Graduate student Bernat Navarro-Serer's Ph.D. wasn’t a reassurance of his professional goals, but instead opened a whole world of career options.
Academia
Updated Department of Labor Rules Will Impact Postdoctoral Researcher Salaries This December
Posted by davidwilson | Perspectives in ResearchThe U.S. Department of Labor has issued new rules on overtime wages, raising the yearly salary limit for which overtime pay must be provided to $47,476. This executive branch decision may have broad implications for academia among other industries as postdoctoral researchers were specifically identified as being affected by this ruling. Postdoctoral researchers typically perform(...)
Jun 14, 2016
Getting a Ph.D.? Consider “Alternative” Careers
Posted by Shannen Cravens | Perspectives in ResearchIt’s fair to say that the majority of us who come to graduate school have a similar career goal in mind: a faculty position. The Ph.D. is viewed as the gateway to academia and deciding to venture away from that is taboo. We go as far as to call nonacademic jobs “alternative,” which carries a(...)
Nov 16, 2015
Johns Hopkins Postdocs Receive Crash Course in Leadership
Posted by Paul Sirajuddin | Events and HappeningsWhat makes someone a leader? Is it an individual who makes the important decisions in a group setting? Or is it someone who is able to dream and carry out his or her vision? For many new postdocs beginning their careers around the country, being put in leadership positions for the first time can be(...)
Aug 18, 2015
Summer Teaching Institute Helps Students Prepare for Academia
Posted by Shannen Cravens | Events and HappeningsAcademia is a popular career choice for Ph.D. students. While our graduate studies at Johns Hopkins will prepare us to tackle the research side of an academic job, the reality is that professors are expected to teach, yet training to become skilled educators is minimal at best. Recently, a shift in that paradigm could be(...)
Jun 11, 2015