Explore a curated collection of communities and peer networks designed to support PhDs and academics as they navigate career transitions beyond academia.
Below, you’ll find online groups, mentorship networks, and professional communities that offer guidance, shared experiences, and valuable connections to help you build a fulfilling career outside academia.
Explore a curated collection of communities and peer networks designed to support PhDs and academics as they navigate career transitions beyond academia.
Below, you’ll find online groups, mentorship networks, and professional communities that offer guidance, shared experiences, and valuable connections to help you build a fulfilling career outside academia.
List of PhD Networking Communities
- Alma.Me – Free Slack Community – Alma.Me is relaunching their free community for STEM, business, and health sciences PhDs to support each other on their post-academic job search.
- Academics in the Wild – An initiative and peer network supporting physicists and mathematicians in their transition from academia to industry.
- Academics Say Goodbye – A Facebook group where academics share experiences and support each other through the process of leaving academia.
- Beyond Academia – A UC Berkeley-founded nonprofit and community connecting PhDs with peer networks, mentors, and events focused on non-academic careers.
- Beyond Academia Group – A LinkedIn network for students and postdocs exploring non-academic career options.
- HirePhD Talent Community – A LinkedIn networking group for graduate students and PhDs exploring industry careers.
- Recovering Academics – A private support community for current and former academics transitioning to new careers. (No public link provided — send it over and I’ll add it.)
- The PhD Pack – A LinkedIn group for PhDs to network and share knowledge on academia, research, and industry.
- The Professor Is Out – A Facebook group offering support for academics moving on from academia.