Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week, the hosts recount their final days as graduate students and their first days as doctors. How are the last steps of the PhD process? Finalizing thesis, defense talk, and job search simultaneously Stressful days leading up to the defense “No one cares about […]
http://traffic.libsyn.com/phdinprogress/PhD_021.mp3 Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week we talk to Aleksandra Badura, a neuroscience post-doctoral researcher at Princeton University about the post-doc life and differences between the US and European PhD programs. (This episode was recorded a LONG time ago. We have all since defended and will catch up on […]
PhD_020.mp3 Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher Dr. Benjamin McNeil is a Senior Lecturer at University of New South Wales and creator of Thinkable.org. He wrote this piece for Ars Technica titled “Is there a creativity deficit in science?” What are the hurdles to professors getting funding? How can we pursue projects that […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher A very special thank you to Mark Esposito who also runs the Breaking Bio blog found at breakingbio.org. Mark wrote a guide about creating the career symposium you heard in this show at http://www.breakingbio.org/resources/ Discussion points: Understanding your career path and constantly questioning your goals Problems with […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher Discussion points: What are informational interviews? Understanding what you’re interested in Keeping a casual conversation Learning about prospects of the company, the culture, how promotions work Overcoming being hesitant How did you jump into informational interviewing Strategies: Leveraging Alumni Network Being earnest What roles with […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher [Episode card image adapted from a Flickr photo by Derek Mindler, used under the Creative Commons] If you would like to donate to help cover costs, please click here.This week we have a friendly dialogue about facing Impostor Syndrome and how it has appeared in […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher [Episode card image adapted from a Flickr photo by Bhernandez, used under the Creative Commons] Questions asked: What is a “lifeguard”? How did you decide to seek help? What does help look like? How is mental illness perceived in graduate school? Am I alone […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher Patricia Berhau is an ISLES Asset Building Coordinator who works primarily with moderate and low-income people. She encourages graduate students to remember that their income-level is only temporary as their income potential is much higher in the long-run. [Episode Card uses a Flickr image by epSos.de under […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week, Jason talks to Parag Gupta, 12th-year materials science and mechanical engineering PhD student at Northwestern University about his perspective on graduate school and learning from mistakes. Resources: Parag Gupta’s April 2014 TEDxNorthwesternU “So, Um…12 Years, Huh?!” can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32QCk1fRpfY. Robert Fulghum’s […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week, Jason and Kelly talk to Princeton University graduate student Jessica Rowland Williams about starting graduate school with a child and deciding to raise a family. Resources Parenting in Grad School by Andrea Zellner at GradHacker.org Grad School and Parenting: If I Knew Then What […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week Jason, Nikhil, and Kelly discuss productivity resources that have worked for them in their graduate studies. For more information, visit our blog entry on Productivity Web Tools for Graduate Students. There is more information on Mendeley, Papers, Google Calendar, and Mint. Resources Mentioned and […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher What dating challenges and mistakes do grad students face? How do you start dating as a graduate student? Should you using online dating services? How can you maintain a relationship while in grad school? This week we discuss having a love life as a grad […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week Nikhil interviews PhD candidate in Criminology, Law & Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Oren Gur. They discuss Oren’s research on drug and substance use among graduate students and the challenges associated with his dissertation work. You can e-mail Oren Gur for […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week Jason, Nikhil, and Abigail sit down with Amy Pszczolkowski, Assistant Director of Princeton University’s Career Services office to discuss career search resources and networking strategies. We encourage you to reach out to your career service office and tell us about your experience! What […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher This week, I talk to former PhD student Doug Swanson and current Chief Technology Officer of Malwarebytes about his decision to leave grad school and his advice to current grad students who might be considering an exit from academia. Thanks again to Doug for his time and […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or find us on Stitcher This week we talk to our co-host Dr. Abigail Sporer about what it’s like to continue education after a few years out of academia and how she felt while finishing her PhD dissertation defense. Thank you to Nick @diacritic for an important topic […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or find us on Stitcher This week we have Kelly LaRue in studio to discuss public outreach, a targeted career search, and the importance of finding value outside of your main research. Kelly is the recipient of the Princeton Graduate Student Recognition Award for her work with Princeton University’s […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes Or find us on Stitcher This week Jason, Nikhil, and Abigail hope to help newer graduate students by discussing what they WISH they knew earlier in their studies. Self-management, the production mindset, and failure are the 3 broad topics we dive into for this discussion. We mention a couple […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or find us on Stitcher This week we talk to Zach about taking a leave of absence, self-education, and preparation for consulting job interviews. Abigail gets ready to defend, Nikhil finishes up experiments, and Jason is a subpar caterer. Nikhil interviews Zach. They discuss the reasons Zach […]
Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or find us in Stitcher This week Jason, Nikhil, and Abigail continue the discussion initiated in Episode 2 by Fatimah Williams Castro, PhD on how we should approach our career searches. We then make public some “anecdata” while briefly summarizing the steps we are taking to 1) obtain skills […]
Click here to subscribe in iTunes | Or find us in Stitcher Thank you for supporting our brand new podcast! We’re constantly trying to improve the quality and content. In this week’s episode, Jason, Nikhil, and Abigail briefly discuss the 61% of PhDs who pursue nonacademic careers as they review the American Institutes for Research article titled “The […]
In this episode, Jason, Nikhil, and Abigail introduce themselves and their goals for PhDinProgress.com. We kept this episode light but expect great interviews, discussions, and resource highlights to come. Thanks for listening to our first episode! We’d love your feedback and suggestions. Let this show reflect the questions and ideas you have to improving your graduate […]
