The After Your PhD Blog is a free resource with interviews from PhDs with industry jobs and career advice from an SEO Manager (formerly analyst) with a PhD. The text-based interviews are brief interviews that provide insight into the journeys of academics who made the decision to leave academia and pursue careers. Some of the careers already featured on the After Your PhD include:
- Data Scientist
- Educational Technologist
- Content Designer
Share your experience and your story. My perspective is not enough. As more people leave academia, chances are you’ll want a faster way to share your story with folks.
How An Interview Works on After Your PhD
I’ll briefly interview you (whatever medium works for you, video, audio, or just text) and let you tell your story and help others in the process by sharing your story on the blog. I’ll edit the interview for brevity and clarity and try to reach as many people as possible.
Email afteryourphd@gmail.com with inquiries.
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Careers in UX: The Job Search Journey of Dr. Ahrom Kim
UX (user experience) is a very popular career for academics exploring careers outside of academia including other fields like Data Science and Market Research. I see dozens of academics on the After Your PhD LinkedIn and After Your Twitter page who have similar interests in UX. Amidst the growing demand and interest in UX roles,…
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If You Leave Academia, You Should Try Therapy
PhDs, like anyone else, can benefit from therapy. A PhD takes years of your life to complete. Including my masters degree, I spent 6 years in pursuit of an academic career. In some ways, this can be traumatic or at least cause great distress. Help Keep After Your PhD Ad-Free. [kofi] The Stress of a…
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Philosophy PhD to Data Scientist: An Interview With Activision Data Scientist Kyle Boerstler
About Our Guest: In the ongoing series of interviews with PhDs with diverse perspectives about academia and career pivots, I interviewed Kyle Boerstler. Dr. Boerstler is a Data Scientist at Activision. About the Interviewer: Ryan Collins, PhD is the founder of After your PhD. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2021 with A PhD…
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Academia to Content Design: An Interview With Dr. Ayala Sela
About The Guest: In an ongoing series of interviews with PhDs with diverse perspectives about academia and career pivots, I interviewed Ayala Sela. Dr. Ayala Sela is a Content Designer at Accenture Song. She graduated from the University of Geneva with a PhD in Plant Molecular Biology. About the Interviewer: Ryan Collins, PhD is the…
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What Is An Educational Technologist? An Interview with Dr. Miranda Melcher
Do you want to work for a university, but you don’t want to be a professor? To answer this question I spoke with Dr. Miranda Melcher. Dr. Melcher was awarded a PhD in Defense Studies at King’s College in London in November 2021. Instead of pursuing a career as a professor, she helps professors with…
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Non-Profit Careers and LGBTQ+ Advocacy: An Interview With Dr. Ethan Levine
About The Guest: In an ongoing series of interviews with PhDs with diverse perspectives about academia and career pivots, I interviewed Ethan Levine. Dr. Ethan Levine is a Research and Data Analyst at a non-profit organization called Coalition To Abolish Slavery and Trafficking. About the Interviewer: Ryan Collins, PhD is the founder of After your…