AcademicTransfer Career Advice Podcast

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Today, we tackle a crucial topic for PhDs transitioning from academia to other sectors like industry: transferable skills. Discover what these skills are, how to identify them, and what non-academic employers are looking for. If you're nearing graduation or considering your next career move, this episode is a must-listen for unlocking your full potential in the job market.

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In this episode, co-hosts Eva Lantsoght, professor, and Rico Massa, PhD candidate, discuss various options for grants and scholarships for graduate studies. Listen to learn about options for funding graduate school in Canada, Belgium, the USA, the Netherlands - as well as their own experiences with various types of funding.

Please note: this episode originally aired in 2021. Although the hosts may reference events of that time, its insights remain timeless and useful for today's PhD students.

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In this episode co-hosts Eva Lantsoght, civil engineering professor, and Rico Massa, PhD candidate in civil engineering, discuss lab work and experiments during your PhD. From planning in the lab, practical aspects of testing, and data processing.

Please note: this episode originally aired in 2021. Although the hosts may reference events of that time, its insights remain timeless and useful for today's PhD students.

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In this episode co-hosts Eva Lantsoght, civil engineering professor, and Rico Massa, PhD candidate in civil engineering, discuss the sometimes messy nature of the PhD timeline - from their own experience as compared to the "ideal" timeline. They also discuss additional requirements, as well as international differences.

Please note: this episode originally aired in 2020. Although the hosts may reference events of that time, its insights remain timeless and useful for today's PhD students.

Overview of great starting points at our platform:

• PhD position in the Netherlands
• Academic jobs in the Netherlands - We have 100% coverage of the research jobs in The Netherlands, from PhD and postdoc, up to assistant- associate- and full professors at the 14 research universities, 7 university medical centres, and the research institutions from KNAW and NWO-I. We also provide relevant job openings for researchers in industry, government and universities of applied sciences.
• Blog - AcademicTransfer - Find out tons of information regarding research careers in The Netherlands in over 150 dedicated blog posts!

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In today’s episode, we’re diving into an especially thrilling event for any researcher considering the Netherlands as their next career destination—the Netherlands Recruitment Day 2024! So whether you’re a PhD candidate, researcher, postdoc, or seasoned professor looking for a new challenge, get ready to mark March 23, 2024 in your calendar because this is an opportunity you surely don’t want to miss. Register for free: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/events/the-netherlands-recruitment-day-march-2024/

Overview of great starting points at our platform:

• Sign in to your profile - Optimize your personal profile on AcademicTransfer
• Events - AcademicTransfer - Find all our events
• Academic jobs in the Netherlands - We have 100% coverage of the research jobs in The Netherlands, from PhD and postdoc, up to assistant- associate- and full professors at the 14 research universities, 7 university medical centres, and the research institutions from KNAW and NWO-I. We also provide relevant job openings for researchers in industry, government and universities of applied sciences.
• FactCards NL - FactCards brings you over 200 categorized facts and Q&A about doing research in, coming to, working in, studying in and living in The Netherlands.
• Blog - AcademicTransfer - Find out tons of information regarding research careers in The Netherlands in over 150 dedicated blog posts!

Useful links for this episode:

(1) Resumes & Cover Letters for Student PhD Students Graduate. https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/files/phd_resume_cover_letters.pdf.

(2) 20 Career-Worthy Industry Jobs for PhD Graduates | Indeed.com. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/industry-jobs-for-phd.

(3) PhD Student Career Planning Timeline - University of California, Santa Cruz. https://careers.ucsc.edu/grad/resources/phd.html.

(4) Industry scores higher than academia for job satisfaction - Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03567-3.

(5) Ten Simple Rules for Choosing between Industry and Academia. https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000388.

(6) The Tough Choice of a Life Scientist: Industry vs. Academia. https://www.jyi.org/2015-november/2017/3/22/the-tough-choice-of-a-life-scientist-industry-vs-academia.

(7) Industry vs Academia: Which Career Path is Right for You? - Graduate Blog. https://graduate.northeastern.edu/resources/working-in-industry-vs-academia/.

(8) Working in academia vs. industry: A guide to help you make the right .... https://researcher.life/blog/article/working-in-academia-vs-industry/.

(9) undefined. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000388.

(10) Career Navigator tool: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/career-navigator/

(11 bonus) Free Self-assessment: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/career-reflector/

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