Abstract
Be realistic about charting your future career path; only 14% of life sciences PhDs today hold tenure/tenure-track faculty positions within 6years of graduating, so it's important that you're willing to change your career plans along with the evolving job market. Get familiar with your options now; only 26% of students are aware of their career options upon beginning a PhD program. Make sure this isn't you—consider career possibilities that extend beyond the walls of academia. Think about the kind of work you want to do: It could be applied research, developmental research, management and administration, teaching, or something else. Understanding your own interests is crucial to making a career choice that will hold your interest in the long term.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ReSearch |
Pages | 11-18 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128043684 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Alternative careers
- Biomedical science
- Career path
- Faculty positions
- Graduate student
- Job market
- Life science
- Nontraditional career
- PhD
- Postdoc
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Business, Management and Accounting