54: Why PhDs keep leaving academia

About this episode

Dr. Nonterah discusses the increasing trend of PhDs leaving academia and the factors contributing to this shift.

For decades, the dream path for many scientists looked like You complete a PhD. Get a post-doc. Become a professor who runs your own lab. But something has changed. Today, more and more PhDs are walking away from academia. So what's happening? Listen to Dr. Nonterah discuss it in this week's episode of The Bold PhD Podcast. Navigating the PIVOT: https://theboldphd.com/navigate/ Join 3000+ on the newsletter: https://theboldphd.com/newsletter/ Business inquiries? Email me at hello@theboldphd.com

People in this episode

Host: Gertrude Nonterah, Ph.D.

Topics covered

• PhD career paths
• leaving academia
• scientific careers
• post-doc experiences
• academic job market

Keywords

• PhD
• academia
• career change
• post-doc
• professor
• scientists
• job market

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Organizations: The Bold PhD Podcast

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