Career Development

In this episode, Ashley tells us all about how she used Linkedin and other social media to pivot from academia into a completely different industry.

In thia episode Marie and Tina discuss about how to move from thinking into action, practicing self-compassion, and gradually training exposure to stress in order to build resilience.

In this episode, our guest Flávia Sousa talks about her passion project Lyris where she provides mentorship and courses for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers for suceeding in their future careers.

Join us for an inspiring episode hosted by Tina Persson, featuring Gry Wester, a fellow PhD Career Stories listener who transitioned from academia to consulting.

In this episode, Katharina talks about, how she became interested in pursuing a career in science communication after working on a SciComm project and also after witnessing the disconnect between the scientific community and society, during the pandemic.

Discover how Martin identified a crucial need and forged his unique position, combining his PhD in biotechnology with a background in economics.

Simon Rittman, shares with our host, Tina Persson, all about his experience with founding a company while still holding a position in academia.

In this episode, our guests talk about soft skills and reveal why they hold the key to unparalleled success in any professional setting.

In this episode, Tina Persson and Joel Baker explore the burning questions surrounding the integration of AI tools like ChatGPT into our lives.

In this episode, Tina and Bryan talk about how adversities in life change our paths, curiosity, resilience and much more.

In this episode, Tina Persson and Thalyana Stathis extensively discuss the application strategies for a postdoc position in the USA

In this episode, Aditya shares his journey and challenges in the academic transition from Oncology and Molecular Biology to Sustainable Farming in India.

In this episode, Marisa Pereira, a biotech project manager who also owns a unique company, shares the highs and lows of her career path.

Isabeau Iqbal is a certified career and life coach, and in this episode, she shares with us her nuggets of wisdom about making better strategic career decisions. If you want to learn this art too, listen to this episode now.

Dr. Adriana Bankston serves as an advocate for the University of California at the federal level in Washington, DC. She talks about her career path and how she transitioned from a PhD in Biochemistry into science policy.

Dr. Evelina Kulcinskaja holds a PhD in Biochemistry and currently works as a lab manager at a pharmaceutical company. In today's episode Dr. Kulcinskaja will tell us the story of her transition from academia to industry, and share with us some reflections on her journey.

Dr. to be Natalia Bielczyk is just about to get her PhD in Neurosciences. Meanwhile, she launched a foundation and founded a company that helps researchers to develop careers beyond academia. In today's episode Natalia shares her story and how she became an entrepreneur.

Dr. Ulrikke Voss has a PhD in Medical Sciences and has been working as a researcher at Lund university for 6 years. She just decided to quit the academic career and start a new journey. In today's podcast, she shares her story and how she is preparing her new adventure.

Dr. Laura Pozzi holds a Life and Biomolecular Science PhD, and works as a Scientific Writer for a Swedish Biotech firm. In today's episode Dr Pozzi shares with us how she stepped out of academia and started a new career.

Dr. Sabine Englich worked as a science manager in the Max Plank institute for 20 years, after which she started her coaching career. In this episode, Dr. Englich shares her story from the perspective of a coach and tells us about the essence of developing a satisfying career.

Dr. Francesca Capellini holds a PhD in Biology, is a scientist writer, a science communicator and also works as a researcher for the NPO Fondazione Umberto Veronesi. In this episode she talks about how she prevailed over common mistakes done while applying for a job.

Dr. Sven Totté is a Management Consultant who is passionate about improving companies performance through organizational and business development. In today's episode he shares with us some reflections on the future of work including trends like the gig economy.

Dr. Ben Hartwig is a German scientist, entrepreneur and actor that founded his own company. This is the second episode featuring Dr. Hartwig, and in today's episode he will talk about resilience and will share tips on how to stay resilient and how to deal with stress.

Dr. Martin Blaser is a career coach, postdoc coordinator and co-founder of the Max Planck PostdocNet. In today's episode Dr. Blaser shares with us how, after spending over 10 years in academia, he landed his current positions.

Dr. Matt Hotze holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering and is currently the Administrative Director at Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Engineering Research Center. In today's episode, heshares his experience about the challenges faced by PhD Students.

This is the second episode of Dr. Fabian Taube, in which he shares five tips on how to survive outside of academia after an academic career. He holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry and shares his story about his transition from academia to a specialist in Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Anne Schreiter holds a PhD in Organization Studies and Cultural Theory from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. In this episode, she talks about why she believes in planned coincidences and what question turned out to be the tipping point for her career.

In this episode Dr. Deborah Rupert talks about her experience of working way too much during her PhD which led her towards becoming a coach of mindfulness in research. Dr. Rupert holds a PhD in Biological Physics.

In today's episode, Dr. Fabian Taube shares is story on how he came from research in inorganic chemistry to the unsual position of specialist in Preventive Medicine at the Swedish Armed Forces Centre for Defence Medicine. Dr. Taube holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry.

In today's episode, Dr. Anastasia Moiseeva speaks about her project urban Life Coaching and experience. She holds a PhD in Urban Sciences and Systems from the University of Eindhoven. She has worked as a coodinator and analyst in a bank, postdoc and a project lead in academia.

Dr. Chris Armbruster holds a PhD in Sociology from the Lancaster University. Today he is a Director of Community Development at The Drivery–the mobility innovators’ club in Berlin and a blog where he writes about Data & AI field and professional opportunities.

In today's episode, Dr. Chris Humphrey introduces the range of careers that are available to PhDs in the financial services sector. He also provides some tips and tricks for how to break into this line of work

In our new podcast, Dr. Elvira Ganic talks about the job search period after PhD. She argues that shifting the perspective can make this process bearable and joyful.

In this episode, Dr. Ali Al-Sawalmih shares with us what he deems an important lesson from his PhD for his current position as the managing director of the Marine Science Station (MSS) Research Institute in Aqaba, Jordan.

Dr. Fulvio Caruso holds a PhD in Electronic Engineering in Palermo, Italy with a focus on hybrid inorganic-organic materials for photonics and optoelectronics applications. In this episode, he shares with us his transition to the industry. Listen to his story.

Dr. Girish Kedaar holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and is the founder of the GLOVERK Consultancy company. Listing to his story about resilience and how to consider starting your own business after PhD.

Dr. Per Arnäs is a logistics researcher, podcaster, public speaker, blogger and entrepreneur with an - as he puts it - unhealthy interest in the digitalization of transportation.

Joakim explaines  how career coaching can assists you in making the choices that best fit to your personality, to identify your expertise and skills and how to match these to your next career step.

The founder of the podcast Dr. Tina Persson discusses the question that every PhD faces sooner or later in his/her academic career: “Should I make a postdoc or not?”

Joakim converses with his son Johan Bertil Muschött about the method of coaching and how you as a PhD student or PhD can benefit from professional coaching. He also talks about the different occupations and how they differ and what services you may expect as a coachee.

Michael Gralla returns for Tips & Tricks on career building and sheds light on what else is important to work on despite your scientific skills.

Jenny Zie finished her PhD in 2014, and since then she has worked as a researcher in industry, and with competence development at the Swedish Government Offices (Regeringskansliet). She now works as a career coach at Uppsala municipality.

Dr Åsa Burman has a broad background and professional experience from business, academia and social entrepreneurship. Amongst other things, Åsa is the Founder and CEO of Finish On Time - a company that helps graduate students, postdocs and other academics.

Michael Gralla is a PhD student at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and also a Leadership Consultant and Career Coach who has just started his own company: fby – find the best in you.

Sara holds a BSc in Biology and a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and has completed various courses in Business and Marketing. She works as freelance consultant, as recruiter (Rekryteringsspecialisten AB) and marketing/sales consultant.

Dr Amanda González-Bengtsson is a Public Relations Manager at Stockholm University and her passion is to promote science and make it known in society and to stakeholders.

In this podcast, PhD Career Stories founder Tina Persson shares her experience on how to get started with self-assessments and why it is important to grow your understanding about who you are and what you want and expect from your professional life to land your dream job.

Sarah is qualified with a master’s degree in career guidance in Higher Education. She is a member of the Career Development Institute and a founding member of the network Careers Advisers supporting Researchers in Europe (CARE).

Tina Persson, the founder of PhD Carrier Stories, returns for a “tips & tricks”-themed episode. In this podcast, we learn more on how we can prepare ourselves for our next interview.

Dr Ania Gruszczynska completed a PhD in sociology at Aston University in UK and has since worked in a variety of project management roles in the higher education sector. She is currently working as an IT project manager at Birmingham City University.

Philipp Gramlich, the co-founder of NaturalScience.Careers, will bring in his experiences from industry and academia along to enrich the “landscape” of jobs you will see in front of you.

Kyriaki Liadaki did her PhD in Immunology at the University of Thessaly and then continued postdoctoral studies at Harvard Medical School and Karolinska Institutet. She tells us how she came to make the life changing decision to leave academia and become a teacher.

In this podcast, Tina Persson, the founder of "PhD Career stories" teaches us how we can prepare ourselves for our next career move by making an inventory of our skills and rewriting our CVs.

Maria Sjögren is one of the co-founders of ”PhD Career Stories”. She had left academia to become a change agent and digital evangelist. In this episode, we learn more on how we can take control of our online presence and manage our digital reputation.

On this very first episode of “PhD Career Stories”, Tina Persson talks about her career story and how her experiences inspired her to start this podcast. We learn how Tina, after years in academia, finally found her dream job as a Professional Academic Career Coach.