Category: Transition Q & A
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Transition Q & A: Hillary Hutchinson
My newest blog post for University Affairs is an interview with career coach Hillary Hutchinson: What do you do now? I am a career coach specializing in helping people in academia either get their writing done in order to advance through the tenure process, or help them find an alternative career to academia if they decide to…
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Transition Q & A: Lino Coria
This week’s story is that of Lino Coria, a computer vision engineer at Wiivv Wearables and partner at Scribble Consulting. He started his career as a professor in Mexico, but for family reasons moved back to Canada, took a postdoc, and now works in industry. What are your favourite parts of your job? I like…
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Transition Q & A: Jennifer Askey
Jennifer Askey earned tenure and enjoyed her job, but found her husband’s career opportunities limited where they were located. When he got a great offer elsewhere, she quit and moved with him. Fast forward a few years and Jennifer’s now working part-time for the YWCA — a position she got after volunteering at the organization…
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Transition Q & A: Anne Trubek
Something that surprises people is that tenured professors do indeed leave their jobs to move into other careers! Anne is one example of this. Here’s a bit about her journey: What’s next for you, career-wise? I would like to work with academics who would like to write for the public more. So I started The Thinking…
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Transition Q & A: Paige Morgan
I initial “met” Paige on Twitter back in 2013, and then I met her in person in Toronto when she was doing a postdoc at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON. And now? She’s working at the University of Miami. Read about Paige’s transition from English graduate student to digital humanities librarian. Like many Humanities graduate…
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Transition Q & A: Kenna Barrett
At a talk I once gave a woman in the audience was feeling awkward that she’d have a better shot at going backward in her career than forward. She meant that she could go back to the job she had before doing her doctorate, but wasn’t thrilled about doing that. I totally get that. Here’s…
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Transition Q & A: Sara Langworthy
So what happens when you’re doing a psychology PhD and realize early on that academia isn’t for you? Well, one option is to finish and then “DO ALL THE THINGS!” What do you do now? Now I’m on team DO ALL THE THINGS. Seriously, sometimes I look at my life and think “Okay, Langworthy. Time…
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Transition Q & A updates
I reached out to people who’d contributed Q & A posts in years past, and asked them if they’d like to update us on what they’re doing. Several were eager to do so, and I gathered them in 2 blog posts so far, for University Affairs.More to come! You can read updates from Kimberley Yates,…
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Transition Q & A: John Robertson
The latest Q & A comes from a medical biophysics PhD who works as a research officer at a university-affiliated institution. Here’s how John’s story begins: What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed your PhD? I’ve always had a very fuzzy view of the future. I knew there were lots…
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Transition Q & A: Tom Westerman
Have you ever thought of teaching high school after earning your PhD? Tom Westerman did! He realized he enjoyed teaching most of all, and has just finished up his first year as a teacher. Read his Q & A over at University Affairs. What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed…