Naomi finished her PhD in 2006, worked part-time and then full-time in commercial research and then re-entered academia as a Research Fellow at University College Cork, Ireland. She gained permanency in 2010 at the University of Plymouth, UK, but then decided to leave academia (again!) and started her entrepreneurial journey in 2019. She now runs Research Your Way Ltd, which provides bespoke research, evaluation and impact services to social purpose organisations. 

 

In this episode we explore ‘alt ac’ career paths for PhDs.

 

Naomi encourages PhD holders to consider their skills and experience beyond academia, and suggests why their value may be higher in other sectors.

 

She shares her personal journey and highlights some options for researchers who want to continue researching but work outside of a university setting.

 

We end with a top tip on career planning.

 

You can make contact with Naomi here:

 

[email protected]

Career Development Newsletter (subscribepage.io)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/altaccareersuk/

 

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