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Non-academic Careers for PhD Holders. by Dr Nathalie Mather-L’Huillier. I was going to entitle this article “Alternative careers to academia for PhD holders.” Then I read an interesting piece which made an excellent point - considering that in the UK (although this is also true in Australia, the USA and increasingly China), less than half of PhD holders go into academia, other careers.
Many of the prospective PhD students are considering the idea of combining a PhD degree with a job. Some are wondering if this is even possible. There is no simple “Yes” or “No” answer to this question. However, the trend among PhD students over the last years was to either opt for a part-time PhD and a full-time job or completely dedicate to a full-time PhD programme, keeping open the.
No PhD, No Job. Hilda. The Syria researcher whose Wall Street Journal op-ed piece was cited by Secretary of State John Kerry and Sen. John McCain during congressional hearings about the use of force has been fired from the Institute for the Study of War for lying about having a Ph.D., the group announced on Wednesday. “The Institute for the Study of War has learned and confirmed that.
Most PhD students would like an academic job. In fact, I think all of my PhD students have rather fancied my job! However, it is not an easy path, especially in the first few years. The ideal situation is to get a post-doctoral fellowship, preferably in a different university (and a different country) from where you studied for your doctorate. That gives you some time to concentrate on.
While there is no guarantee of a job at the end of an industry-based PhD, the company has invested time and money in you so you will be in a strong position when openings arise. And once you are.
The shortage of academic jobs relative to PhD candidates leads some to say fewer people should do a PhD. But that is a complete misunderstanding of the purpose of higher education. One objective.
Why do a PhD? Extract from: The PhD Application Handbook. (Open University Press) by Peter Bentley. You have to be a little strange to want to do a doctorate. You'll be giving up the chance to earn some real money in a steady job, for several years of little or no money. You'll be losing the simplicity of regular hours and a boss who tells you want to do, for the complications of setting your.