Our regular correspondent has a fascinating and inspiring interview story to share: read on for an example of life after PhD. You might not be inspired by academia, but can…
A Post PhD Career Journey in 3 Parts. Part Three: Looking for Opportunity
In this final blogpost of a trilogy (read part one and part two first!), Dr Christopher Ferguson tells of his latest career direction, and how he has been able to…
A PhD is a rosette, not a career path
It’s 10 years ago, to this month, that I began my PhD. To be frank, I have no idea where that time has gone or what has happened to the…
A Post PhD Career Journey in 3 Parts. Part Two: The Marginal (Career) Advantage
Following on from last week when he set off on a post-PhD career journey, our correspondent Dr Christopher Ferguson explores more of his career path. Having found a promising direction,…
A Post-PhD Career Journey in 3 Parts. Part One: Significant Moments
Following on from our recent guest blogpost in which Dr Beth Hellen turned to academic librarianship, here we trace a different post-phd career path. In this first of three blogposts…
Guest post: From PhD to career librarian: a bold leap or a natural step?
We’re delighted to share this blogpost by piirus.ac.uk member Dr Beth Hellen who explains a little about her path from PhD to career librarian and how she got to where…
How do you make a portfolio career work for you?
A few weeks ago, I was told that I had a good example of an academic portfolio career. I love labels – they make wonky things sound so much…