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Academia and the World Beyond

Navigating Life after a PhD

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Editors:
  1. Christopher R. Madan

    1. School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

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  • Explores life after a PhD
  • Provides interviews with numerous researchers across multiple disciplines, both in and out of academia
  • Illustrates the various career paths that can be taken outside of the university setting

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. A PhD Is a Journey, But Where Will It Lead?

    • Christopher R. Madan
    Pages 1-10

  3. “A Career Path in Open Science Has Been a Great Fit”

    • Ana E. Van Gulick
    Pages 11-22

  4. “Technical Skills Are Always Useful, No Matter What You’re Actually Working On”

    • Matthew B. Wall
    Pages 23-29

  5. “Align Your Mission and Vision with Your Next Steps After Your PhD”

    • Maira Quintanilha
    Pages 31-38

  6. “I Might Have More of a Knack for Science Communication Than for Doing Actual Science”

    • Jens Foell
    Pages 39-51

  7. “You Should Create a Job That You’ll Never Need a Vacation from and Turn It into a Career”

    • Alice S. N. Kim
    Pages 53-60

  8. “A PhD Has Helped Me Learn How to Think Through Problems”

    • Aaron Moss
    Pages 61-68

  9. “A PhD in Industry Is a Revered Qualification”

    • Joseph M. Moran
    Pages 69-78

  10. “No Matter How Specific Your Interests, There Are Options Out There”

    • Alison Caldwell
    Pages 79-89

  11. “I Am Pretty Interested in Coding, Technology, and Infrastructure”

    • Arfon M. Smith
    Pages 91-99

  12. “There Is an Enormous Market for PhDs in Technical Sales Positions”

    • Cleyde V. Helena
    Pages 101-110

  13. “I Had No Idea That the Option to Pursue a Career as a Professional Scientific Editor Even Existed”

    • Stavroula Kousta
    Pages 111-117

  14. “Having a PhD Is Seen as a Strong Asset When Being Considered for Hire as an Intellectual Property Attorney”

    • Anastasia Greenberg
    Pages 119-127

  15. “I Advocate on Behalf of Psychological Science Before the US Congress”

    • K. Andrew DeSoto
    Pages 129-136

  16. “Finding Your Passion and Staying Authentic”

    • Muireann Irish
    Pages 137-149

  17. “To Thrive at an Undergraduate Institution, One Must Love Teaching and Advising”

    • Jessica M. Karanian
    Pages 151-159

  18. “I Really Enjoy the Hectic Multitude of Jobs I Get to Complete in Any One Day”

    • Gavin Buckingham
    Pages 161-169

  19. “Find a Mentor, Someone Who Loves to Teach and Who Is Good at It”

    • Kelly J. Arbeau
    Pages 171-181

  20. “Be Bold and Go for Opportunities Outside Your Comfort Zone”

    • Elliot A. Ludvig
    Pages 183-194
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About this book

A common question posed to PhD students from friends and family is, “What will you do after?” But many students are too focused on the PhD itself and have not yet had a chance to sufficiently think about post-PhD life. This book is a collection of 22 interviews with those have completed a PhD and then are now in an academic position or another career path. In either case, they have all been successful and have a multitude of insights to share with those who are interested in considering a variety of careers. Academic careers share many commonalities with many non-academic careers, with skills learned within academia being valuable in other career paths as well. Nearly all the individuals interviewed here have been on the job market recently and understand today's job climate. No other book on the market includes the diversity of perspectives presented here. In particular, the focus on psychology and neuroscience draws from a variety of individuals that have similar training but havenonetheless taken divergent paths.





Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

    Christopher R. Madan

About the editor

Dr. Christopher Madan is Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham. He studies memory using a combination of cognitive psychology, neuroimaging, and computational modeling methods, with a particular interest in what factors makes some experiences more memorable than others (such as emotion, reward, and motor processing) and how these influences can manifest in future behavior, such as decision making. He also specializes in characterizing inter-individual differences in brain morphology, particularly with respect to aging, dementia, and cognitive abilities. Dr. Madan received a 2021 Early Career Award from the Psychonomic Society and a 2017 Rising Star award from the Association for Psychological Science. Dr. Madan received a 2021 Early Career Award from the Psychonomic Society and a 2017 Rising Star award from the Association for Psychological Science. He is a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society and AdvanceHE and has been elected to the membership of the Memory Disorders Research Society.

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