre. Dr. Brunet is now copyright services librarian at the University of Ottawa. Since May 2013, I had the opportunity to help the International Development Research Centre…
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Advice for PhDs seeking non-faculty jobs
I’m gearing up to co-host the Beyond the Professoriate conference once again this May. It’s the fourth annual event, and there’s a great lineup of speakers presenting. I asked our Day 1 (Career Day) panellists to share advice they have for graduate students and PhDs who are seeking – or at least considering – non-faculty careers. How can they manage an…