Listen Now

Hanna Griff-Sleven, Program Director at the Museum at Eldridge Street, shares more about her career path and work at the museum, emphasizing the importance of remaining flexible. QUOTES FROM HANNA “Enough cannot be said about networking and connections. That’s true with any job; you have to get out there and get yourself known.” “It was […]PhDs at Work - A Professional Network for PhDs across Industries

 We chat with David Hardtke, Senior Engineeering Manager at LinkedIn, about data science, the job search, and the work he’s doing to bring the two together. QUOTES FROM DAVID “You don’t want to hire narrowly focused people that only want to do one thing for the rest of their career. You want people that have […]PhDs at Work - A Professional Network for PhDs across Industries

Pallavi Phartiyal, Senior Analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, shares her thoughts on science-based careers in public policy and how scientific research and the sharing of information supports our democratic system. QUOTES FROM PALLAVI “There is a debate within the scientific community – it’s not a new debate, it’s happened over the course of […]PhDs at Work - A Professional Network for PhDs across Industries

We chat with Adam Capitanio, Editorial Associate at Berghahn Books, about the issues surrounding open access in academic publishing and the benefits of a powerful PhD network. QUOTES FROM ADAM “Open access is the idea that scholars, academics, and university researchers should be able to make their work freely available and open to the public.” […]PhDs at Work - A Professional Network for PhDs across Industries

Aviad Eilam takes us behind the scenes for a closer look at the field of social media marketing and advertising. QUOTES FROM AVIAD “In most cases, from my experience, non-academic jobs are not that interested in your dissertation topic.” “Many tech companies hire linguists with experience in natural language processing or computational linguistics.” “Social media […]PhDs at Work - A Professional Network for PhDs across Industries

Our first podcast! We chat with Sean Carson, our first “Week in the Life” guest blogger, about the importance of being brave and how his training as a musician has influenced his approach to professional growth. QUOTES FROM SEAN “As a musician, you have to create opportunities for yourself. It’s not the kind of professional […]PhDs at Work - A Professional Network for PhDs across Industries