Hello PhD
Science is hard work, but making it through a PhD program and into a rewarding career can seem downright impossible. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone shared the secrets for success at every stage? Admissions, rotations, classes, quals, research, dissertations, job-hunting – avoid the pitfalls and get back to doing what you love. It's like getting a PhD in getting a PhD!
- Website
- http://hellophd.com
- Description
- A podcast for scientists, and the people who love them.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-10-03 19:18
- last episode published
- 2023-12-01 22:13
- publication frequency
- 13.81 days
- Contributors
- Joshua Hall and Daniel Arneman, PhDz
- Author Owner
- Explicit
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- Number of Episodes
- 223
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- Education Careers Business Natural Sciences Higher Education Science & Medicine
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| 2023-12-01 | A few generations ago, you could probably graduate from a PhD program and immediately land yourself a junior faculty position at a nearby university. But as grad school enrollment grew, a new quasi-professional job-description emerged in the nebulous m... |
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| 2023-11-15 | Josh and Dan traveled to Washington DC for the Society for Neuroscience Conference 2023. We chatted with students, postdocs, and faculty about everything from grad school applications to industry jobs to work-life-balance. And we recorded this special ... |
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| 2023-10-31 |
200. Want a Degree Without Quitting Your Job? An Online PhD Might Be the Solution. Karla already has a successful career. After completing her training, she’s worked as a pelvic-floor physical therapist for over ten years! Her patients love her, and she loves serving them. But no matter how skilled she becomes at her craft, there’s s... |
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| 2023-10-11 | Graduate training has many milestones, but a few stand stronger in memory due to their importance. You may remember the day you passed your comprehensive exams, officially becoming a ‘PhD Candidate.’ Or maybe you’ll remember the day you saw a paper you... |
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| 2023-09-25 | This week, we answer a listener’s question about whether he should pursue schooling beyond a Master’s degree. Plus – once your formal education is complete, how can you continue to focus on learning? What steps should we take to become life-long learne... |
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| 2023-09-06 | Just The Abstract is a new series where we explore a topic in a short, focused episode that’s easy to share. This week, we find out why most science PhD programs stopped requiring the GRE, and whether they’ll demote your application if you fail to prov... |
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| 2023-08-17 | Here’s a controversial idea: what if graduate school finished on a predictable schedule the way (checks notes) every other academic training program does! Since kindergarten, your education has had fixed milestones. You knew it would take 12 years to g... |
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| 2023-08-03 | This week, we’re opening the mailbag once again to answer YOUR burning questions! Change of Plans We start with Allen, who was awarded a grant based on a research proposal he submitted BEFORE joining the lab. When he finished the summer rotation, it di... |
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| 2023-07-18 | Wherever scientists gather, there is sure to be a poster session. You may see them at major scientific symposia, as well as your university’s departmental retreat. To keep things interesting, a lot of conference organizers will host a poster competitio... |
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| 2023-07-03 |
195. Five Myths of Scientific Poster Design w/ Dr. Zen Faulkes The scientific poster is an academic oddity. Where else do thousands of people gather around hundreds of large-format printouts to talk about esoteric subjects!? Posters might be the most common form of scientific communication on the planet. In your c... |
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