PostDoctoral
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -PostDoctoral is a modern-day, academic Dear Abby podcast for those interested in career options outside the professoriate. Whether you're about to finish your PhD or somewhere out there trapped in an ivory tower of your very own making, it might be time for a change in 2020. We've been there, and we're here to help you address your "post" ... whatever form it may take. Got questions about life after academia? We'll get answers. So we can see you out there, happier and healthier than ever.
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S2:E14 Cynthia Estremera Gauthier - Capstone and Community
January 12, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBYour community--nourish it and it will nourish you. In the capstone episode of PostDoctoral, Dr. Cynthia Estremera Gauthier shares her perspective on cultivating a community that will support and sustain you during the PhD program and as you consider future career tracks. Our conversation follows Cynthia's "Aha!" moment to the advice and encouragement she received from her academic and personal support systems, then to her current position as Director of Racial Equity and Engagement for a...
S2:E13 Shannon Clute - Marketing and Innovation
October 26, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBOh, the places you'll go, Humanists! Follow the many career adventures of Shannon Clute, humanities PhD-turned-marketing-guru-turned-higher-ed-innovator, and learn how one prolific and enjoyable side project changed his track forever. Because: why live only one career life when you can live nine? Enjoy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Shannon Clute is Director of The Hatchery, Emory Center for Inno...
S2:E12 Natalie Berkman - Academic Management and Ed Tech
May 06, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBWhat if we changed the post-academic career narrative? What if the Plan B career actually felt like a step in a brave new direction, not another step down a beaten--and beaten down--path? What if we sidestepped our fears and transformed them into agency? Agency. That's the theme of the second half of my interview with Natalie Berkman, PhD in French carving a path for herself, of her own design, at the intersection of academic management, ed tech, and self-directed scholarship. Enjoy the s...
S2:E11 Natalie Birkman - Academic Management and Ed Tech
May 04, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBWhen does the desire for a TT job surrender to the grim reality of the academic job market and need for personal fulfillment, and when it does, what happens to that desire? Does it disappear entirely, or does it just take on another form--a select-as-you-go brand of scholarship? Is the space between desire and surrender really the only path, or does another, of one's own design, exist at their convergence? My conversation with Natalie Birkman, PhD in French literature, explores this topic b...
S2:E11 Natalie Berkman - Academic Management and Ed Tech
May 04, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBWhen does the desire for a TT job surrender to the grim reality of the academic job market and need for personal fulfillment, and when it does, what happens to that desire? Does it disappear entirely, or does it just take on another form--a select-as-you-go brand of scholarship? Is the space between desire and surrender really the only path, or does another, of one's own design, exist at their convergence? My conversation with Natalie Berkman, PhD in French literature, explores this topic b...
S2:E10 Rob Pearson - Graduate Career Services
April 27, 2021 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBWelcome to the second half of my conversation with Rob Pearson, Assistant Dean of Professional Development and Career Planning in the Laney Graduate School at Emory University. The first part of our conversation found Rob heeding the siren call for stability and rootedness, which he did by exploring other career paths within the academy. In today's conversation, listen closely for Rob's implicit--yet, clear-eyed--message that each one of us has the opportunity to accept life not as it sh...
S2:E9 Rob Pearson - Graduate Career Services
April 06, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBThe PhD job search may land you near and far--then near and far again. With all of this uprootedness, what happens when you want to put down roots? Rob Pearson did just that, and it changed the course of his career for good. This is part one of his story, from itinerant musicologist to leading voice in graduate career services. ------------------------------------------------- Rob Pearson is a musicologist by training and a champion of graduate education who is dedicated to preparing gra...
Lemonade
March 29, 2021 16:00 - 6 minutes - 4.23 MBWhen life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Sure. Fine. We've all been making lemonade recently. What about slowing down to actually enjoy the lemonade? Some thoughts about where I've been during my break from podcasting, where I am, and the stories I hope to share with you in the months ahead, best enjoyed with a tall glass of lemonade.
S2:E8 Alice Driver - Freelance journalist
September 22, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB"My personality is not one of sitting in a library. I’m very much engaged with the world." Enjoy the second half of my conversation with freelance journalist and humanities PhD Alice Driver. --------------------- Alice Driver is a bilingual journalist based in Mexico City. Her narrative non-fiction, feature writing & audio work have appeared in National Geographic, Time, CNN, Cosmopolitan, Outside, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, Longreads, and NBC News. In 2017, Driv...
S2:E7 Alice Driver - Freelance journalist
September 15, 2020 13:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBAlice Driver is a bilingual journalist based in Mexico City. Her narrative non-fiction, feature writing & audio work have appeared in National Geographic, Time, CNN, Cosmopolitan, Outside, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, Longreads, and NBC News. In 2017, Driver was invited by the Nobel Women’s Initiative to join Nobel Laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Tawakkol Karman, and Rigoberta Menchú as they traveled to Guatemala and Honduras to highlight the work of human right...
S2:E6 Connie Moon Sehat
September 08, 2020 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB"You can make it all make sense." Wise words from the second half of my conversation with Connie Moon Sehat, a history PhD now working on the front lines of computing and democracy. Enjoy! -------------- Connie has focused on the intersections of computing and democratic life, whether dissertating in German history, developing International Space Station software, or working on projects like NewsFrames at Global Voices (newsframes.globalvoices.org), the New Orleans Research Collaborati...
S2:E6 Connie Moon Sehat - Internet researcher
September 08, 2020 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB"You can make it all make sense." Wise words from the second half of my conversation with Connie Moon Sehat, a history PhD now working on the front lines of computing and democracy. Enjoy! -------------- Connie has focused on the intersections of computing and democratic life, whether dissertating in German history, developing International Space Station software, or working on projects like NewsFrames at Global Voices (newsframes.globalvoices.org), the New Orleans Research Collaborati...
S2:E5 Connie Moon Sehat
September 01, 2020 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBConnie has focused on the intersections of computing and democratic life, whether dissertating in German history, developing International Space Station software, or working on projects like NewsFrames at Global Voices (newsframes.globalvoices.org), the New Orleans Research Collaborative (nolaresearch.org), ELMO (election, human rights, and health monitoring at getelmo.org) and most recently serving as Research Community Lead of the Credibility Coalition (credibilitycoalition.org). Connie ha...
S2:E5 Connie Moon Sehat - Internet researcher
September 01, 2020 13:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBConnie has focused on the intersections of computing and democratic life, whether dissertating in German history, developing International Space Station software, or working on projects like NewsFrames at Global Voices (newsframes.globalvoices.org), the New Orleans Research Collaborative (nolaresearch.org), ELMO (election, human rights, and health monitoring at getelmo.org) and most recently serving as Research Community Lead of the Credibility Coalition (credibilitycoalition.org). Connie ha...
S2:E4 Ben Kinsella
August 25, 2020 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBIn the second half of my conversation with Ben Kinsella, you'll learn about his experience transitioning from a PhD in Spanish linguistics to data science for humanitarian causes. Enjoy! ---------- Benjamin Kinsella, PhD, is a project manager and researcher working at the intersection between data science and human centered design. After completing his PhD in Spanish linguistics at Rutgers University, Benjamin now works at DataKind, a global nonprofit that harnesses the power of data sc...
S2:E4 Ben Kinsella - Data scientist
August 25, 2020 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBIn the second half of my conversation with Ben Kinsella, you'll learn about his experience transitioning from a PhD in Spanish linguistics to data science for humanitarian causes. Enjoy! ---------- Benjamin Kinsella, PhD, is a project manager and researcher working at the intersection between data science and human centered design. After completing his PhD in Spanish linguistics at Rutgers University, Benjamin now works at DataKind, a global nonprofit that harnesses the power of data sc...
S2:E3 Ben Kinsella - Data scientist
August 18, 2020 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBBenjamin Kinsella, PhD, is a project manager and researcher working at the intersection between data science and human centered design. After completing his PhD in Spanish linguistics at Rutgers University, Benjamin now works at DataKind, a global nonprofit that harnesses the power of data science in the service of humanity, bringing together interdisciplinary approaches to help solve humanitarian issues.
S2:E3 Ben Kinsella
August 18, 2020 14:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBBenjamin Kinsella, PhD, is a project manager and researcher working at the intersection between data science and human centered design. After completing his PhD in Spanish linguistics at Rutgers University, Benjamin now works at DataKind, a global nonprofit that harnesses the power of data science in the service of humanity, bringing together interdisciplinary approaches to help solve humanitarian issues.
S2:E2 Katina Rogers
August 11, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBTakeaways from the second half of my conversation with Katina Rogers, author of Putting the Humanities PhD to Work: Thriving in and Beyond the Classroom? 1) Take risks and push boundaries, but with the support of others. 2) Discover you sense of self and agency as you explore career paths. 3) Maintain a healthy perspective as you go forth. What grounds you, motivates you, makes you laugh? For whom, or for what, are you baking? Enjoy!
S2:E2 Katina Rogers - Author of Putting the PhD to Work
August 11, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBTakeaways from the second half of my conversation with Katina Rogers, author of Putting the Humanities PhD to Work: Thriving in and Beyond the Classroom? 1) Take risks and push boundaries, but with the support of others. 2) Discover you sense of self and agency as you explore career paths. 3) Maintain a healthy perspective as you go forth. What grounds you, motivates you, makes you laugh? For whom, or for what, are you baking? Enjoy!
S2:E1 Katina Rogers
August 02, 2020 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBKatina Rogers is co-director of the Futures Initiative at the Graduate Center, CUNY, where she guides and mentors graduate fellows, develops programming, and exercises administrative oversight over all aspects of the program. She is also Director of Programs and Administration for HASTAC, the online scholarly network, and co-director of the CUNY Humanities Alliance, a partnership between the Graduate Center and four CUNY community colleges, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Roger...
S2:E1 Katina Rogers - Author of Putting the PhD to Work
August 02, 2020 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBKatina Rogers is co-director of the Futures Initiative at the Graduate Center, CUNY, where she guides and mentors graduate fellows, develops programming, and exercises administrative oversight over all aspects of the program. She is also Director of Programs and Administration for HASTAC, the online scholarly network, and co-director of the CUNY Humanities Alliance, a partnership between the Graduate Center and four CUNY community colleges, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Roger...
Outro: Reflections on a season
May 19, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBThat's a wrap on Season 1! Join us as we reflect on the key takeaways of our discussions this season – and what we learned along the way. Thank you for listening!
Episode 10: Eww, Networking.
May 05, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 20.6 MBNo one wants to hand out cards at a mixer. It's just a fact! Luckily, there are other forms of networking out there for you to explore – and that will help prepare you for your job search. We turned to Dr. Bedelia Richards to learn more about new ways to think about networking, why it's crucial for students and faculty of color – and how we can all move beyond the dreaded small talk. A little about our guest: Bedelia Nicola Richards, PhD is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Depart...
Episode 9: #ZoomLife
April 21, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 14.5 MBThere's no more #CubeLife. Only #ZoomLife. Catch up with PostDoctoral as we dip our toes into socially distanced podcasting and commiserate on all things Zoom.
Episode 8: Existentially PhD
April 07, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 17 MBA PhD can become your whole identity – so who are you if you don't stay on the academic track? It's a dark feeling many of us have faced, but it doesn't last forever. We discuss our experiences and get some insight from Chris Cornthwaite on navigating the darkness. A little about our guest: Chris graduated with a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto. After working in public policy for a think tank and for the Canadian government, he created Roostervane to offer career di...
Episode 7: Disconnected
March 24, 2020 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBSocially distant does not mean invisible. Now's as good a time as any to start considering your online networking options – and make sure your profile is ready for prime time. Which brings us to LinkedIn, a vital professional tool in the world of nonacademic jobs. We sat down with career coach Rhonda Sarmento to figure it all out. How can PhDs best use the platform to bolster their job search? Find out in this episode. A little about our guest: Rhonda Sarmento is an experienced Career Coa...
Episode 6: #CubeLife: Circle Back
March 10, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes - 9.78 MBEvery work niche has its own weird language. On this special #CubeLife edition of PostDoctoral, we're translating some common office expressions to help you master the lingo from day one – and distinguish a compliment from impending doom.
Episode 5: Future Skilled Hire
February 24, 2020 23:00 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBYou know you need to "translate" your PhD experience into "transferable skills" to land a nonacademic job. But what does that really mean? We went to career advisor Annie Maxfield to find out. A little about our guest: Annie Maxfield has been helping PhDs pursue their career of choice for more than 10 years. She is the Director of Graduate Career & Professional Development at UT Austin in the Texas Career Engagement Center and Leads the Design and Development for ImaginePhD, a free and conf...
Episode 4: A Penny a Day
February 11, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MBThe stakes are high and the stipends are low. Learn how to prepare financially for all career contingencies from Day 1 with guest Emily Roberts. About our guest: Dr. Emily Roberts is a personal finance educator specializing in early-career PhDs. Through her business, Personal Finance for PhDs, she equips graduate students, postdocs, and PhDs with Real Jobs to make the most of their money. She gives seminars at universities and for associations, interviews PhDs on her podcast, serves as a m...
Episode 3: #CubeLife: What's Your Outlook?
January 27, 2020 14:00 - 9 minutes - 6.77 MBSurprise! A special series brought to you by PostDoctoral: #CubeLife! Where we detail the mishaps, misunderstandings and misadventures of modern office culture. This week's topic: Outlook. It's not just a perspective. It's a way of (office) life.
Episode 2: Mentor Polo
January 27, 2020 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBThey say you need a mentor to survive the shift out of academia and into the rest of the working world, but how do you find this person? To help answer this question, we reveal our own awkward missteps and turn to a mentor among mentors, Liz Fusco, for advice on how to approach finding a mentor. A little about our guest: A communicator by nature, Liz has worn many hats throughout her 20+ year career, including: marketing generalist, writer, entrepreneur, strategist and client nurturer. Whe...
Episode 1: Looking but Lost
January 27, 2020 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBOn the inaugural episode of PostDoctoral, we tackle the question "How do I make the most of my graduate school's resources and career services offerings?" We turned to Dr. Susan Carvalho to learn more about how graduate schools are evolving their career services offerings to adapt to the changing PhD landscape. A little about our guest: Susan Carvalho serves as Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at The University of Alabama, where she oversees recruitment, admissions, financi...
Welcome to PostDoctoral
January 21, 2020 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.76 MBMeet your hosts, Rebbecca and Rosie, and find out what inspired them to start a podcast dedicated to your post – in a world post PhD.