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Choosing a Career Path – Academia or Industry?
Career Planning
Choosing a Career Path – Academia or Industry?
After finishing your PhD, it may be challenging to decide which career path to follow. Industry or Academia? You may be thinking, do I want office structure, or intellectual research freedom? Are my academic skills transferable to industry? How can I prepare a compelling CV?
Listen to advice from two people who have been in your shoes before. Meet Sheba Agarwal-Jans and Chiat Cheong, both of whom have exchanged their seats in labs to seats in offices, where they both still work alongside academics every day.
Sheba obtained her PhD in 2006 in genetics. She is now a Journal Publisher with Elsevier, responsible for the Immunology & Microbiology portfolio, consisting of 13 journals in various scientific fields.
Chiat obtained her PhD in 2005 in the field of cancer gene therapy. After working for 11 years in academia, her interests in communication and project management took her to Postdoc Career Development Initiative (PCDI). She now supports young scientists in developing their careers.
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