Adventures in (Post) Gradland

Thoughts on life after the PhD

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Job Advice: From Academia to Non

Recently I’ve been put in the unique position of helping to hire a PhD for a non-academic job. The position is linguistics-related (my company posted a fairly lengthy listing on … Continue reading

September 24, 2012 · 1 Comment

Why I Left

Well, I didn’t leave. Not a hundred percent. But I’ve decided not to take what is usually considered the next logical step in the PhD trajectory: seeking an academic job. … Continue reading

May 9, 2011 · 5 Comments

Alternative Acacemic Careers: Publishing

This is the fourth and final in a series of posts on “Alternative Careers for Humanities PhD’s,” a roundtable organized by my university on May 10, 2010.  Our fourth speaker, … Continue reading

May 18, 2010 · 2 Comments

Alternative Academic Careers: The Film Industry

This is the third in a series of posts on “Alternative Careers for Literature and Humanities PhD’s,” a roundtable discussion organized by a professor in my university’s English department. Our third … Continue reading

May 15, 2010 · Leave a comment

Alternative Academic Careers: Private High School Teaching

This is the second in a series of posts on “Alternative Careers for Literature and Humanities PhD’s,” a roundtable discussion organized by a professor in my university’s English department.  Skipping … Continue reading

May 11, 2010 · 9 Comments

Alternative Academic Careers: The Ethics of Adjunct Teaching

This will be the first in a series of posts on “Alternative Careers for Literature and Humanities PhD’s,” a roundtable discussion organized by a professor in my university’s English department.  … Continue reading

May 11, 2010 · 2 Comments