Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

Download "Tools for Your PhD Journey" Now ! Welcome to this Papa PhD season finale, a special collab with the What Are You Going to Do With That podcast. Right now, if you go to their website you will find the interview I gave for their show! On the Papa PhD mic with me for this interview, I have Danni Reches, host of the W2DWT podcast, talking about her journey up to her PhD and about how she includes other projects and activities in her life as a graduate researcher, namely, working for the Minerva Center for the Study of Law under Extreme Conditions, at the University of Haifa. Danni Reches is a PhD fellow and research associate at the Haifa Center for German and European Studies at the University of Haifa. She received her BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Leiden University in the Netherlands, during which she co-established a student society. As part of her BA, she spent a semester at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on an exchange program. Danni also holds a BA certificate in Peace & Conflict Studies and an MA degree in Diplomacy, a specialization in International Relations, from the University of Haifa.Her PhD dissertation focuses on policy and perceptions of immigrants from the Middle East in Europe. In other research projects, Danni works on refugees and international law in the EU during crises, including the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ and the corona pandemic. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why taking a break between your master's and your PhD can be good for you and allow for some soul-searching, volunteering in your community, and meeting new, like-minded peopleWhat advanteges you can reap from choosing a smaller PhD programHow a PhD in social sciences worksWhy you should connect with peers in a wider circle, in graduate schoolThis episode’s pearl of wisdom:“Traveling and going to the other side of the world might sound very spontaneous and exciting, but I think it,s also allowing yourself to take that time, even if it's just a few weeks. To know that when you start something, you've considered it and it's not something you just jumped into because other people told you it's what you were supposed to do – it was really your own choice. And I think it's muche easier to live with that than any other way.”“I think it's good for PhD students who are just about to start to realize that they can go out and look for peers. They don't have to sit and wait until it comes to them. Because this can feel like a very lonely process and it doesn't necessarily have to be.”Danni's links: LinkedIn – LinkedIn.com/in/danni-reches-6b6b7671; What To Do With That Podcast – shows.acast.com/whatareyougoingtodowiththat; Twitter – https://twitter.com/What2doWithTHAT; Instagram – Instagram.com/what2dowiththat. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting! You might also like the following episodes: Dana Murchison – Science Outreach: PapaPhD.

In part 2 of my conversation with Graydon Snider, we dug a little deeper into his rationale for exploring career avenues during his postdoc. The strategies and resources he used, the people he met, the notes he took. I also took the opportunity to ask Graydon what the day-to-day of a data scientist looks like today and how to prepare if you want to access this flourishing domain. Graydon grew up in Ottawa, then moved to Montreal for graduate school for a PhD in chemistry at McGill University, moving to Halifax for work as post doc at Dalhousie University, and finally came back to Montreal where he currently works at SSENSE as a Data Scientist. Formerly a student of atmospheric chemistry, Graydon carried an interest in numbers between various pursuits. His hobbies include running and juggling, occasionally at the same time. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How having informational interviews and collecting narratives of people from your domain who have transitioned out of academia can help you find your path What you need to unlearn when preparing to interview for a position in industry The importance of networking and of showing up for events where you might meet people with whom to discuss your professional future Taking advantage of online training platforms to get your programming skills up to speed Why you should look for career-related training and seminars in your university A good starting point for data analysis and programming: R This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “The three things that you would want to emphasize in an interview that academic institutions don't teach you by default are: #1 is most interviews end up being "do I want to work with this person"; right under #1 is #2, which is "do they have the specific skills" but that's something you've lost control of. You do have more control over showing how you can network.” “Learn how to apply to places that you didn't think about, necessarily, initially. What I mean is don't go with the most obvious choice. I fell into this trap myself. Even with all these skills and everything, I was still thinking about chemistry. Why not just apply to all kind of institutions? Big companies have all kinds of special positions like data science.” Graydon's links: LinkedIn – Linkedin.com/in/GraydonSnider.; Medium.com/Ssense-tech Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Jonathan Weitzman – Academic Mentoring: PapaPhD.com/48; PapaPhD.com/49 Maryse Thomas – Science Communication: PapaPhD.com/52;PapaPhD.com/53 Nathalie Ross – Medical Writing: PapaPhD.com/50; PapaPhD.com/51 Zoë Ayres – Water Industry: PapaPhD.com/54; PapaPhD.com/55 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

The COVID-19 pandemic we’re going through as this episode is airing has made us more aware than ever of how complex and time-consuming it is to study, test, and approve medical treatments. This week’s guest, Nathalie Ross, is going to share her experience in a domain where, as a PhD, she felt she was actively contributing to the advancement of medical treatments for real patients out there – as a scientific and medical writer in the domain of regulatory affairs. Nathalie Ross, Ph.D., MWC, a former research scientist, is a bilingual (French & English) Medical and Regulatory writer with over 15 years of experience. Her curriculum also includes Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs at Mapi (formely CanReg), where she managed a large number of drug and medical device applications for Health Canada and the FDA in a wide spectrum of therapeutic areas (cardiovascular, dentistry, gastrointestinal, oncology, orthopaedic, paediatrics, and plastic surgery). Nathalie developed teaching and R&D skills through her positions as a Research Scientist (Environment Canada) and as an Assistant Professor (University of Ottawa). She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), Canadian Association of Professional Regulatory Affairs (CAPRA), and Association des communicateurs scientifiques du Québec (ACS). She is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where she works in partnership with her local, national, and international clientele. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: You can always decide to pivot, professionally The industry-funded research scientist track if you want to research and teach at the university level outisde of the tenure track Regulatory affairs as a stimulating career option for PhDs The advantages of getting a certificate in medical writing to access the domain This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “People thought I was crazy to leave a job that was tenure track to go there [regulatory affairs].” “I didn't start as a senior manager because I was very new in a field where I was learning – I started at the bottom. However, because of all the skills that were already available – you mentioned the writing skills and I can identify a couple. Then I went from an associate to senior associate, manager to senior manager.” “When you do a PhD, you have to learn how to be organized. Organize your thoughts, organize everything. Specifically, for regulatory affairs, one of the key skills is to be detail-oriented, to be curious, because you will change from one project to another.” Nathalie's links:@NathalieRoss1; LinkedIn.com/in/NathalieRossWriting; NathalieRoss.com. Have a Zoom Call With David ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Clarissa Wright – Publishing: PapaPhD.com/34 Fiona Robinson – Patient education: PapaPhD.com/6 Liliana Vitorino – Industry: PapaPhD.com/31 Tamarah Luk – Entertainment Law: PapaPhD.com/10 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

Cette semaine, Papa PhD ouvre une fenêtre sur les lettres. Comment se passe un doctorat en littérature? Est-ce qu’il y a des bourses? Et quelles sont les emplois auxquels il mène? Pour en parler, nous avons aujourd’hui au micro Anne-Hélène Dupont qui, dans un premier temps, nous parlera de son parcours académique et, dans la deuxième partie, nous décrira de quoi a l’air sa vie professionnelle aujourd’hui. Docteure en littérature française et bachelière en anthropologie, Anne-Hélène est une passionnée des mots, mais aussi d’enseignement dans le domaine des lettres. Sa vie professionnelle est bien remplie, alliant les rôles de chef de contenu à l'agence 37e AVENUE, d'enseignante de littérature au Collège Ahuntsic et de tutrice en littérature et en rédaction à l'Université TÉLUQ. Elle a publié en 2018 un essai tiré de sa thèse de doctorat, intitulé Proust à la guerre comme à la fête, aux éditions Honoré-Champion. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : L'intérêt de l'enseignement au niveau collégial comme complément au doctorat Il n'y a qu'un faible nombre de postes de professeur pour le nombre de doctorés, chaque année L'importance de profiter des stages professionnels, s'ils vous sont offerts Ce qu'est une agence de production de contenu Comment accéder au domaine de la communication après un doctorat en lettres Les compétences transversales qu'on apporte avec nous après un doctorat Les perles de sagesse d'Anne-Hélène : « Je pense que c'est important de toujours garder en tête, bien sûr, le côté vulgarisation – c'est ça notre objectif quand on fait du journalisme, sauf qu'il y a, quand-même, une certaine maturité et une certaine capacité à parler avec des chercheurs qui est précieuse dans ce domaine-là, en particulier. Et ce n'est pas seulement vrai pour le milieu des comms, mais je crois qu'un doctorat, mener à bien un projet comme ça, ça nous amène à développer une maturité. Donc même si on commence dans un domaine, je pense qu'on dégage une sorte de maturité professionnelle. » « Les universités offrent souvent des ateliers de préparation à la carrière. Et, des fois, ça nous dégoute un peu – on ne veut pas penser à ça. Dire " ouach... Il va falloir se vendre... ". En tout cas, moi, j'étais une idéaliste, je pensais que c'était une pure méritocratie, ce monde universitaire, mais il faut savoir que même dans le monde universitaire il faut être capable de la mettre en marché, sa recherche, et de la " vendre " – entre gros guillemets pas beaux. Mais c'est la réalité, donc même si ça fait mal, eh bien, je pense qu'il faut quand même se préparer à ce fait-là qu'il va falloir être capable de vendre un peu nos compétences. Et puis, donc, aller chercher, profiter d'ateliers qui sont offerts par les services d'orientation des universités, essayer de sauter sur quelques occasions. » Les liens d'Anne-Hélène : Linkedin. Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Carine Monat – Journalisme scientifique : PapaPhD.com/40 Martin Primeau – Communication scientifique : PapaPhD.com/44; PapaphD.com/45 Simon Landry – Courtier de connaissances : PapaPhD.com/14 Valérie Levée – Journalisme : PapaPhD.com/38 Envie de lancer un podcast? Mon ami et collègue podcasteur Marco Bernard et son Académie du Podcast ont ce qu'il vous faut si vous avez une idée, mais qu'il vous manque les connaissances pour mettre en place votre podcast. Dans la formation Podcasting 101, Marco a préparé plus de 20 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique quel équipement se procurer, comment faire le montage et comment le mettre en ondes sur les principales plateformes. Cliquez maintenant pour vous inscrire et avoir accès à la communauté ! Formation Podcasting 101 de l'Académie du Podcast Dans la formation Podcaster Pro, il a pensé aux professionnels et créateurs qui non seulement veulent lancer leur podcast,

We're all drawn to science and graduate school for a reason. Because we're good at scientific subjects, because we want to discover new things, because we want to help others by developing technology and growing the knowledge base. It's our common thread as holders of master's or doctoral degrees. But not all of us end up fulfilling these objectives in the same manner after graduate school. In today's episode, James Bowers talks about how science brought him from the bench to science popularization, to the consulting arena in the science communication space. James is a consultant and trainer at Agent Majeur, a science communication agency. Co-author of upcoming book “SELL YOUR RESEARCH – Public speaking for scientists” with Alexia Youknovsky, CEO of Agent Majeur, he has a PhD in Molecular Biology and an MSc in Science Media Production. Over his career, James has worked in TV production and is a communicator on “pop science” programs. At Agent Majeur, he trains in public speaking and science writing, consults on communication strategies and hosts events. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How you can inspire people for life by teaching and mentoring them How important it is to take action when mental health issues are affecting your well-being How taking a short break from research can give you the mental space to regroup and take important career and life decisions Taking on new challenges/side-gigs as a way to find your calling, gain new skills, and enter a new professional arena This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “I think that a lot of people who have been through a PhD can empathize with that situation where you've just had a very stressful time, and you're at your computer, and you stare at the screen, and nothing happens for hours. Nothing comes out, and you can't write, and you're just working on the same line, on the same sentence. After I'd kind of changed my mind about it offloaded a lot of my stress and worry, I then didn't have as much of those times, I was much more efficient, I gave myself more time off, I didn't force myself to come in too early or leave too late. I gave myself the physical and mental space I needed to take part in other things, which actually all kind of helped, itself.” “You have to go in with no expectation of a result. So you go in and you test it, and you learn different things from different people. And if you release yourself of the expectation of some kind of success, or that it's going to do well, then you can just enjoy it more. And then you can really listen to your voice, inside, and say 'is this something I enjoy doing, or is this something that I feel like I have to do? And those two things are completely different.” “The strategy, for me, was 'motivate yourself, because no one else will motivate you. Find the energy where you can.” “Just be kinder to yourself. Don't be so hard on yourself.” James' links: @jimbologist; @agentmajeur; www.agentmajeur.com/blog; “SELL YOUR RESEARCH – Public speaking for scientists”. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Élodie Chabrol – Science communication (French): PapaPhD.com/33 Fiona Robinson – Patient education: PapaPhD.com/6 Kelly Bullock – Science illustration: PapaPhD.com/9 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one mon...