This should be applied to Research Associates as well! ☺
"Lack of information is a serious issue, but merely highlighting careers beyond academia may not do much to help people to find optimal positions, says Sally Hancock, a higher-education researcher at the University of York, UK, who studied science PhD students at Imperial College London. Those who had been exposed only to academic research were likely to be purists who saw their programme as "a zero-sum game in which the objective is to achieve an academic position". Those who had already worked outside academia were more likely to view non-academic options favourably, be proactive about exploring other choices and feel less stigma about pursuing them. PhD programmes might serve students best by incorporating work outside the university, she says: "Experience is imperative.""
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Posted on: Wednesday, 14 January 2015 11:00 AM
Author: Nature Publishing Group
Subject: Career progression: Consider all options
Career progression: Consider all options
Nature 517, 7534 (2015). doi:10.1038/nj7534-403a<http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nj7534-403a>
PhD students should receive and seek out viable career advice
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