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How one non-profit provides PhDs with valuable work experience in medical affairs
“The traits and abilities which make medical science liaisons successful are the same that make a successful doctoral or postdoctoral scientist,” says the founder of Meristem Health.
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Addressing the academia-first mentality in PhD programs
While individual initiative is vital, a larger cultural shift is needed. A guest post by Jonathan Malloy and Loleen Berdahl.
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Victoria M. Abboud, Program Manager, Transition Q&A
About Victoria M. Abboud Victoria Abboud, PhD, holds a bachelor of science and honours bachelor of arts degrees from the University of Windsor. She earned MA and PhD degrees in English literary and cultural studies (minor in rhetoric and composition) at Wayne State University. While completing her doctorate, and after seven years of contract teaching, Victoria…
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A response to U of T’s 10,000 PhDs Project
Jennifer Polk and Maren Wood want faculty, students and administrators to be careful when they interpret the data found in the 10,000 PhDs report.
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Sales: A great career path for PhDs
This is a guest post by Raj Dhiman, PhD, who works as an inside sales manager (small business) at Rogers Communication. Unemployment hurts. Plain and simple. I experienced it when I left academia about five years ago. I was PhD in hand and applying for the “obvious” jobs: assistant professor, research scientist, postdoc. No luck.…
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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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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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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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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…