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. Christopher Cornthwaite
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Ivory Towers in the Rearview Mirror: Dr. Samantha Snively
Today we are pleased to feature Dr. Samantha Snively. I'm a writer in the UC Davis Development and Alumni Relations office. I write customized philanthropic proposals to individual donors giving above $1m as well as executive communications and … [Read more...] about Ivory Towers in the Rearview Mirror: Dr. Samantha Snively
Ivory Tower in The Rearview Mirror: Dr. Rachel Horak
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 Tower in The Rearview Mirror: Dr. Rachel Horak
Ivory Tower In the Rear-View Mirror — Dr. Henry Ngo
We continue with our new column, "Ivory Towers In The Rearview Mirror," 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 … [Read more...] about Ivory Tower In the Rear-View Mirror — Dr. Henry Ngo
Ivory Tower In the Rear-View Mirror — Dr. Beth Hallowell
This month we introduce our new column, Ivory Towers In The Rearview Mirror, 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 … [Read more...] about Ivory Tower In the Rear-View Mirror — Dr. Beth Hallowell
Ivory Tower In the Rear-View Mirror – Dr. Ben Dumbauld
This month we introduce our new column, "Ivory Towers In The Rearview Mirror," featuring interviews with PhDs who have charted a course unrelated to the tenure track, putting academia squarely in the rearview mirror. It will go up every Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Ivory Tower In the Rear-View Mirror – Dr. Ben Dumbauld
Book Coaching: Nurturing Ideas and the Writers Who Bring Them to Life [Real-Ac/Post-Ac Guest Post]
By Jennie Nash Jennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company on a mission to help writers write books worth reading by training book coaches to support them through the entire creative process. She is also the author of the … [Read more...] about Book Coaching: Nurturing Ideas and the Writers Who Bring Them to Life [Real-Ac/Post-Ac Guest Post]
Workshop Summary: Preparing for a Non-Academic Career
This post and a companion post on the Academic Job Market were the summaries of two talks I gave at the University of Durham in the UK, offered by Katie Harling-Lee. For anyone curious about my in-person talks, this is how I spend the one hour … [Read more...] about Workshop Summary: Preparing for a Non-Academic Career
Interview with Karen Kaplan, Senior Careers Editor at Nature
Karen Kaplan reached out to share thoughts on the academic job market. We had a great conversation and I learned a lot about STEM career paths which I am already bringing to clients and audiences. Then, she kindly allowed me to persuade her to do … [Read more...] about Interview with Karen Kaplan, Senior Careers Editor at Nature
Why Work as a Federal Research Scientist? – #Postac Post
I'm pleased to introduce Dr. Matthew Bakker, our newest #postac coach. For many years I have sought a coach with experience working for the federal government; this has been difficult because federal work rules prevent employees from taking outside … [Read more...] about Why Work as a Federal Research Scientist? – #Postac Post