Graydon Snider – Part 1 – Designing The Academic Path That Fits You

Emily Roberts – The Power of the Side-Hustle or How to Set Yourself Up for a Healthy Financial Life: When talking about grad school, we often talk about the challenges of academic life, about mental health, and about physical health, but what about financial health? Academic accomplishments are paramount at this juncture in your life, but in the end, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

71 min listen

Dana Murchison – Checkpoints in Your Graduate Education: In a space mission, there is one countdown, one launch, one destination, and no place for error or doubt. Grad studies are less like a rocket launch, and more like an expedition into uncharted territory. As such, they are a forgiving endeavour, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

60 min listen

Rob Hutcheson – Playing to Your Strong Suits: During grad school, your personal interests and strengths can serve as a blueprint for what comes after graduation and inform the career choices you will make once you’re on the job market. Your personal interests are also key for keeping a healthy bal... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

38 min listen

Sathy Rajasekharan – Landing Your Dream Job Through Exploration and Networking: Your dream job is out there somewhere. The one you were made for, the one you deserve. It may be one handshake away, one conversation away, one introduction away. So, make sure you give yourself the chance to attend events, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

55 min listen

Kelly Bullock – Pivoting From the Bench to a Creative or an Artistic Career: There is always one day when reality hits. Your well devised trip, that you’d been planning for months, or for years, falls short of your expectations, of what you had imagined. The disappointment you feel may bring you thoughts of packing up and headi... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

49 min listen

Adriana Bankston – From PhD to Science Policy: Leaving the bench doesn’t necessarily mean leaving science and the scientific community altogether. A rich universe of activities exists that are closely related to academia, be it within universities or in external organizations or governing bodies. by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

56 min listen

Tamarah Luk – Taking on Further Studies After Grad School – Law: Sometimes, when you finish your studies you get a job, or you start a business. Sometimes, you go back to school. Be it because you want to go to law school or med school, or because you want to access a domain that requires you to have a related degre... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

59 min listen

David Freiheit – Merging Law, Popularization, and Content Creation: Life is not in black and white. Your life, who you are, is a patchwork stemming from your upbringing, your experiences, who you’ve met, the choices you’ve made. What you studied is also a piece of this patchwork, but it’s not the whole thing. by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

64 min listen

Papa PhD Pearls of Wisdom – 2019 Season: For the last episode of the 2019 season of Papa PhD, instead of an interview, we’re bringing you some of the best advice our guests have shared so far, so enjoy the insights, take the opportunity to go listen to the earlier episodes, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

27 min listen

Joe Makkerh – Pushing Through Obstacles and Difficulties: You’re finishing grad school, or you’ve just finished. Your project has brought you here and now – it had challenges, victories, failures, obstacles, successes. It has brought you excitement, frustration, exhilaration, anxiety, satisfaction. In it, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

55 min listen

Chris Kent – Leveling Up Into Entrepreneurship: It’s never too late to follow your calling. Depending on where you are in life, there are many ways you can reorient and choose a new path for yourself, be it getting a second degree, growing your minor or a hobby into your main focus or getting a cert... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

68 min listen

Joana Lobo Antunes – Crossing Borders Across Countries and Fields of Study: Life isn’t a straight line. In particular, professional life is not as much of a straight line as it was in the past. As scientists, as researchers, the path we follow is determined by our choices, but also by our collaborations and by opportunities th... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

69 min listen

Simon Landry – Un trajet en recherche et en communication en français: Pourquoi faire une maîtrise ? Pourquoi faire un doctorat ? Tout ça peut paraître bien compliqué et bien difficile quand on termine notre baccalauréat. Une conversation avec un professeur sur un sujet qui vous intéresse peut changer votre perspective et... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

66 min listen

Mark Roberts – Transferable Skills and Industry Jobs: You don’t embark in a master’s or a PhD without confidence. A trust, a confidence that you can delve into the unknown of a master’s or a PhD project and come out with answers to questions no one has asked before. by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

67 min listen

Graydon Snider – Part 1 – Designing The Academic Path That Fits You: Do you know what it means to be a data scientist? This domain that is attracting more and more PhDs is fairly new, and looking at the job postings out there, it might be difficult to understand exactly what the requirements are and what the job entails... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

31 min listen

Drew Slack – Powering Through Change with Drive and Positivity: What happens when you have all your ducks lined up and the universe throws you a curveball? That’s the moment when you have to regroup, reflect deeply on what you want the new path that is opening up to you to look like and trace a game plan that will ... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

61 min listen

Mark Crandall – Rising Up From Negative Self-Talk: What makes some people impervious to adversity? What kind of super-power do they have that allows them to get up after a major hit and find the will power to lick their wounds and come out fighting? This week, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

47 min listen

Filipa Carreira Barbosa – Navigating the International Student Experience: Many of us leave home for grad school, to another city or even to another country. Some end up staying after graduation, some end up coming back home. Being an international student can be an experience in freedom and independence, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

48 min listen

Fiona Robinson – Listening to Your Inner Voice: Imagine swimming 1.9 kilometers, then biking 90 kilometers through the hills of Mont-Tremblant, and then running a half-marathon. It may sound impossible or a task for super-humans… But people like you and me set out to do it, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

70 min listen

Boîte à outils pour les études doctorales – Mon cheminement: Téléchargez la “Boîte à outils pour votre doctorat” maintenant ! Transcription de l’épisode : Bonjour! Aujourd’hui, je vous apporte un épisode différent. Aujourd’hui, je vais vous parler de mon parcours – celui qui m’a amené à ce que je fais aujourd’hu... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

20 min listen

Paulo Oliveira – Interfacing With the Public and With Industry as a Researcher: What does glitter have to do with mitochondria? This episode’s guest, Paulo Oliveira, might just have the answer for you. And it probably has something to do with science communication and science outreach. In this episode of Papa PhD, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

77 min listen

Pedro Resende – When The Choices You Don’t Make Take You Where You Want to Go: They say “if life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” But what if life gives you the proverbial lemons, you press them, and apple juice comes out? In this episode, Pedro Resende shares with us how he came to be a researcher after a stint in industry, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

70 min listen

Fábio Rosa, Gil Costa, Patrícia Monteiro – Taking Opportunities and Blazing Your Own Trail: This episode is a special one – it was recorded live with three guests who were speakers at the 2019 edition of BEBday, a meeting organized by the students of my PhD program at the University of Coimbra, Portugal – the BEB PhD Program. by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

58 min listen

Carine Monat – Construire un chemin qui nous ressemble: Vous n’êtes pas un être unidimensionnel. On a tous un intérêt, un penchant, un côté qu’on a mis sur pause ou qu’on cultive quand on peut, dans nos temps libres. Eh bien, parfois la vie nous offre la chance de mettre cette face cachée en premier plan et... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

82 min listen

Inês Thomas Almeida – A Winding Journey From Biology to Musicology: We’re fresh into a new year, and this time of year is one of re-evaluation, decision-taking, and renewal for a lot of you out there. This week, you’ll hear Inês Thomas Almeida’s recount of 20 years starting in a biology bachelor’s and leading to a PhD ... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

51 min listen

Francis Etheridge – Le lien entre réalisation et sens de mission: Dans cet épisode, vous allez entendre parler de gratitude, de bénévolat, de service, mais vous allez aussi entendre parler de persévérance, de sens de mission et d’entreprenariat. Ces mots peuvent vous paraître de deux univers différents, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

69 min listen

Liliana Vitorino – Making the Choices That Are Good For You: The thought of transitioning into your professional life can be daunting at times. What is expecting me on the other side? Am I going to be happy? Will it be easy? How much am I going to make? If you add into the mix the question of “do I stay in acade... by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

69 min listen

Simon Moore – From Academia to Industry: In today’s life, your ability to pivot and to embrace new projects is key. You are actually expected to change employment on a 3 to 5-year cycle in the current job market. These pivots can happen between academic positions, by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

64 min listen

Career Conversations – Setting Standards and Knowing Your Worth as a Researcher: Deciding to embark on graduate studies can be a big step to take. For a lot of you out there, it represents your first leap into independent life and can carry a lot of unknowns, especially if you are a first generation graduate student. by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

65 min listen

Kirsten (Dr. Kiki) Sanford – Following the Passion of Science Communication: Download “Tools for Your PhD Journey” Now ! If you decide to embark on the graduate studies journey, you may find yourself telling stories. Stories about ideas, stories about science, stories about stories. by Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

58 min listen

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Graydon Snider – Part 1 – Designing The Academic Path That Fits You

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