To wrap up the series on jobs, this post is about non-academic research career options. Full disclosure: Evaluation research was my career for 8 years before starting a PhD program. Based on my positive experiences, I am a big advocate for non-academic research jobs. There are a wide range of options in this category of …
As you prepare to go on the academic job market, think about where you’d ideally like to work. More specifically, the kind of institution you want to work at and for. This means thinking about how your priorities align with the different kinds of schools. Tenure-track jobs at all institutions of higher education include some …
Some of the most stressful moments of grad school arise around making what feel like career defining decisions. Choosing which faculty members to work with is one of those moments for many grad students whether it’s picking an advisor or committee members for MA papers, qualifying exams, or the dissertation. Even though you have to …
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