Podcasts by Field of Study

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.

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, Tina Persson and Sajni Haria discuss the entrepreneurial mindset that PhDs can train themselves with if they start thinking of the bigger picture of commercialising their research.

In this episode, Sara Andersson tells us about her PhD journey and how she became a talent advisor.

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, Dr. Priya Rangan shares with us everything about her journey to becoming a scientific communications specialist.

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

With 20+ years of experience in the biotechnology and healthcare sectors, Andrew McKee talks about his journey of experimentation and self-discovery, after quitting his PhD.

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.

Mark Herschberg is an entrepreneur who has launched several successful ventures in his career. Mark has trained himself to become an entrepreneur and now shares these tips with us. If you want to become an entrepreneur too, listen to this episode to learn some valuable tips.

Niba Nirmal hosts and produces science videos on major social media platforms. Here, she shares with us her career path that led her to what she is doing today. Listen to this episode to understand why and how Niba followed her passion while making a significant career decision.

Ola and Grażyna, co-founders of GE Hunter, are experts in headhunting, recruiting and client advisory. In this episode, they share with us their process and tips for becoming a valuable and attractive candidate in the job market.

Dr. Kathleen Champlin, a PhD in Contemporary American Literature, provides an example of a disabled PhD's career transition in the humanities. She shares with us how her disability impacted her academic and professional paths and how she was able to overcome the barriers.

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. Rachel Kindt has a PhD in Biology and has 20+ years of experience in the Biotech and Pharma world. In today's episode she talks about project management and her career path starting as a bench scientist to becoming a leader in project management.

Dr. João Graça holds a PhD in Biosciences from Cardiff University and currently is an R&D Project Manager at LIPOR. In this episode, he shares his career story and looks back on his journey holding several roles in different Life Science fields and in different countries.

In this episode, Tina interviews Lauran Fuller. Lauran talks about her experience being an entrepreneur, doctoral student and a mother at the same time.

Bärbel is a Research Career Expert & Advisor. Her main expertise is to advise young researchers how to successfully conduct and complete their PhD studies, how to apply for academic jobs, and how to improve research performance and efficiency.

In this podcast, Tina Persson interviews Dr. Adam Sierakowiak with a focus topic: the career transition into the pharmaceutical industry.

In this episode, Tina Persson interviews Dr. Elena Itskovich and Dr. Ofer Yizhar Barnea. The main topics discussed in this podcast are the importance of networking and digital presence. For the first time, we bring you a podcast in video format.

Dear listeners, it is with great joy that we welcome you to our new home and to episode 101 of PhD Career Stories.

Dr. Quitmeyer describes himself as a hacker and adventurer, studying intersections between wild animals and computational devices. His academic research in “Digital Naturalism” at the National University of Singapore blends biological fieldwork and DIY digital crafting.

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.

Dr. Karin Bodewits founded the career platform NaturalScience.Careers. She works as an author, speaker and seminar leader for a range of communication topics. She is the author of the novel ‘You Must Be Very Intelligent — The PhD Delusion’, published by Springer Nature.

Dr. Priya Revathikumar shares her story on how she turned obstacles into opportunities while making the transition from academia to industry as well as some do’s and don’ts to consider along that path.

Dr. Maria João Pereira shares stories about her transition from academia to industry

Dr. Dennis Fink shares how he became a science communicator and started his own company right after a PhD. 

Today marks the PhD Career Stories' two year anniversary. We discuss matters such as 'Why do we think this podcast is so important? What learnings and insights have we gained so far? What are we expecting from the future?'

Dr. Matthias Antonin will tell you about his journey from being a PhD student to working at the Startup Program Marketing & Sales of Roche Pharma.

Dr. Luca Forcucci hold a PhD in Music, Technology and Innovation. In his research, he investigated how the human brain perceives sounds and space, and how our memories influence the images that we create while listening to the sounds.

Dr.Johanna Dutton shares her best tips and tricks on resume writing. We will learn how we can make our application letter and CV stand out and why it’s important to demonstrate other skills than the academic ones.

Dr. Martjin Bijker shares his journey into the pharmaceutical industry and how he became a career coach.

Dr Lina Tengdelius holds a MSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Materials Science with specialisation in Thin Film Physics from Linköping University, Sweden. She recently transitioned from academia to a role as a Consultant Manager at Dfind Science & Engineering

Dr. Erik Alexandersson is an associate professor at SLU, Sweden.

Magnus holds a position as a researcher, lecturer and project manager at KTH - The Royal Institute of Technology, in Stockholm.

Tina Persson talks with a group of alumnae from the Max Planck Society about the benefits of a network to build your career during and after the PhD.

Dr. Wolfgang Nellen is a professor in Brawijaya University in Malang, Indonesia. In this podcast he shares in experience in transitioning from a student to a professor's role and how that changes one's duties

Dr. Jon Tennant holds a PhD in palaeontology. He has been a fervent challenger of the status quo in scholarly communication and publishing, and became the Communications Director of ScienceOpen for two years in 2015.

Dr. Anestis Dougkas returns for a tips & tricks-themed podcast on how you can prepare for an international career and become part of the global workforce.

To celebrate our 100th episode, we have a round table discussion with 9 members of our team. Today we talk about the impact that PhD Career Stories have had on PhDs around the world, and what we have learned from PhD Career Stories and working as a team in the last 3 years.

Dr. Rui Cruz holds a PhD in biomedical sciences and currently works at his startup Connecting Biotech. In today's episode Dr. Cruz shares with us valuable tips and lessons he learned along his journey.

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. Naresh Thatikonda holds a PhD in Biotechnology and works at Cobra Biologics as a senior scientist. In today's episode Dr. Thatikonda shares with us his transition story from academia to industry.

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 returns for a second episode in which she will talk about the importance of networking in order to broaden your career opportunities.

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.

In this episode Pearl Osirike shares her story and some of the most important lessons she has learned during her PhD. Currently, she is a second year PhD student of Molecular and Cell Biology of Infectious Diseases at the West African Centre for Cell Biology and Infectious.

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.

PhD Career Stories podcast marks its third anniversay! To celebrate, our team members discuss one of the hardest topics in career development-how to be more confident and stay resilient durind the career transition? Enjoy listening.

In this episode two members of the PhD Career Stories team, Alice and Nika, talk about their experience during their PhD, earned skills and their career after PhD. They also talk about how they joined PhD Career Stories podcast. Enjoy listening.

Dr. Michalina Lewicka-Yammine holds a PhD in Developmental Neuroscience at Karolinska Institute, Sweden. In today's episode, she shares her story about raising two kids, running a freelance consultancy and having a full-time job as a product manager at Spiber Technologies AB

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 this episode, the founder of the podcast Dr. Tina Persson shares her knowledge about two of the most important qualities you need to have during the job search. Through her experience in career coaching, she provides a unique perspective and valuable advice on this issue.

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. Svante Hedstrom works as a chemistry specialist at a private company in Sweden. In todays episode, Dr. Hedstrom will tell us the story of his transition from academia to industry and reflect on the importance of leaving our comfort zone.

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. Kate Evans is an award winning behavioural ecologist and conservation biologist. She is also the Founder and Director of the Elephants for Africa charity. In today's episode Dr Evans shares her story and tells us how her passion and interests in elephants shaped her career.

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.

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. Aoife O Dwyer shares with us her story about why she almost quit her PhD and where she found the motivation to stay. She holds a PhD in Immunology and is the founder of MSL Consultant which helps PhD graduates transition from academia to industry.

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.

Dr Dennis Fink changed his career path in 2011 after his PhD in Marine Microbiology at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen. He talks about how he became a science communicator and which skills you can use from your PhD if you aim to be self-employed.

In this episode, Güneş Özhan talks about her career that led her to the current position as research group leader at the Izmir International Biomedicine and Genome Institute in Turkey.

In this episode, Dr Umesh Gangishetti describes his transition from a PhD student working on Drosophila embryogenesis to become a senior scientist conducting clinical studies on Alzheimer’s disease.

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. She explains how she managed to get a lot of job offers after the PhD.

Dr Fatma Guettou is a structural biologist with a PhD in X-ray crystallography from Karolinska Institute. After completing her PhD, Fatma moved to Munich for a postdoc position. She is is currently working as a crystallographer at Medivir.

Dr Johanna Havemann works as a trainer and consultant in Science Communication for universities and research institutions in Europe and Africa.

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.

Dr Johanna Havemann works as a trainer and consultant in Science Communication for Universities and research institutions in Europe and Africa. She obtained her PhD in 2009 from the Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen, Germany.

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).

In this episode, Tina Persson and Maria Sjögren look back at the first 10 episodes of the show and talk about some of the highlights during 2016 as well as what’s in store for 2017.

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.

Paulius Mikulskis is a Computational Chemist with a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry from Lund University, now working as a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham. In this episode, Paulius shares two tips which he found useful in his job search.