Tag: post-academic

  • 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: Kelly J. Baker

    Meet Kelly, a religion PhD and scholar who’s been an adjunct and now is building up a career as a freelance writer. Here’s a bit of her story: Now, I’m building my career as a freelance writer while also wrangling a wise beyond her years five-year old and a laid back one-year old. I’m trying…

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  • Transition Q & A: Andrew Miller

    This summer I met Andrew Miller and talked to him about his transition from history PhD and sessional instructor (read: adjunct) to public servant and soon-to-be Strategic Leader for the City of Mississauga, Canada’s sixth most populous municipality (thank you, Wikipedia). He’s thrilled about his move and proud of the work he’s done over the…

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  • Transition Q & A: Bruce Harpham

    I’m pleased to show you my latest Q & A, this one with a fellow U of T alum who’s now a banking industry professional. Bruce earned his BA from the University of Toronto then went on to do an MA at Western University and an information studies degree back at U of T. He…

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  • Transition Q & A: Carolyn Harris

    I’m excited to present a Q & A with royal historian Carolyn Harris, a fellow history PhD. The full post is available on my University Affairs blog. Here’s a bit of what she told me: What kind of tasks do you do on a daily and weekly basis? The first thing I do each day…

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  • Transition Q & A: Daniel Mullin

    I’m pleased with this latest contribution from Dan Mullin, whom you may know from The Unemployed Philosopher’s Blog. Dan’s honest about why he sought out and is now happy in a non-academic job. He’s working in sales, and has this to say about why it’s a good fit for him and other PhDs: The closest…

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  • Transition Q & A: Emily Simmons

    My latest post is a Q & A with an English PhD who worked as an adjunct and visiting assistant professor in Canada before getting married, moving to Australia, and finding meaningful, fascinating, and fun employment at an alternative education provider. Here’s how Emily’s post begins: What did you hope for in terms of employment…

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  • Transition Q & A: Daniel Munro

    Daniel Munro is a political science PhD who’s now a principal research associate at the Conference Board of Canada, the country’s largest independent not-for-profit think tank. Read his wonderful Q & A on my University Affairs blog. Here’s a taste: What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed your PhD? I…

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  • Beyond the Professoriate conference

    In my lastest post I write about an upcoming virtual conference I’m co-hosting with Maren Wood from Lilli Research Group. We’re excited to let you know that the schedule/program is out, and you can find all the details on this webpage. We’ve got 23 PhDs lined up to speak about their career journeys and provide…

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  • Transition Q & A: Maureen McCarthy

    I love these posts! Here’s another great Q & A, this time with Maureen McCarthy, a recent English PhD who parlayed her skills and interests into a good “alternative-academic” job in a city she wanted to be in. Here’s a bit of the interview: What kind of tasks do you do on a daily and…

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