The PhD Grind Podcast

In this episode, we are listening to Kelly's story, a second-year PhD student who continued working in the same lab after her master's degree. We discuss mentorship styles between MSc and PhD, the shadow of imposter syndrome, career goals, and work-life balance. 

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In this episode, we are co-hosting with Mina (from season 1!) to interview George, her former mentor, who shares his unique PhD journey, which didn't go as planned, along with the lessons he learned during this challenging time, and how he continued to pursue an academic career, his growing passion, and his three postdocs. 

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Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this third episode, we’re excited to welcome Martina, who shares her scientific career without pursuing a PhD! If you’re hesitant about pursuing a PhD and aiming for a career in industry, this episode is for you!

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Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this second episode, we’re joined again by Slavica, who shares her best tips for nailing your next interview and helps you figure out if a job might be throwing some red flags.

Link to killer questions at science job interviews and how to ace them:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03761-z

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Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome back to season 2! As the first episode of this season, our host Stef is happy to share some great news regarding her PhD! Our first guest of this season is Laurence Romy, a Business Intelligence Manager at Biopôle Lausanne and the founder of the platform Lormina, where she shares others' unique professional journeys.

Link to Lormina: https://www.lormina.ch/

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Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In the last episode of our first season, our host Stef discusses her experience with writing the PhD manuscript and th defense presentation. Thanks again for your support and don't forget to rate us five stars!

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Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we had the chance to speak with Francesca from Italy, who earned her PhD in Life Sciences in Germany and then pursued a postdoctoral position in Switzerland, worked in industry for a few years, and has now returned to academia as a lab manager. We discuss topics such as finding your path during and after the PhD, how to be a good mentor for students, and basically, the sky is the only limit!

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Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we had the pleasure of hosting Kevin, a PhD graduate in industrial chemistry from Düsseldorf, Germany, who is also a podcast creator! With Kevin, we explore his PhD experience, which included publishing nearly three papers while simultaneously mentoring multiple students, and how he secured his current job, which is a blend of academia and industry. We also share some amusing stories about chemistry experiments that went awry. 

Kevin's podcast link:

https://innovateandreact.com/

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Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we had the great opportunity to chat with Slavica, who earned a PhD in Biology in Australia and is the co-founder of Skills for Scientists at the University of Lausanne, a platform that guides students and graduates on their academic path and prepares them for the industry market. She shares her PhD journey and her tips on how to prepare yourself to enter the job market!

The link for skills for scientists, available for students and postdocs studying at UNIL:⁠https://www.unil.ch/skillsforscientists/en/home.html⁠

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Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, Alex is a third-year PhD student in Biology in Germany. She is also the host of the podcast PhD:The experience and has started more than 2 years ago her own podcast. She also shares her PhD journey and advice on doing a doctoral program in Germany.

⁠Alex's instagram: PhD.Theexperience⁠

Alex's podcast ⁠on Spotify⁠ where is the first part of this episode

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Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? 

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Music credits: Hotham - Gold 

On ⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠