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Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business

An Interview with Dr. Karen

By Karen Kelsky | March 19, 2021

This is the text of an interview I did with Angelica Gonzalez-Sanchez, one of the organizers of the Beyond Academia conference at Berkeley in February of 2021. We talk academic careers, the collapse of the academic job market, and how to resist the … [Read more...] about An Interview with Dr. Karen

Filed Under: Careers Outside, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option

I’m a Professional Photographer – #Postac Guest Post by TPII Editor Paige Morgan

By Guest Author | December 9, 2020

KK: I asked TPII editor, Dr. Paige Morgan, to write a post sharing her AMAZING photography with the readership. Please buy her art!     All photos on the Flickr link below can be ordered in almost any size on canvas, metal, or acrylic.GO HERE: … [Read more...] about I’m a Professional Photographer – #Postac Guest Post by TPII Editor Paige Morgan

Filed Under: COVID19, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Leave Now

By Karen Kelsky | November 24, 2020

A follower on Twitter DM-ed me this question today. "As we know the academic job market is a shit show. I would love to see a series of twitter posts or blog posts about what PhDs can do to be ready fro when it picks up. Obviously, people in grad … [Read more...] about Leave Now

Filed Under: Academic Job Search, COVID19, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

New Book on Leaving the Academy

By Karen Kelsky | October 29, 2020

This is short and sweet because the election has destroyed my focus. Here is a new book about leaving the academy. It's by Christopher Caterine and it's called Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide. It's really good.  Don't be put off by the fact … [Read more...] about New Book on Leaving the Academy

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

What if You Could Teach Only Your Favorite Students? – Postac Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | September 22, 2020

By Jennie NashJennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company on a mission to raise the bar on book coaching. Learn more about becoming a coach at bookcoaches.com/theprofessorisin and join Jennie and me for an informational … [Read more...] about What if You Could Teach Only Your Favorite Students? – Postac Guest Post

Filed Under: Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Out of the Office and Into the Kitchen – #Postac Guest Post

By Guest Author | September 14, 2020

  Bio: Julia Skinner, PhD is the Founder and Director of Root, a fermentation and food history organization based in Atlanta. She is also a food writer, writing coach, and occasional graduate instructor. She has a PhD from Florida State … [Read more...] about Out of the Office and Into the Kitchen – #Postac Guest Post

Filed Under: Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Ivory Towers in the Rearview Mirror: Cecilia Fenech

By Karen Kelsky | June 30, 2020

We continue with our new column, featuring interviews with PhDs who have charted a course unrelated to the tenure track, putting academia squarely in the rearview mirror. Our hope is that seeing and hearing from a wide range of PhDs who are … [Read more...] about Ivory Towers in the Rearview Mirror: Cecilia Fenech

Filed Under: Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Rearview Mirror, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Yes, The World Still Needs Academic Editors – #Postac Post

By Karen Kelsky | May 19, 2020

By Dr. Margy Thomas. Margy Thomas, Ph.D., helps people distill their knowledge and skills into cohesive, articulate, distinctive stories. Since early 2013, she has run her own academic writing consultation and editing … [Read more...] about Yes, The World Still Needs Academic Editors – #Postac Post

Filed Under: COVID19, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Ivory Towers in the Rearview Mirror: Dr. Chantelle

By Kel Weinhold | May 19, 2020

We continue with our new column, featuring interviews with PhDs who have charted a course unrelated to the tenure track, putting academia squarely in the rearview mirror. Our hope is that seeing and hearing from a wide range of PhDs who are … [Read more...] about Ivory Towers in the Rearview Mirror: Dr. Chantelle

Filed Under: Goodbye Ivory Towers, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search

“Transferrable Skills” Are a Lie – Postac Advice

By Karen Kelsky | April 28, 2020

In the face of the COVID19 crisis and 2020 academic job market collapse I will be re-posting the best of our post-academic transition content each week, to 1) help you envision ways of moving on with your PhD, and 2) get to know some of our splendid … [Read more...] about “Transferrable Skills” Are a Lie – Postac Advice

Filed Under: COVID19, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Post-Ac Job Search

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