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Comment on So I’m a doctor – now what? Post-PhD career choices by David Jenkins

David Jenkins — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:16:49 +0000

Speaking from the perspective of a graduate from a PhD program in the UK (biological sciences from University of Warwick) I would say that my experience is consistent with those data. After working with postdocs who were much better scientists than me and were looking for a faculty position, and couldn’t get one, I became quite disillusioned with the process. As far as I could tell, competition for research grants and lectureship positions was so fierce that it would be more rewarding to choose an alternative career route now than be forced out further down the path.

After graduating (about 5 years ago) I moved out of bench science completely and now work as a medical writer. The money’s better, there’s a better chance of progression, and I’m roughly allied with the pharmaceutical industry so I still keep track of current science.

Comment on So I’m a doctor – now what? Post-PhD career choices by Rachel Bernstein

Rachel Bernstein — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:34:39 +0000

I agree that in my experience, most computer scientists pursuing PhDs were pretty committed to the academic research route, exactly for the reason you describe, but this is also totally anecdotal! I would guess that the interest in an academic career would still decrease somewhat for them, but it would be interesting to know the starting interest level relative to that in other fields.

Comment on So I’m a doctor – now what? Post-PhD career choices by Calden Wloka

Calden Wloka — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:17:37 +0000

I am curious what a similar survey would show for computer science. Much like chemistry, I imagine that there would be a fairly high draw for non-academic positions, but at the same time it seems like many well-paying computer science jobs are still available with just an undergraduate degree (more so, I believe, than in chemistry, though I could be wrong about this), and thus those who go into graduate studies may be more interested in the path of academic research. Without any actual empirical data on this, though, I am just rambling…

Comment on So I’m a doctor – now what? Post-PhD career choices by Rachel Bernstein

Rachel Bernstein — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:55:29 +0000

Great question Tabitha. Of course I expect it’s probably a bit of both, but I’d be inclined to guess that it’s more the latter (changing perception of the careers available). I’d be interested in the differences between disciplines for this too.

Comment on So I’m a doctor – now what? Post-PhD career choices by Tabitha

Tabitha — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:52:52 +0000

It would be interesting if one of these studies also looked at what early- and late-stage Ph.D. students are looking for in a career. Do students change career aspirations because their values change or because their perceptions of various career paths change?

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