Hello PhD | The road more traveled: stepping off of the tenure track

We’ve taken a look through the wealth of episodes in the Hello PhD back catalog, a fantastic podcast series created and hosted by Josh Hall and Daniel Arneman, to share some of our favorite episodes with you.

There are many more graduate students earning their PhDs each year than faculty positions, so why does it feel like a failure when you decide to step out of academia and off the tenure track? Josh and Daniel discuss this topic with Dara Wilson-Grant, Associate Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Career Counsellor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (NC, USA). They consider the emotional side of moving away from being a ‘scientist’ and taking on a new job with a new title. How do you know when it’s time to reassess your career ambitions? Find out in this episode of Hello PhD!

If you can’t wait for our next pick of Hello PhD, you can find all of their episodes right here and make sure to follow the podcast on Twitter at @HelloPhD.