Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

Download "Tools for Your PhD Journey" Now ! Welcome to this Papa PhD season finale, a special collab with the What Are You Going to Do With That podcast. Right now, if you go to their website you will find the interview I gave for their show! In this second part, Danni Reches talks about her life outside her research. During this conversation we had a great exchange about working versus volunteering and about the importance of non-research activities in terms of networking. Danni Reches is a PhD fellow and research associate at the Haifa Center for German and European Studies at the University of Haifa. She received her BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Leiden University in the Netherlands, during which she co-established a student society. As part of her BA, she spent a semester at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on an exchange program. Danni also holds a BA certificate in Peace & Conflict Studies and an MA degree in Diplomacy, a specialization in International Relations, from the University of Haifa.Her PhD dissertation focuses on policy and perceptions of immigrants from the Middle East in Europe. In other research projects, Danni works on refugees and international law in the EU during crises, including the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ and the corona pandemic. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: Having activities and projects outside your research is positive, but be careful not to overextend yourselfHow conferences can add to your networking and to your research, besides the fun aspectWorking around your institution or department to supplement your stipend has hidden advantagesVolunteering vs being exploited as a graduate studentWhat organizing seminars can bring you as a graduate researcherThis episode’s pearls of wisdom:“ I, in a way, learned that academia is about rejection. You will have to face rejection. But the positive thing about it, and what I've learned about it is that that's ok. You just nead to find a way for yourself to deal with that, to not take all of that personnally. You not getting a scholarship, you not getting into a conference, or your article being dismissed, doesn't mean that you are a failure. It doesn't mean anything about you as a person.”“ If there would be a university that would say 'Ok – you are our PhD student and you're getting a scholarship for doing the PhD, so now, we're half way through the semester and we want to do a conference but we have no one to do it, so we want you to organize the conference for us – go and ot it – then I would be like "no, this was not part of the contract". This is very easy to ask of someone in this position because they might be afraid to tell you 'No'. It's a lot of extra work that also takes away time to do sports and to do you research. And then I would say "No, this is not ok to ask, this is not a kind of volunteering that I could support".”Danni's links: LinkedIn – LinkedIn.com/in/danni-reches-6b6b7671; What To Do With That Podcast – shows.acast.com/whatareyougoingtodowiththat; Twitter – https://twitter.com/What2doWithTHAT; Instagram – Instagram.com/what2dowiththat. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry !

Download "Tools for Your PhD Journey" Now ! Welcome to this Papa PhD season finale, a special collab with the What Are You Going to Do With That podcast. Right now, if you go to their website you will find the interview I gave for their show! On the Papa PhD mic with me for this interview, I have Danni Reches, host of the W2DWT podcast, talking about her journey up to her PhD and about how she includes other projects and activities in her life as a graduate researcher, namely, working for the Minerva Center for the Study of Law under Extreme Conditions, at the University of Haifa. Danni Reches is a PhD fellow and research associate at the Haifa Center for German and European Studies at the University of Haifa. She received her BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Leiden University in the Netherlands, during which she co-established a student society. As part of her BA, she spent a semester at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on an exchange program. Danni also holds a BA certificate in Peace & Conflict Studies and an MA degree in Diplomacy, a specialization in International Relations, from the University of Haifa.Her PhD dissertation focuses on policy and perceptions of immigrants from the Middle East in Europe. In other research projects, Danni works on refugees and international law in the EU during crises, including the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ and the corona pandemic. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why taking a break between your master's and your PhD can be good for you and allow for some soul-searching, volunteering in your community, and meeting new, like-minded peopleWhat advanteges you can reap from choosing a smaller PhD programHow a PhD in social sciences worksWhy you should connect with peers in a wider circle, in graduate schoolThis episode’s pearl of wisdom:“Traveling and going to the other side of the world might sound very spontaneous and exciting, but I think it,s also allowing yourself to take that time, even if it's just a few weeks. To know that when you start something, you've considered it and it's not something you just jumped into because other people told you it's what you were supposed to do – it was really your own choice. And I think it's muche easier to live with that than any other way.”“I think it's good for PhD students who are just about to start to realize that they can go out and look for peers. They don't have to sit and wait until it comes to them. Because this can feel like a very lonely process and it doesn't necessarily have to be.”Danni's links: LinkedIn – LinkedIn.com/in/danni-reches-6b6b7671; What To Do With That Podcast – shows.acast.com/whatareyougoingtodowiththat; Twitter – https://twitter.com/What2doWithTHAT; Instagram – Instagram.com/what2dowiththat. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting! You might also like the following episodes: Dana Murchison – Science Outreach: PapaPhD.

Téléchargez la "Boîte à outils pour le doctorat" maintenant ! Transcription de l'épisode : Bonjour à tous ! Nous arrivons à la fin de la première saison de Papa PhD et aujourd'hui, je voulais juste remercier tous les auditeurs qui ont suivi l'émission partout autour de la planète. Ça a été très impressionnant de voir l'émission grandir comme elle l'a fait au cours de cette première année, donc encore une fois, l'une des choses que je voulais faire aujourd'hui, c’est de vous remercier, vous qui êtes là semaine après semaine, et qui pensez à votre doctorat, à votre maîtrise et réfléchissez à ce à quoi votre carrière pourra ressembler à l'avenir. J'espère vraiment que les conversations que j'ai partagées dans sur le podcast vous ont inspiré dans votre parcours. Au cours de cette première saison, j'ai eu la chance de parler avec tant d'invités intéressants et d'apprendre avec eux, et j'espère avoir pu partager suffisamment de leur sagesse avec vous pour vous aider dans votre planification de vie et dans votre exploration de carrière. Je suis extrêmement reconnaissant d'avoir eu des invités couvrant tant de domaines académiques différents : des sciences de la vie à l'ingénierie, en passant par la psychologie et la littérature. La portée de ces conversations a de loin dépassé ce que j'avais imaginé quand j’ai décidé de lancer le podcast. Je tiens donc à remercier de tout mon cœur tous les invités qui ont participé à la première saison de Papa PhD. En repensant à toutes ces conversations et en pensant à vous, qui réfléchissez à votre avenir, à la voie à suivre, aux décisions à prendre, j'ai le sentiment que l'un des fils conducteurs de toutes ces conversations, et c'est peut-être le plus important, a été de vous dire que vous avez le droit d’avoir des expériences diversifiées pendant votre diplôme de 2e ou de 3e cycle. Non seulement dans le cadre de vos recherches, mais aussi, et c'est important, en dehors de celles-ci. Que ce soit en intégrant des associations d'étudiants, en faisant du bénévolat dans des projets de vulgarisation, en intégrant des communautés sportives ou créatives, mais aussi en faisant des stages dans l'industrie ou des pauses où vous essayez quelque chose de complètement différent avant d'entamer un nouveau chapitre de votre vie universitaire. Un autre point commun qui me semble très important concerne la façon dont vous vous percevez en tant qu'universitaire, en tant que chercheur, en tant que candidat à un emploi. À l’issue de vos études, vous n'êtes peut-être pas conscient de certaines compétences importantes que vous avez développées, mais qui ne sont pas techniques, qui n'ont pas de rapport direct avec votre sujet de recherche. L'une des compétences très importantes que vous développez en rédigeant une thèse de maîtrise ou de doctorat est votre capacité à analyser, à digérer et à donner un sens à des ensembles de données complexes et de grande taille. Celle-ci va de pair avec votre capacité à résoudre des problèmes. Ce sont des compétences qui sont très appréciées par les employeurs. La gestion de projet est un autre domaine dans lequel vous avez naturellement développé des compétences pendant vos études. De nombreux postes sur le marché du travail exigent la capacité d'entreprendre de grands projets, des projets complexes, et d'être capable de planifier, de fixer des jalons, de définir des objectifs, puis de travailler à la réalisation de ces objectifs. Un autre des aspects qui ont été mentionnés à maintes reprises par les invités que j’ai eu à mon micro. Si vous réécoutez les différents épisodes, les différentes entrevues, vous trouverez davantage de ces compétences, en rapport avec le domaine spécifique dans lequel chaque invité travaille actuellement. Donc, explorez les entrevues de la Saison 1, écoutez ce qu’avaient à partager les invités qui travaillent dans un domaine qui vous intéresse. Vous verrez, vous trouverez des conseils que vous pourrez utiliser pour commencer à bâtir votre propre p...

Download "Tools for Your PhD Journey" Now ! Episode transcript: Hi there! We're reaching the end of season one of Papa PhD and today, I just wanted to thank all the listeners out there who've been following the show around the world. It's been quite humbling to see the show grow as it did in this first year, so again, one of the things that I wanted to do today is to thank you, you who are out there thinking about your PhD, about your master’s degree and thinking about what your career can look like in the future. I really hope that the conversations that I've been sharing on the show have inspired you in your journey. In this first season I’ve had the chance of talking with so many interesting guests and learning with them, and hopefully of sharing enough of their wisdom with you to help you in your life and career exploration. I feel extremely grateful for having had guests that spanned so many different academic domains: from the life sciences to engineering, to psychology, to literature. The reach of these conversations has by far surpassed what I had imagined was possible when I set out to launch the podcast, so I also want to send out my heartfelt thanks to all the guests who have been on Papa PhD on this first season. Looking back on all these conversations and thinking of you, the listener who is thinking about your future , about what path to take, about what decisions to make, I feel that one of the common threads having come out of all these conversations, and that is maybe the most important, was allowing yourself to experiment during your graduate degree. Not only within your research, but importantly outside of it. This can take the form of getting involved in student societies, volunteering in outreach projects, being part of communities around sports or creativity, but also of internships in industry or of taking breaks where you try something completely different before embarking on a new chapter of your academic life. Another common thread that I feel is very important has to do with how you perceive yourself as an academic, as a researcher, as a candidate for a job. Coming out of graduate school you may not be aware of a few important skills you have developed, but that are not technical, that don't have to do directly with your subject matter. One of the very important skills that you develop by writing a master’s or PhD thesis is your capacity to analyze, digest, and make sense of large sets of complex data. Hand in hand with this is your capacity for problem solving. And these are skills that are highly prized by employers. Another area where you organically developed skills during your degree is project management. A lot of positions out there in the job market require the capacity to take on large projects, complex projects, and be able to plan, set milestones, define goals, and then work towards reaching those goals. This is another of the aspects that have again and again being mentioned by guests on the show. If you listen back to the different episodes, to the different interviews, you will find more of these skills, to do with the specific domain each guest works in currently. So, go and explore the Season 1 interviews, listen to the guests who are working in a domain that interests you. You'll see, you'll find advice you can use to start building a plan for yourself. Now, a lot was told during season one about transferable skills, but a lot also was told about the blind spots, the things you don't naturally come out of graduate school knowing and being prepared for. One of the main ones has to do with preparing your CV and preparing to interview in a non-academic setting. If you listen back to the interviews were spoke about jobhunting and interviewing outside of academia the main advice that came up again and again was to tailor your CV to each potential employer and, specifically, to give emphasis to the soft skills you have accrued while performing your research and keeping to a mi...

This is the third and last part of the special series on science communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. The world is still very much fighting and trying to understand the COVID-19 pandemic at the moment this episode is airing, so I am bringing you the interventions of my guests on a panel that took place in May, titled "Scientists and the News Cycle – What Role Can We Play?" In this third part, I discuss with Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Ph.D., with Joana Lobo Antunes, and with Adriana Bankston about how governments have been dealing with the pandemic and specifically about what role the interface between goverments and the scientific community can inform decision making and lead to better outcomes. Another very interesting conversation about a subject that often takes the backstage #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Adriana Bankston, PhD Joana Lobo Antunes, PhD Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD Episode transcript: David Mendes: I think a lot of very important things are being shared around the table, and I hope that people that are on the live, on Facebook, are appreciating that, too. I see little hearts popping up on the Facebook page, so I think it's a good sign. Now, in this part, I've named it "Can Policies Tip the Scales" and my first question is for Adriana: apart from universities and scientific societies and organizations like we've talked up till now, could governments also – and we, all around the table, know the answer to this, and we've even said that only governments can – be the final decider in the end? From your position of being in DC, what does that engagement look like from the federal point of view? What have you seen in terms of, initiatives, programs that have been making a difference ever since the crisis started? Adriana Bankston: I think a lot of this comes down to funding. So, governments can support universities and also other entities that relate to research and education. There have been bills and supplements coming out, multiple ones around supporting COVID-19 research, vaccines, testing, community events, a lot of different angles of this. And I think if we're talking about policy makers specifically, obviously they're busy people, they have a lot of priorities, they have, you know, as I said, they like to hear from constituents, they have the ability to appropriate funds for research and so on. So I think a lot of this, sort of the engagement from the government and policy side has been to hear the advocacy that comes in around the COVID issues and also financially supporting universities. David Mendes: Now, I had the chance of listening to a conversation that Joana had in Portugal, in Portuguese, not so long ag, and Joana talked about what's been happening in Portugal and how government has been doing there in managing the crisis at the pandemic. So, Joana, I heard you mention that Portuguese government has done a very good job in terms of taking decisions and implementing measures based on the input of specialists and of scientists from the medical and scientific community. Can you share with us what you think worked well in the Portuguese case, so far, and why? Joana Lobo Antunes: Yeah, well, we are extremely fortunate and we are grateful because as you know, in Europe, we are usually paired more with Italy and France and Spain than with Denmark or Austria, and we actually have numbers more similar to those countries than to the Latin ones. And one of the key factors here was that government listened to scientists and they promoted the lockdown early – the other countries locked down much later. When the government in Portugal locked down,

This is the second of a 3-part series that will close the first season of Papa PhD. The world is still very much fighting and trying to understand the COVID-19 pandemic at the moment this episode is airing, so I am bringing you the interventions of my guests on a panel that took place in May, titled "Scientists and the News Cycle – What Role Can We Play?" In this second part, I discuss with Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Ph.D., with Joana Lobo Antunes, and with Adriana Bankston about how to connect with your audience during the COVID-19 crisis, and about what their views are on how the scientific community as a whole can engage in this conversation, at the community level and at the government and policy level. Part 3, coming up next week, will focus on the what is happening on the science policy side, and on how you, and the scientific community can be heard and contribute to the efforts that are already ongoing. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Adriana Bankston, PhD Joana Lobo Antunes, PhD Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD Episode transcript: David Mendes: These last few weeks have seen the surfacing of a host of fake news, misinformed statements by government leaders, conspiracy theories, that have fostered movements of COVID skepticism and resistance to health and safety guidelines. And, One of the obstacles, of course, one of the things, of course, is to make sure that the news, the right news, the true news are out there and have the spotlight, but there's also the question of bringing the message to the public in a language and in a way that talks to them, right? And that will reach them intellectually and emotionally, and that will make them act upon what they heard. Monica, the question is for you – based on your experience on the ground, and you've already alluded to it a little bit, because you said that the governor was making a statement that was totally not science-based. The question is how well has the scientific community been able to push back against misinformation that's been surfacing about the coronavirus and COVID-19 and, given the problems you've identified and you're dealing with in Puerto Rico, how can scientists develop and deploy culturally appropriate solutions in this context? Mónica Feliú-Mójer: In Puerto Rico, the scientific community has been incredibly active and engaged in communicating the, the science and the implications and different sectors of society of COVID 19. We're trying our best to address misinformation, but, you know, I can't compete with the secretary of health – that's the person you were thinking about – you know, his platform is way bigger than mine. And so, while we're doing our best, I think in terms of the expressions and the comments he made, that the damage is done. That once misinformation is out there it's hard to combat because people become familiar with it, and so it's a tricky thing to do. However, we've been very active. I will say I have been really encouraged by the visibility that scientists, in Puerto Rico – you know, that's, my experience is predominantly in Puerto Rico – that scientists have, you know, I never thought I would hear a government official talk about PCRs, pretty much every day. You know, I'm talking about PCRs multiple times a day in the media, and so I think there are some encouraging signs and opportunities in terms of the visibility of scientists, in terms of – people want to hear from scientists. In Puerto Rico, I mentioned there is a lack of credibility in the government, and although we don't really have surveys that tell us the population in Puerto Rico trust in science,

This is the first of a 3-part series that will close the first season of Papa PhD. The world is still very much fighting and trying to understand the COVID-19 pandemic at the moment this episode is airing, so I am bringing you the interventions of my guests on a panel that took place in May, titled "Scientists and the News Cycle – What Role Can We Play?" In this first part, I talked with Monica Feliu-Mojer, Ph.D., with Joana Lobo Antunes, and with Adriana Bankston about the impact the pandemic has had on their professional lives and on the lessons they have learned, so far. Part 2, coming up next week, will focus on the role academic institutions and scientific associations can play, in terms of science communication, in a context such as the ongoing pandemic. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Adriana Bankston, PhD Joana Lobo Antunes, PhD Mónica Feliú-Mójer, PhD Episode transcript: David Mendes: Welcome everyone here. I’m super happy to be here today, discussing the role of the scientific community in today’s, situation, which is the COVID pandemic. We’re going to talk about all the challenges that society and the scientific community has faced during this crisis and what solutions, also have been, working so far. What hasn’t been working and at different levels. I’m going to start by reading a little introduction and then I’ll also introduce the guests who are here. In the wake of the worldwide spread of SARS-CoV-2, these last few weeks have seen world leaders sending out mixed messages and trying to trace a path on a moving terrain with questions like social distancing, wearing of masks, and lockdown. On another front, while doctors, epidemiologists and virologists have been working around the clock to understand COVID-19 and take control of the pandemic, and to advise politicians and policy deciders, we’ve seen a movement of disinformation and conspiracy theories that has been gaining traction and visibility with video content circulating and passing on fake news that is tricking the general public into lending it a credibility that it doesn’t deserve. In our live discussion today, we are going to talk about the challenges this pandemic has faced the scientific community with, we are going to discuss what role researchers and the scientific community at large can play during a world crisis, such as this one and we are going to try and get a wide-angle view of how the scientific community has been impacted at the policy level, at the level of universities and at the community level. To discuss these issues today I have with me Dr. Adrianna Bankston, Dr. Joana Lobo Antunes and Dr. Mónica Feliú-Mójer. Dr. Adriana Bankston is a principal legislative analyst at the University of California Office of federal governmental relations in Washington, DC. Prior to this position, she was a policy and advocacy fellow at the society for neuroscience where she provided staff support for special and ongoing projects, including SFN’s annual lobby event and the society’s annual meeting. In addition to working at UC, Adriana also serves as the director of communications and outreach for the journal of science policy and governance—JSPG—and is an associate member of the public policy committee with the American society for cell biology. For the past several years, Adriana has also been an active member in the nonprofit organization Future of Research, where she’s currently the vice president and has previously served as the associate director of fundraising and strategic initiatives. Adriana received her bachelor’s in biological sciences from Clemson University and her PhD in biochemistry,

In part 2 of my conversation with Graydon Snider, we dug a little deeper into his rationale for exploring career avenues during his postdoc. The strategies and resources he used, the people he met, the notes he took. I also took the opportunity to ask Graydon what the day-to-day of a data scientist looks like today and how to prepare if you want to access this flourishing domain. Graydon grew up in Ottawa, then moved to Montreal for graduate school for a PhD in chemistry at McGill University, moving to Halifax for work as post doc at Dalhousie University, and finally came back to Montreal where he currently works at SSENSE as a Data Scientist. Formerly a student of atmospheric chemistry, Graydon carried an interest in numbers between various pursuits. His hobbies include running and juggling, occasionally at the same time. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How having informational interviews and collecting narratives of people from your domain who have transitioned out of academia can help you find your path What you need to unlearn when preparing to interview for a position in industry The importance of networking and of showing up for events where you might meet people with whom to discuss your professional future Taking advantage of online training platforms to get your programming skills up to speed Why you should look for career-related training and seminars in your university A good starting point for data analysis and programming: R This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “The three things that you would want to emphasize in an interview that academic institutions don't teach you by default are: #1 is most interviews end up being "do I want to work with this person"; right under #1 is #2, which is "do they have the specific skills" but that's something you've lost control of. You do have more control over showing how you can network.” “Learn how to apply to places that you didn't think about, necessarily, initially. What I mean is don't go with the most obvious choice. I fell into this trap myself. Even with all these skills and everything, I was still thinking about chemistry. Why not just apply to all kind of institutions? Big companies have all kinds of special positions like data science.” Graydon's links: LinkedIn – Linkedin.com/in/GraydonSnider.; Medium.com/Ssense-tech Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Jonathan Weitzman – Academic Mentoring: PapaPhD.com/48; PapaPhD.com/49 Maryse Thomas – Science Communication: PapaPhD.com/52;PapaPhD.com/53 Nathalie Ross – Medical Writing: PapaPhD.com/50; PapaPhD.com/51 Zoë Ayres – Water Industry: PapaPhD.com/54; PapaPhD.com/55 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

Do you know what it means to be a data scientist? This domain that is attracting more and more PhDs is fairly new, and looking at the job postings out there, it might be difficult to understand exactly what the requirements are and what the job entails. This week you’ll be hearing about Graydon Snider’s journey, from a PhD and postdoc in atmospheric chemistry to a data scientist position in a fashion retail company. With him I’ll try to paint a clearer picture of what being a data scientist means, and of how to prepare yourself to become one. Graydon grew up in Ottawa, then moved to Montreal for graduate school for a PhD in chemistry at McGill University, moving to Halifax for work as post doc at Dalhousie University, and finally came back to Montreal where he currently works at SSENSE as a Data Scientist. Formerly a student of atmospheric chemistry, Graydon carried an interest in numbers between various pursuits. His hobbies include running and juggling, occasionally at the same time. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: You can adapt your academic path to your life goals at the different turning points – Graydon broadened his horizons at the postdoc after feeling too specialized at the end of his PhD The importance of taking part in activities and having a community outside of research, for your physical and mental health Blogging as a simple way to develop and express your other interests During graduate school or in your postdoc there are other researchers around you, your peers, asking themselves the same questions you are - talk to them and think about these questions together Why you should take part in (or organize) career seminars with guests from different domains This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “One of the things I took a step back to assess was how my interests could translate to other things, so what have I learned so far that would be useful in another field. One of those was numbers themselves, my interest in data – analyzing data, looking at data in the field, in the real world, summarizing it. That sort of thing was broadly of interest to me.” “To have that sort of community of people that kind of give you a sanity check when work is not going as planned or you just need an outlet. It doesn't have to be at any particular caliber. It's just the goal of having this other group that you associate with outside of work. Because academia is dangerous for – you mix your free time and your spare time with your work time and they become blurred.” Graydon's links: LinkedIn – Linkedin.com/in/GraydonSnider.; Medium.com/Ssense-tech Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Jonathan Weitzman – Academic Mentoring: PapaPhD.com/48; PapaPhD.com/49 Maryse Thomas – Science Communication: PapaPhD.com/52;PapaPhD.com/53 Nathalie Ross – Medical Writing: PapaPhD.com/50; PapaPhD.com/51 Zoë Ayres – Water Industry: PapaPhD.com/54; PapaPhD.com/55 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

Dans cette deuxième partie de ma conversation avec Jean-Sébastien Provost, on a parlé du chapitre postdoc de son trajet académique et de comment celui-ci l'a propulsé vers la carrière de scientifique des données. On a ensuite plongé dans la question de ce qu'est que la science des données et de comment accéder à ce domaine après les études de troisième cycle. Jean-Sébastien Provost détient un doctorat en science biomédicale de l'Université de Montréal. Plus précisément, il a étudié la contribution des régions fronto-striatales dans les processus exécutifs en utilisant l'imagerie par résonance magnétique fonctionnelle. Après un postdoctorat et 3 années à travailler comme associé de recherche, il a fait le grand saut dans le milieu de l'industrie en tant que scientifique des données. De plus, il travaille aussi en tant que mentor afin de guider les futurs scientifiques des données dans l'acquisition des connaissances et des aptitudes nécessaires et dans leur préparation aux entrevues, afin de leur permettre d'obtenir un emploi le plus rapidement possible. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : L'intérêt de postuler et de mener ses études de troisième cycle dans une plus petite université Combien rencontrer et parler avec des gens dans votre réseau peut être important pour vous ouvrir les horizons et même pour vous ouvrir des portes vers des emplois potentiels Les cours en ligne comme outil pour acquérir les connaissances et habiletés qui vous manquent pour le poste que vous désirez L'importance de faire une recherche des différentes offres d'emploi pour comprendre ce que chaque employeur cherche, car la définition de scientifique des données peut changer considérablement Une définition générale de ce que font les scientifiques des données et un survol des principaux outils qu'ils utilisent au jour-le-jour Les perles de sagesse de Jean-Sébastien : « J'ai vu des candidats qui ont fait des doctorats ou des études graduées dans des universités qui étaient, peut-être, des plus petites universités, mais si le projet de recherche est bien fait, si le projet de recherche est solide, mais si la personne est capable de le vendre correctement, il n'y a aucune raison qu'on ne soit pas capable de vendre ce qu'on a fait pour avoir un postdoc dans une bonne université. » « J'avais toujours dans l'optique que je voulais devenir professeur bien que j'avais toujours eu un doute. Et c'est ça qui est un peu fâchant : c'est que même quand j'étais au doctorat j'avais toujours le doute – "est-ce que c'est vraiment ça que je veux faire ?" Puis on nous enseigne que c'est pas mal juste ça qu'on peut faire, donc peu importe, on se dit que c'est ça qu'on va faire. Don après ça, quand je n'ai pas eu mon financement, au postdoc, je me suis dit "est-ce que c'est vraiment ça que je veux faire ?" Là, je me disais "Ah... c'est juste moi qui a peur, fait que non, c'est ça que je veux faire." Puis, quand j'étais revenu à Montréal, j'avais commencé à faire des demandes pour faire un autre postdoc. » Les liens de Jean-Sébastien : Linkedin – Linkedin.com/in/jean-sebastien-provost; Datasciencedreamjob.com; Kaggle.com. Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Boîte à outils pour les études doctorales – Mon cheminement : PapaPhD.com/37 Carine Monat – Journalisme scientifique : PapaPhD.com/40 Olivier Hernandez – Vulgarisation Scientifique : PapaPhD.com/56; PapaphD.com/45 Virginie Levasseur – Développement international : PapaPhD.com/17 Envie de lancer un podcast? Mon ami et collègue podcasteur Marco Bernard et son Académie du Podcast ont ce qu'il vous faut si vous avez une idée, mais qu'il vous manque les connaissances pour mettre en place votre podcast. Dans la formation Podcasting 101, Marco a préparé plus de 20 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique quel équipement se procurer,

Cette semaine, je vous apporte une entrevue à propos d'un domaine où les détenteurs de doctorats en sciences sont très en demande - la science des données. Pour en parler, j'ai eu le plaisir d'avoir à mon micro Jean-Sébastien Provost, docteur en sciences biomédicales. Jean-Sébastien Provost détient un doctorat en science biomédicale de l'Université de Montréal. Plus précisément, il a étudié la contribution des régions fronto-striatales dans les processus exécutifs en utilisant l'imagerie par résonance magnétique fonctionnelle. Après un postdoctorat et 3 années à travailler comme associé de recherche, il a fait le grand saut dans le milieu de l'industrie en tant que scientifique des données. De plus, il travaille aussi en tant que mentor afin de guider les futurs scientifiques des données dans l'acquisition des connaissances et des aptitudes nécessaires et dans leur préparation aux entrevues, afin de leur permettre d'obtenir un emploi le plus rapidement possible. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : Il n'est jamais trop tard pour retourner aux études et pour se réorienter Ce qu'on retire du fait de terminer son doctorat L'importance de se donner le temps d'être prêt lorsqu'on prend des décisions importantes L'intérêt de trouver un groupe de recherche et un superviseur qui soient familiers avec le milieu de l'industrie Pourquoi certains employeurs recherchent des candidats ayant un doctorat Les perles de sagesse de Jean-Sébastien : « C'est ça qui est fascinant – c'est que tout le monde qui a fait un PhD, en quelque sorte, se retrouve, à un moment donné, à se poser la question "est-ce que je veux continuer en milieu académique ? Sinon, qu'est-ce que je fais ?" Puis, la majorité du temps, s'ils n'ont pas eu la chance de se retrouver dans un milieu comme ça, eh bien, ils vont se retrouver dans le même questionnement que j'ai eu qui est, probablement, le même questionnement dans lequel 90 % des gens qui ont fait un doctorat se retrouvent Donc lorsque tu leur demandes "est-ce que ça serait d'accord si ou pouvait avoir une conversation", habituellement ils disent "Oui, parce que je sais ce que tu vis et oui, je peux te donner un coup de main." » « Malheureusement, ça, aussi, c'est quelque chose qui est promu et qui est faux, c'est que ce n'est pas un échec, de ne pas continuer dans le milieu académique. Le milieu académique, c'est une voie. C'est juste qu'on ne sait pas qu'il y a d'autres voies ou, du moins, on est moins familier avec les autres voies. » Les liens de Jean-Sébastien : Linkedin – Linkedin.com/in/jean-sebastien-provost; Datasciencedreamjob.com; Kaggle.com. Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Boîte à outils pour les études doctorales – Mon cheminement : PapaPhD.com/37 Carine Monat – Journalisme scientifique : PapaPhD.com/40 Olivier Hernandez – Vulgarisation Scientifique : PapaPhD.com/56; PapaphD.com/45 Virginie Levasseur – Développement international : PapaPhD.com/17 Envie de lancer un podcast? Mon ami et collègue podcasteur Marco Bernard et son Académie du Podcast ont ce qu'il vous faut si vous avez une idée, mais qu'il vous manque les connaissances pour mettre en place votre podcast. Dans la formation Podcasting 101, Marco a préparé plus de 20 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique quel équipement se procurer, comment faire le montage et comment le mettre en ondes sur les principales plateformes. Cliquez maintenant pour vous inscrire et avoir accès à la communauté ! Formation Podcasting 101 de l'Académie du Podcast Dans la formation Podcaster Pro, il a pensé aux professionnels et créateurs qui non seulement veulent lancer leur podcast, mais ont des objectifs précis à atteindre avec celui-ci. C'est en pensant à eux qu'il a préparé plus de 80 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique non seulement comment lancer son podcast,

In part 2 of this week's interview, Athina Zampara tells her story of investing in learning as an adult and of building her CV to eventually find a position in the European Commission, where she now oversees projects offering support to PhDs and researchers around the globe.Athina Zampara comes from Greece and has lived and worked in Brussels, Belgium, for 10 years. Athina has an interdisciplinary educational background having studied Physics, History and Philosophy of Science, Italian language and Education. She has worked as Project Manager and now holds a position as Project Officer in the European Public Administration.Note: The views expressed in this interview are purely those of my guest and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: What the Marie Slodowka-Curie Actions does and what role Athina plays within the organizationThe difference between the roles of a project manager and a project officerThe fulfillment Athina gets from being able to see the results of the programs she works on and the impact this has on the individual researchersThe paths to a job in the European Commission for people with advanced degreesHow leveraging information that is online can help you map your skills against jobs that interest youThe general structure of the hiring process for the European Commission and how to prepareThis episode’s pearls of wisdom:“When I go to the projects and I discuss with the young researchers, I tell them "Look, what are the skills that you are going to have from this? It's not only the research, the specific scientific knowledge that you are going to learn, but it is: you learn how to work in a collaborative environment, you learn networking, you learn negotiation, you learn project management. So you learn many, many things that you can say to an employer in the future in order to make them understand that woul will be a good employee.”“There are many resources on the internet where people can look and map themselves on these skills. And they can understand better, also for themselves, what they can do. And then, if they understand, they can explain it to the employers.”Athina's links: LinkedIn – LinkedIn.com/in/Athina-Zampara; Twitter – @LifeOfaPOinEU; Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, European Commission – ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/node_en. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Adriana Bankston – Science Policy: PapaPhD.com/12Jonathan Weitzman – Professorship and Industry: PapaPhD.com/46Rob Hutcheson – Health Economics: PapaPhD.com/4Simon Moore – Postdoc to Industry: PapaPhD.com/18 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

In this week’s episode, you’ll be hearing about gender bias in academia, about the experience of being a first-generation graduate student, and about the daunting question of “is it OK to quit your PhD?” This week’s guest will also talk about her career journey leading to a Project Officer position in the European Commission.Athina Zampara comes from Greece and has lived and worked in Brussels, Belgium, for 10 years. Athina has an interdisciplinary educational background having studied Physics, History and Philosophy of Science, Italian language and Education. She has worked as Project Manager and now holds a position as Project Officer in the European Public Administration.Note: The views expressed in this interview are purely those of my guest and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: It is ok to stop your degree if it's not a good fit for youWhat it was like to be a first-generation woman in graduate school in the 1990sThe challenges of being a first-generation graduate studentThe importance of choosing a path that meets your personal needsThe ressources and communities that exist today at your university, but also online communities like academic TwitterWhy your graduate school experience is a great springboard towards a career in project managementThe importance of giving priority to your mental health whenever you feel it's being negatively affected by your workThis episode’s pearls of wisdom:“You can be whatever. Independently of your studies you can always do project management. And also, I find it very fulfilling because I can use my analytical skills there. You know, putting pieces at their place and making a jigsaw – it's something that soothes my mind, I would say.”“To tell you the truth, I do have something that eats me inside, that I didn't finish my PhD. I have to say that because I like to finish what I start, there is a feeling of failure, this feeling that something was left and was not accomplished. It will always be there. But the thing is that one has to do what is good for him at the specific moments of choice. That was the good thing that I had to do for myself at the time, also taking into account my mental state, which is also another thing that is very important and is something that people look at in academia, right now – the mental health of people, which is very important.”Athina's links: LinkedIn – LinkedIn.com/in/Athina-Zampara; Twitter – @LifeOfaPOinEU; Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, European Commission – ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/node_en. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Adriana Bankston – Science Policy: PapaPhD.com/12Jonathan Weitzman – Professorship and Industry: PapaPhD.com/46Rob Hutcheson – Health Economics: PapaPhD.com/4Simon Moore – Postdoc to Industry: PapaPhD.com/18 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

Dans la deuxième partie de mon entrevue avec Olivier Hernandez, nous avons abordé plus en profondeur la question des compétences transversales qu'on développe en tant que doctorant, la question du mentorat aux études de troisième cycle et Olivier a partagé quelques conseils pour ceux d'entre vous qui embarquent dans cette aventure ou la vivent déjà. Olivier Hernandez est astrophysicien et directeur du Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan à Montréal depuis mai 2018. Il a d’abord étudié pour devenir ingénieur avant de se tourner vers l’astrophysique et d’obtenir son doctorat de l’Université de Montréal et du laboratoire d’astrophysique de Marseille (France). Il a longtemps travaillé comme chercheur sur les galaxies et concepteur d’instruments astronomiques à l’Université de Montréal. Les instruments sur lesquels il a travaillé se retrouvent sur divers télescopes: l’Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic, le télescope Canada-France-Hawaï ainsi que le futur télescope James Webb. En dehors du travail, Olivier aime aime le théâtre, cuisiner et regarder les étoiles! Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : Le premier défi qui va main dans la main avec l'autonomie, au doctorat – la procrastination Le processus du doctorat en physique Comment participer à des projets un peu externes à votre recherche peut vous ouvrir les horizons, amener à agrandir votre réseau et, éventuellement, à entamer votre trajet professionnel Ce que les employeurs trouvent et valorisent chez les candidats détenteurs d'un doctorat Comment un mentor peut façonner votre développement L'importance de commencer à bâtir son réseau à la maîtrise Le syndome de l'imposteur dans le milieu universitaire Les perles de sagesse d'Olivier : « Ça, c'est un pouvoir qu'on n'aura pas forcément ailleurs dans notre vie – c'est un pouvoir exceptionnel qu'offre le doctorat: on a la main, le contrôle complet sur un sujet que l'on étudie pendant minimum quatre ans. » « Dans le monde réel et lorsqu'on a un doctorat, en fait, on va être amené, probablement, à gérer des projets d'importance, parce que les employeurs vont se fixer sur notre capacité à avoir cette rigueur et cette capacité de recul sur les projets, mais ils vont avoir besoin, aussi, de la capacité des doctorants à planifier et à établir correctement un lien dans le type de travail qu'on doit faire. Et tout ça, j'ai réussi à l'apprendre non seulement au doctorat, mais aussi dans les étapes après – postdoc et les postes que j'ai eu à l'université. » « Ce n'est pas évident de trouver la personne avec qui tu vas t'entendre. Et c'est pour ça, aussi, que je pense que, par exemple, faire une maîtrise ça aide énormément. Ça aide parce que ça permet de voir le département, de voir l'ensemble des professeurs – on n'est pas obligé de continuer sa maîtrise avec le professeur ou la professeure que l'on a. Et on peut changer pour pouvoir aller au doctorat – on peut aussi complètement changer de sujet, ou quoi que ce soit, et c'est pour ça que la maîtrise a un effet bénéfique et, en fait, je ne pense pas que la carrière d'une personne doit être en accéléré tout le temps. Et les études supérieures, ça permet de prendre le temps de faire les choses correctement. » « Prenez le temps de chaque étape – il n'y a rien qui vous presse, dans la vie. Que vous finissiez votre doctorat à 30 ans, 31 ans ou 32 ans, ça ne change rien. Ça ne changera rien sur votre carrière – elle arrivera à se bâtir, quand même. » Les liens d'Olivier : Linkedin – Linkedin.com/in/olivierhernandez; Twitter – @OlivierHer; Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan; Espace Pour la Vie. Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Boîte à outils pour les études doctorales – Mon cheminement : PapaPhD.com/37 Carine Monat – Journalisme scientifique : PapaPhD.com/40 Dana Murchison – Canadian Museum of Nature : PapaPhD.com/1

Cette semaine, je vous apporte une passionnante conversation dans l'univers du génie et de l'astrophysique. Au cours de cet échange avec mon invité, Olivier Hernandez, vous apprendrez à quoi peut ressembler un trajet académique du domaine de l'ingénierie au doctorat en astrophysique et on vous amènera dans une intéressante discussion à propos de la réalité du doctorat au jour-le-jour et du rôle que des études de troisième cycle peuvent jouer dans votre vie universitaire, mais aussi dans votre vie professionnelle. Olivier Hernandez est astrophysicien et directeur du Planétarium Rio Tinto Alcan à Montréal depuis mai 2018. Il a d’abord étudié pour devenir ingénieur avant de se tourner vers l’astrophysique et d’obtenir son doctorat de l’Université de Montréal et du laboratoire d’astrophysique de Marseille (France). Il a longtemps travaillé comme chercheur sur les galaxies et concepteur d’instruments astronomiques à l’Université de Montréal. Les instruments sur lesquels il a travaillé se retrouvent sur divers télescopes: l’Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic, le télescope Canada-France-Hawaï ainsi que le futur télescope James Webb. En dehors du travail, Olivier aime aime le théâtre, cuisiner et regarder les étoiles! Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : Le trajet académique vers l'astrophysique La formation des ingénieurs en France La valeur et le potentiel que peut avoir votre maîtrise dans votre vie académique et l'intérêt de la terminer avant de passer au doctorat Comment un passage en industrie peut avoir des retombées positives sur votre trajet académique et professionnel L'intérêt de faire un doctorat en cotutelle L'autonomie et les compétences de gestion de projet qu'on développe au doctorat Le trajet de développement de carrière des détenteurs de doctorats dans l'industrie Les perles de sagesse d'Olivier : « Je pense que ça a été une des plus belles expériences de ma vie, le doctorat. Je pense que c'est vraiment un moment plaisant, difficile – et je comprends que ce n'est pas tous les jours facile, mais c'est le moment où on a le plus de liberté et le plus de créativité possible pour faire quelque chose. C'est vraiment un moment plaisant et j'encourage tous les gens un peu partout où je suis d'aller faire des études supérieures et de faire le doctorat parce que c'est vraiment une expérience différente de tout ce qu'on connaît. Même par rapport à la maîtrise où la maîtrise est assez régulière – on apprend à faire de la recherche. Le doctorat va vraiment nous pousser à avoir une autonomie incroyable et une créativité qu'on n'a pas ailleurs, et ça, c'est vraiment exceptionnel. » « En partant, tous les sujets qu'on choisit au début du doctorat, probablement, changent, évolue au fur et à mesure qu'on fait son doctorat, parce qu'on rencontre soit des portes fermées, soit on s'aperçoit que ce qu'on pensait, au début, être une bonne idée n'est pas forcément une bonne idée – quelqu'un d'autre l'a peut-être étudié, aussi. On a beau essayer de faire une revue de la littérature de ce qui existe un peu partout – on s'aperçoit qu'il y a des gens qui touchent plus ou moins le sujet et qui ont tout de suite trouvé une impasse. Donc il faut avoir cette habileté à vraiment être créatif, justement, pour pouvoir embarquer sur une autre voie, essayer de comprendre comment on peut intégrer tout ce qui a été fait. Et puis il y a cette force, chez les doctorants, d'avoir cette capacité de synthèse qu'on n'a pas, forcément, tout de suite, en maîtrise. » « La maîtrise, c'est un outil vraiment puissant pour comprendre comment on fait de la recherche. Il faut passer, à mon avis, à travers l'outil de la maîtrise de se casser la tête sur des sujets et d'être capable de comprendre comment ça fonctionne et de rédiger, surtout, son rapport pour pouvoir faire en sorte que ce soir utile pour son doctorat. Tout ce qu'on a fait à la maîtrise, ça va servir, un peu,

In Part 2 of my conversation with Zoë Ayres, we discussed her experience transitioning from an industry-led postdoc to her current position in the water industry. We talked about the application and interviewing process and about best practices at this important stage, about what you bring to the table as a candidate when you have a PhD, and also about Zoë's experience so far as a research scientist. Zoë is an analytical scientist by background. She did her undergraduate in forensic science, before pursuing analytical chemistry, and going on to do her PhD research on the development of electrochemical sensors at the University of Warwick in the UK. She is now an R&D scientist in the water industry, having made the transition from academia to industry just over two years ago. Zoë is also an active mental health advocator, raising awareness around mental health in graduate school and beyond.. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: You seldom fulfill all the requirements on a job posting - this doesn't mean you're not the right person for the position The importance of reframing your experience and making your case Outside of academia, no one looks at your publication record - they're interested in your story, in your skills Project management, team leading, and communications skills are PhD strong suits Zoë's experience of the industry culture The myth that work in industry is devoid of creative freedom is false Career progression in industry This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “When I was writing my CV, I remember thinking "Gosh - my publications aren't really relevant." For me, I tried to really reframe my experience in a way that would be appealing.” “For my CV, I really made sure that I was drawing on the fact that we think that when we're in the lab and we're doing a PhD and we might be looking after un undergraduate project, for example, and you can write that you supervised some undergraduates. And you can write that as your experience of that supervision, and that you are capable of going into a role where you lead people.” “One of the things I remember someone saying to me is that you will not be creative like you are here, in academia. And I remember thinking 'I actually enjoy being creative - is that something that I'm going to lose?' Because even though I had industrially sponsored PhD and posdoc research, it was primarily academic. And so I kind of toyed with the concept of whether or not I'd actually have the freedoms to do what I wanted to do - and think it probably varies company by company. But I've been very lucky that I have the creative freedom that I do and that everyday I get into work and I actually enjoy doing the research. It does get me out of bed in the morning, so I think it's a good thing.” Zoë's links: LinkedIn.com/in/ZJAyres; Twitter – @ZJAyres; www.ZJAyres.com. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Dana Murchison – Science Outreach: PapaPhD.com/1 Jonathan Weitzman – Professorship and Industry: PapaPhD.com/46 Liliana Vitorino – Biomedical Industry: PapaPhD.com/31 Simon Moore – Postdoc to Industry: PapaPhD.com/18 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there,

Do you ever wish you could try your hand at an industry job without putting your academic career on halt? In this week's episode, you'll hear about Zoë Ayres and about how she managed to do exactly that by choosing to do take on industry-backed projects for her master's, her PhD, and her postdoc in the chemistry domain. Zoë is an analytical scientist by background. She did her undergraduate in forensic science, before pursuing analytical chemistry, and going on to do her PhD research on the development of electrochemical sensors at the University of Warwick in the UK. She is now an R&D scientist in the water industry, having made the transition from academia to industry just over two years ago. Zoë is also an active mental health advocator, raising awareness around mental health in graduate school and beyond. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How an industry-led MSc, PhD, or postdoc can give you a perspective on non-academic research Industry-backed funding in the UK The importance of having a positive mindset and of not taking rejection personally when applying and interviewing for different positions Why your grades and your publications don't matter for non-academic employers The importance of looking for help on campus or around you when you feel you're struggling with anxiety, depression or any other mental health issues Zoë's mental health in graduate school poster series This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “I've started to look at CVs, now and I'm not just looking to see how many papers people have published. Quite frankly, I don't really care. I care more about skills like team work and the ability to adapt. Papers matter so much for academia and yet, for industry, unless I'm looking at the papers and saying, 'ok, this person clearly can collaborate very well because they're on a paper with seven people', in reality it doesn't count and the weight is not as high. And I thinkj that's something graduate students worry about a lot.” “[In my industry-sponsored research] I got to work on things like patents, for example, and they are absolutely still applicable to my day job going forward. So there are skillsets there that I developed that actually I could go and hit the ground running when I moved into my industrial position, because I already had that experience.” “For me, I think, first and foremost, it would be to tell myself that science doesn't always work and that we also make mistakes al lot of the time, and that's completely fine. And it's easy for me to say now – I've got a lot of experience with making a lot of mistakes. And some of the mistakes I've made in my scientific career up to this point have actually led to thing that have been really good. And I mean, I've produced papers on mistakes.” “Reaching out and speaking to people is so important. It took me about six months to open up to my colleagues and say "I'm not actually doing ok". And I think that was six months that I could have been getting better.” Zoë's links: LinkedIn.com/in/ZJAyres; Twitter – @ZJAyres; www.ZJAyres.com. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Dana Murchison – Science Outreach: PapaPhD.com/1 Jonathan Weitzman – Professorship and Industry: PapaPhD.com/46 Liliana Vitorino – Biomedical Industry: PapaPhD.com/31 Simon Moore – Postdoc to Industry: PapaPhD.com/18 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlu...

In Part 2 of my interview with Maryse Thomas, we talk about the role scientists can play in disseminating sound scientific information. We also discuss the UsefulScience.org and how being director of this science popularization platform has beciome an integral part of her academic career. Maryse Thomas is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Massachussets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Originally from Montreal, she received her PhD at McGill University in the field of auditory neuroscience. Maryse is interested in digital media and science communication and has been the Director of the website UsefulScience.org since 2018. Useful Science publishes short summaries of scientific research relevant to everyday life and also produces a podcast that dives into the science behind those studies. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: The process of applying for postdocsThe job talk and how to prepare for itThe power of volunteer websites if you want to find projects to contribute toHow student-led initiatives are leading the way turning graduate researchers on to science communication and how some universities are following suitHow you can gain science communication experience while in graduate schoolThis episode’s pearls of wisdom:“I feel like it is, unfortunately, in some ways, the students who have picked up the slack and who have created these opportunities for other students. For example, a workshop that I attended in my last year of my PhD at McGill was run entirely by other graduate students. It was a science communications workshop called 'Spell Your Science'. And so now, I do see those opportunities advertised much more, so I would suggest anyone looking to get into them to scan those newletters that you get from your program. And I think more of them are also university sponsored.”“There are more traditional ways to gain experience in writing that would help you in science communication. For example, I participated in student newspapers - I was a design editor, so I wasn't a typical editor like you might think of, but I was doing the graphic design and the layout, but I got to see the process and how it worked. And after that I also participated in some undergraduate science journals. So those are more established groups that have been around for a longer time, but those can give you the same kind of skills and maybe, even, connections to a scicomm path, eventually.”“The skills that you learn as a researcher, even if you're doing basic research, include analysis of texts, of scientific articles - knowing how to read the artilce and to parse it, and knowing how to look into the statistics. And those skills apply to any field.”“Not every scientist has to be the best communicator to the public, but if at least a fraction of us try to do so and try to develop those skills, then it could make a difference and help us in those conversations that we happen to have with our family, with our friends, or even on the bus. And one way to develop these skills of science communication, maybe through attending an online workhsop or an in person workshop, or reading a bit about it, or practicing by becoming a volunteer for one of these organizations. I think all of it could, in sum, make a difference on how people perceive scientists, both in their community and the ones that they see on TV.” Maryse's links: Linkedin.com/in/maryse-thomas-8a2b9752; UsefulScience.org. To submit an article to Useful Science, go to: www.usefulscience.org/submit; Scicomm Board. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website,

In this episode, we’re going to talk with Maryse Thomas, Director of the Useful Science website and podcast, about science communication and popularization, and about how it can enrich your graduate school experience and your career as a young researcher. We’re also going to hear about her PhD and about her recent experience going abroad for her postdoc and about her insights on how to make the best of this first dive into the academic career. Maryse Thomas is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Massachussets Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Originally from Montreal, she received her PhD at McGill University in the field of auditory neuroscience. Maryse is interested in digital media and science communication and has been the Director of the website UsefulScience.org since 2018. Useful Science publishes short summaries of scientific research relevant to everyday life and also produces a podcast that dives into the science behind those studies. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: The challenge of balancing starting a postdoc before defending your PhD The importance of social activities and of staying in contact with your friends and family when adapting to a new city/country Why you should look for alumni groups from your alma mater around you Science communication as a platform for graduate researchers to share their knowledge How side-projects or student communities you're part of in graduate school enrich your experience and can have ripple effects in your professional life How to articulate a having side-project with reaching your research goals This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “I also made a point of getting in touch with people I knew in Boston. There's a big Montreal and McGill community in Boston – there's just this network of researchers who end up going there, often times for postdocs or PhDs. So I had some friends that I either didn't know very well or hadn't spoken to in a few years that I made a point of getting in touch with and so, having those familiar faces around me in Boston also helped, I guess, with that whole experience.” “I think there has been a growth in this science communication world that has really managed to reach out and has struck a cord with a lot of graduate students who feel like they want to be doing a bit more with the skills that they've learned in grad school, or who might even be looking for other career opportunities, or to change their career paths.” “If you want to start having Zoom chats with your family it's so easy, now. And now we realize that. In the last two months I've spoken to people who I probably wouldn't have spoken with on a regular basis just because everybody almost feels closer in that way. And so, with my family and with my partner I was definitely speaking more often on the phone and keeping in touch that way.” Maryse's links: Linkedin.com/in/maryse-thomas-8a2b9752; UsefulScience.org. To submit an article to Useful Science, go to: www.usefulscience.org/submit; Scicomm Board. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics,

In the second part of my conversation with Nathalie Ross, we discussed what brought her to the regulatory affairs domain and I asked her to describe in more detail what the job entails and what the day-to-day of a freelance medical writer looks like. Nathalie Ross, Ph.D., MWC, a former research scientist, is a bilingual (French & English) Medical and Regulatory writer with over 15 years of experience. Her curriculum also includes Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs at Mapi (formely CanReg), where she managed a large number of drug and medical device applications for Health Canada and the FDA in a wide spectrum of therapeutic areas (cardiovascular, dentistry, gastrointestinal, oncology, orthopaedic, paediatrics, and plastic surgery). Nathalie developed teaching and R&D skills through her positions as a Research Scientist (Environment Canada) and as an Assistant Professor (University of Ottawa). She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), Canadian Association of Professional Regulatory Affairs (CAPRA), and Association des communicateurs scientifiques du Québec (ACS). She is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where she works in partnership with her local, national, and international clientele. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: The importance of playing to your strong suits in choosing your career Why you should always be growing your professional network How you can find inspirations in role models or mentors The pros and cons of being a freelancer How you can start building a porfolio during your graduate studies The day-to-day of work as a scientific and medical writer Important aspects of dealing with clients as a medical writer This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “When you are an employee, the responsibility of finding the clients and the projects is not on your shoulders, but when you transition to be on your own, all your good skills remain but it's up to you to find the projects. So you have to add the marketing strategies, you need to think about how you will promote yourself – it might not be something super natural, but it's much needed if you want to be known.” “When I was asked to do this column, I was talking with a senior friend of mine and said 'well, I don't know if I want to go that way, I might not have time'. And she told me something I will never forget: 'when you finish your PhD, you'll start with your life, you might be a research scientist, you might have kids... you won't have time. So take the time now.” Nathalie's links: Twitter – @NathalieRoss1; LinkedIn.com/in/NathalieRossWriting; NathalieRoss.com. Have a Zoom Call With David ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Clarissa Wright – Publishing: PapaPhD.com/34 Fiona Robinson – Patient education: PapaPhD.com/6 Liliana Vitorino – Industry: PapaPhD.com/31 Tamarah Luk – Entertainment Law: PapaPhD.com/10 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

The COVID-19 pandemic we’re going through as this episode is airing has made us more aware than ever of how complex and time-consuming it is to study, test, and approve medical treatments. This week’s guest, Nathalie Ross, is going to share her experience in a domain where, as a PhD, she felt she was actively contributing to the advancement of medical treatments for real patients out there – as a scientific and medical writer in the domain of regulatory affairs. Nathalie Ross, Ph.D., MWC, a former research scientist, is a bilingual (French & English) Medical and Regulatory writer with over 15 years of experience. Her curriculum also includes Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs at Mapi (formely CanReg), where she managed a large number of drug and medical device applications for Health Canada and the FDA in a wide spectrum of therapeutic areas (cardiovascular, dentistry, gastrointestinal, oncology, orthopaedic, paediatrics, and plastic surgery). Nathalie developed teaching and R&D skills through her positions as a Research Scientist (Environment Canada) and as an Assistant Professor (University of Ottawa). She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA), Canadian Association of Professional Regulatory Affairs (CAPRA), and Association des communicateurs scientifiques du Québec (ACS). She is based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where she works in partnership with her local, national, and international clientele. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: You can always decide to pivot, professionally The industry-funded research scientist track if you want to research and teach at the university level outisde of the tenure track Regulatory affairs as a stimulating career option for PhDs The advantages of getting a certificate in medical writing to access the domain This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “People thought I was crazy to leave a job that was tenure track to go there [regulatory affairs].” “I didn't start as a senior manager because I was very new in a field where I was learning – I started at the bottom. However, because of all the skills that were already available – you mentioned the writing skills and I can identify a couple. Then I went from an associate to senior associate, manager to senior manager.” “When you do a PhD, you have to learn how to be organized. Organize your thoughts, organize everything. Specifically, for regulatory affairs, one of the key skills is to be detail-oriented, to be curious, because you will change from one project to another.” Nathalie's links:@NathalieRoss1; LinkedIn.com/in/NathalieRossWriting; NathalieRoss.com. Have a Zoom Call With David ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Clarissa Wright – Publishing: PapaPhD.com/34 Fiona Robinson – Patient education: PapaPhD.com/6 Liliana Vitorino – Industry: PapaPhD.com/31 Tamarah Luk – Entertainment Law: PapaPhD.com/10 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

Dans la deuxième partie de notre entrevue, Anne-Hélène nous parle de comment s’est déroulé pour elle le passage au marché du travail et de ce qu’elle fait aujourd’hui. Elle nous parlera aussi de l’expérience de publier un essai basé sur sa thèse et partagera avec vous ses conseils pour votre passage au doctorat et pour la construction de votre carrière. Docteure en littérature française et bachelière en anthropologie, Anne-Hélène est une passionnée des mots, mais aussi d’enseignement dans le domaine des lettres. Sa vie professionnelle est bien remplie, alliant les rôles de chef de contenu à l'agence 37e AVENUE, d'enseignante de littérature au Collège Ahuntsic et de tutrice en littérature et en rédaction à l'Université TÉLUQ. Elle a publié en 2018 un essai tiré de sa thèse de doctorat, intitulé Proust à la guerre comme à la fête, aux éditions Honoré-Champion. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : Le rôle que peut jouer, plus tard, un stage d'enseignement au collégial L'importance de se créer un réseau dans son domaine d'expertise Le bourses et le financement des doctorats en sciences humaines au Canada L'effet positif de l'activité physique sur la santé mentale L'expérience de publier un livre basé sur votre thèse Les programmes d'aide à la publication savante Il faut reconnaître et accepter le syndrome de l'imposteur, qui revient à différent stades de notre vie professionnelle Les perles de sagesse d'Anne-Hélène : « Le fait de tisser des liens autour de notre recherche et dans notre domaine d'expertise, eh bien, ces liens-là, ils peuvent être pertinents, par la suite. On ne les fait pas dans le but de les utiliser, mais c'est juste humain, après . » « J'ai commencé à faire de la course à pied juste avant de commencer la maîtrise. Je ne suis pas du tout une coureuse rapide, je participe à très peu de courses balisées. Je cours vraiment pour ma santé mentale. Et, vraiment, c'est mon antidépresseur, depuis 15 ans, de courir, en fait. » Les liens d'Anne-Hélène : Linkedin. Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Carine Monat – Journalisme scientifique : PapaPhD.com/40 Martin Primeau – Communication scientifique : PapaPhD.com/44; PapaphD.com/45 Simon Landry – Courtier de connaissances : PapaPhD.com/14 Valérie Levée – Journalisme : PapaPhD.com/38 Envie de lancer un podcast? Mon ami et collègue podcasteur Marco Bernard et son Académie du Podcast ont ce qu'il vous faut si vous avez une idée, mais qu'il vous manque les connaissances pour mettre en place votre podcast. Dans la formation Podcasting 101, Marco a préparé plus de 20 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique quel équipement se procurer, comment faire le montage et comment le mettre en ondes sur les principales plateformes. Cliquez maintenant pour vous inscrire et avoir accès à la communauté ! Formation Podcasting 101 de l'Académie du Podcast Dans la formation Podcaster Pro, il a pensé aux professionnels et créateurs qui non seulement veulent lancer leur podcast, mais ont des objectifs précis à atteindre avec celui-ci. C'est en pensant à eux qu'il a préparé plus de 80 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique non seulement comment lancer son podcast, mais comment y amener des invités de qualité, comment le promouvoir et comment atteindre vos résultats en utilisant cette plateforme. Cliquez maintenant pour vous inscrire si vous voulez créer la meilleure vitrine pour vos affaires ou pour votre contenu ! Formation Podcaster PRO de l'Académie du Podcast En suivant ces liens affiliés, vous aiderez à la production de Papa PhD, donc assurez-vous d'y accéder à partir des boutons sur cette page ou en utilisant les adresses PapaphD.com/Podcast101 ou PapaPhD.com/PodcastPRO. Merci!

Cette semaine, Papa PhD ouvre une fenêtre sur les lettres. Comment se passe un doctorat en littérature? Est-ce qu’il y a des bourses? Et quelles sont les emplois auxquels il mène? Pour en parler, nous avons aujourd’hui au micro Anne-Hélène Dupont qui, dans un premier temps, nous parlera de son parcours académique et, dans la deuxième partie, nous décrira de quoi a l’air sa vie professionnelle aujourd’hui. Docteure en littérature française et bachelière en anthropologie, Anne-Hélène est une passionnée des mots, mais aussi d’enseignement dans le domaine des lettres. Sa vie professionnelle est bien remplie, alliant les rôles de chef de contenu à l'agence 37e AVENUE, d'enseignante de littérature au Collège Ahuntsic et de tutrice en littérature et en rédaction à l'Université TÉLUQ. Elle a publié en 2018 un essai tiré de sa thèse de doctorat, intitulé Proust à la guerre comme à la fête, aux éditions Honoré-Champion. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : L'intérêt de l'enseignement au niveau collégial comme complément au doctorat Il n'y a qu'un faible nombre de postes de professeur pour le nombre de doctorés, chaque année L'importance de profiter des stages professionnels, s'ils vous sont offerts Ce qu'est une agence de production de contenu Comment accéder au domaine de la communication après un doctorat en lettres Les compétences transversales qu'on apporte avec nous après un doctorat Les perles de sagesse d'Anne-Hélène : « Je pense que c'est important de toujours garder en tête, bien sûr, le côté vulgarisation – c'est ça notre objectif quand on fait du journalisme, sauf qu'il y a, quand-même, une certaine maturité et une certaine capacité à parler avec des chercheurs qui est précieuse dans ce domaine-là, en particulier. Et ce n'est pas seulement vrai pour le milieu des comms, mais je crois qu'un doctorat, mener à bien un projet comme ça, ça nous amène à développer une maturité. Donc même si on commence dans un domaine, je pense qu'on dégage une sorte de maturité professionnelle. » « Les universités offrent souvent des ateliers de préparation à la carrière. Et, des fois, ça nous dégoute un peu – on ne veut pas penser à ça. Dire " ouach... Il va falloir se vendre... ". En tout cas, moi, j'étais une idéaliste, je pensais que c'était une pure méritocratie, ce monde universitaire, mais il faut savoir que même dans le monde universitaire il faut être capable de la mettre en marché, sa recherche, et de la " vendre " – entre gros guillemets pas beaux. Mais c'est la réalité, donc même si ça fait mal, eh bien, je pense qu'il faut quand même se préparer à ce fait-là qu'il va falloir être capable de vendre un peu nos compétences. Et puis, donc, aller chercher, profiter d'ateliers qui sont offerts par les services d'orientation des universités, essayer de sauter sur quelques occasions. » Les liens d'Anne-Hélène : Linkedin. Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Carine Monat – Journalisme scientifique : PapaPhD.com/40 Martin Primeau – Communication scientifique : PapaPhD.com/44; PapaphD.com/45 Simon Landry – Courtier de connaissances : PapaPhD.com/14 Valérie Levée – Journalisme : PapaPhD.com/38 Envie de lancer un podcast? Mon ami et collègue podcasteur Marco Bernard et son Académie du Podcast ont ce qu'il vous faut si vous avez une idée, mais qu'il vous manque les connaissances pour mettre en place votre podcast. Dans la formation Podcasting 101, Marco a préparé plus de 20 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique quel équipement se procurer, comment faire le montage et comment le mettre en ondes sur les principales plateformes. Cliquez maintenant pour vous inscrire et avoir accès à la communauté ! Formation Podcasting 101 de l'Académie du Podcast Dans la formation Podcaster Pro, il a pensé aux professionnels et créateurs qui non seulement veulent lancer leur podcast,

In part two of our conversation, Jonathan Weitzman talks about how he envisions career building in academia and talks about different projects he's championed at the Université de Paris aimed at preparing his students for their professional life and empowering them during their graduate studies. Jonathan Weitzman is a professor of genetics at the Université de Paris, founding director of the Centre for Epigenetics and Cell Fate, and director of the Magistère Masters in Genetics Porgram. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: Why you shouldn't be afraid of having "holes" in your CVHow interdisplinary projects can enrich your science and open your vistasJonathan's view on the future of academiaThere is no single right way to build your careerThis episode’s pearls of wisdom:“We're experimentalists, we should experiment more with our careers.”“One thing that is really striking every year is that the students want very simple answers to questions like "Do I need to do a PhD or not? Should I do a second master's or not?" And they always ask "do you recruit people with a master's or with a PhD?" And the entrepreneurs always look at them like: "I don't understand the question – we're looking for people with skills".”“There's no golden path. Everyone gets where they're doing differently. There's so many ways to get there and you have to enjoy the journey.”“I really think this is the future of academia, is to create better interdisciplinary. We're seeing it with the whole COVID thing. It's not just about virology and it's not just about drug development, and it's not just about epidemiology, and it's not just about politics. It's about how these things come together.”Jonathan's links: Twitter – @Epigenetique; LinkedIn.com/in/JonathanWeitzman; TEDx Talk – Who am I ? Learning to read the genes in your unique genome book.g Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Chris Kent – Biotech Startup CEO: PapaPhD.com/11Sathy Rajasekharan – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/16Fábio Rosa (PhD student), Gil Costa (scientific illustrator), Patrícia Monteiro (principal investigator): PapaPhD.com/24Margaret Magdesian – Biotech Startup CEO: PapaPhD.com/21 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

Even academic and professional paths that look straighforward from afar and in hindsight were built on highs and lows, opportunities, obstacles, time-outs. Today's conversation illustrates this perfectly and shows how these irregularities are part of what makes the journey interesting. Jonathan Weitzman is a professor of genetics at the Université de Paris, founding director of the Centre for Epigenetics and Cell Fate, and director of the Magistère Masters in Genetics Porgram. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: Plans can and will change – be ready to adapt The importance of taking your time to mature as a researcher What you can gain by taking career training while in graduate school How universities are changing the way they look at the potential of PhDs Jonathan's unique approaches to graduate training The opportunities and outlets that exist today for scientific writing and science communication The importance of trying different things during graduate school to learn not only what you like, but what you're good at This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “When I became a professor, it was the beginning of a transition where we were being more honest with the students about the fact that most of them would not go into academic careers. And what we're trying to defend today is the idea that the PhD is just an excellent training for any career. That being in a lab and having a research project, and all the ups and downs of a PD is just a fantastic training for anything afterwards.” “I think there is a transition in many science-related careers. If you were the science correspondent of a national newspaper 20 years ago, you didn't need a PhD. Today, you need a PhD. If you were a patent lawyer, even in the life sciences, 20 years ago you didn't need a PhD. Today, you do. So there are many professions where today, if you want to do those successfully and compete you need to have a PhD, whether it is patent law, whether it is science communication, and I could go on and on.” Jonathan's links: Twitter – @Epigenetique; LinkedIn.com/in/JonathanWeitzman; TEDx Talk – Who am I ? Learning to read the genes in your unique genome book. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Chris Kent – Biotech Startup CEO: PapaPhD.com/11 Sathy Rajasekharan– Science communication: PapaPhD.com/16 Fábio Rosa (PhD student), Gil Costa (scientific illustrator), Patrícia Monteiro (principal investigator): PapaPhD.com/24 Margaret Magdesian – Biotech Startup CEO: PapaPhD.com/21 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

Dans cette deuxième partie de l'entrevue avec Martin Primeau, on a discuté plus en détail de la profession de communicateur scientifique dans le milieu journalistique et dans un milieu institutionnel et Martin a partagé ses conseils pour une transition sereine et productive vers la vie professionnelle après la maîtrise ou le doctorat. Spécialiste de la communication scientifique, Martin Primeau œuvre présentement comme conseiller en relations médias à Polytechnique Montréal. Titulaire d'un doctorat en biologie cellulaire de l'Université McGill et d'une maîtrise en biochimie de l'Université de Montréal, il avait accroché son sarrau en 2010 pour se consacrer à une carrière en journalisme, écrivant notamment pour LaPresse+, les magazines les Débrouillards et l'hebdomadaire agricole La Terre de Chez Nous. Il a aussi préparé des reportages télé pendant 3 ans pour l'émission de vulgarisation scientifique Le Code Chastenay à Télé-Québec en plus de consacrer une bonne partie de son temps à la rédaction de textes pour le milieu des affaires. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : Les défis auxquels peut s'affronter un journaliste scientifique La question des fausses représentations soi-disant scientifiques ou des instrumentalisations biaisées de résultats scientifiques dans les médias L'intérêt essayer des choses avec lesquelles on n'est pas familier L'importance de faire du bénévolat dans votre domaine d'intérêt pour développer des compétences connexes Le rôle du métier de journaliste L'effet accélérateur de la bourse Fernand Séguin pour ceux qui désirent faire du journalisme scientifique Les magazines et autres publications universitaires comme rampes de lancement dans le domaine journalistique Les perles de sagesse de Martin : « Oui, nos scientifiques doivent parler. Souvent, ce qui les retient de parler, c'est, justement que comme scientifique on apprend à se limiter aux faits et pas nécessairement à donner notre opinion. Et puis, des fois, ça fait en sorte qu'on pense qu'on n'a pas à dire un mot sur une question qui est d'intérêt public parce que, dans le fond, ça sort un petit peu de notre expertise. » « Certain que c'est une bonne idée d'aller acquérir des nouvelles compétences parce que par l'exercice, en essayant, par exemple, de rédiger, on acquiert des compétences, on apprend, on vit une expérience qui est différente de celles auxquelles on est confronté dans la vie de tous les jours. Si on n'élargit pas sa zone de confort, eh bien, on ne grandit pas. Il ne faut pas hésiter à repousser les frontières, à essayer des choses avec lesquelles on n'est pas familer. Et puis on se découvre, en même temps. » Les liens de Martin : Linkedin. Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Carine Monat – Journalisme scientifique : PapaPhD.com/40 Kirsten Sanford – Communication scientifique (anglais) : PapaPhD.com/13 Simon Landry – Courtier de connaissances : PapaPhD.com/14 Valérie Levée – Journalisme : PapaPhD.com/38 Envie de lancer un podcast? Mon ami et collègue podcasteur Marco Bernard et son Académie du Podcast ont ce qu'il vous faut si vous avez une idée, mais qu'il vous manque les connaissances pour mettre en place votre podcast. Dans la formation Podcasting 101, Marco a préparé plus de 20 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique quel équipement se procurer, comment faire le montage et comment le mettre en ondes sur les principales plateformes. Cliquez maintenant pour vous inscrire et avoir accès à la communauté ! Formation Podcasting 101 de l'Académie du Podcast Dans la formation Podcaster Pro, il a pensé aux professionnels et créateurs qui non seulement veulent lancer leur podcast, mais ont des objectifs précis à atteindre avec celui-ci. C'est en pensant à eux qu'il a préparé plus de 80 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique non seulement comment lancer son podcast,

Dans l'épisode d'aujourd'hui de Papa PhD, je partage avec vous la première partie d'une conversation très agréable qui s'est déroulée en personne au Café Java Mythe, dans le quartier de Villeray, à Montréal, avec Martin Primeau. Au long de cette première partie, on a discuté tu trajet académique de Martin et de comment il a cultivé sa passion pour le journalisme et préparé son entrée dans ce domine passionnant de la communication scientifique. Spécialiste de la communication scientifique, Martin Primeau œuvre présentement comme conseiller en relations médias à Polytechnique Montréal. Titulaire d'un doctorat en biologie cellulaire de l'Université McGill et d'une maîtrise en biochimie de l'Université de Montréal, il avait accroché son sarrau en 2010 pour se consacrer à une carrière en journalisme, écrivant notamment pour LaPresse+, les magazines les Débrouillards et l'hebdomadaire agricole La Terre de Chez Nous. Il a aussi préparé des reportages télé pendant 3 ans pour l'émission de vulgarisation scientifique Le Code Chastenay à Télé-Québec en plus de consacrer une bonne partie de son temps à la rédaction de textes pour le milieu des affaires. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : Oui – vous pouvez mettre votre doctorat en pauseLe potentiel d'initiatives telles que la bourse Fernand SéguinLa valeur des stages et des formations pour la réorientation de votre carrièreComment ce que vous faites aujourd'hui peut avoir des retombées inattendues plus tard dans votre parcours professionnelLe cheminement académique n'est pas pour tous – et c'est OK.Se détacher de ses résultats comme technique pour maintenir l'équilibre émotionnel et mentalL'effet pernicieux que peut avoir la vie dans le microcosme qu'est un laboratoire de recherche pour notre image de nous-même et de notre succèsLes perles de sagesse de Martin :« Il y a de la science, encore, dans nos médias écrits, mais il y en a de moins en moins et une façon d'en parler, à mon avis, c'est à travers le cahier "Affaires" où on a à parler d'entreprises de haute technologie, des pharmaceutiques, des biotechs. »« Les gens de l'extérieur ne perçoivent pas une personne qui a abandonné un doctorat ou qui a arrêté à la maîtrise comme étant une personne qui a vécu un échec. Et puis la vie nous prépare – il y a tellement à apprendre dans le milieu du travail, des choses qu'on n'apprend pas en étant aux études que de multiplier le nombres d'expériences, c'est vraiment là qu'on fait des gains, dans le fond. »« [En tant que PhD] des gens que j'ai croisé avaient comme appréhension, par exemple, que dans mon style d'écriture, comme journaliste, j'allais être très froid, très cartésien. Je suis quand même cartésien, mais je vis quand même des émotions et je suis capable de transposer des émotions dans mes textes. Et ça, on me disait qu'on avait été surpris de ça, mais c'est ça – on n'est pas des robots, on est des humains comme d'autres. »« Il faut se le dire: il y a une forme de plafond de verre – on forme des étudiants au doctorat, c'est-à-dire, puis des doctorants et puis, au final, il y a seulement une partie de ceux-là qui ont une place en académie. Les professeurs qui sont embauchés ont des postes à vie, donc les places sont limitées. Je n'avais pas le goût de m'éloigner de Montréal, ma vie est ici. Et puis j'avais des amis, aussi, qui étaient partis, plus âgés, qui avaient fait des post-doc, puis qui restaient à l'étranger pendant plusieurs années. Ils cherchaient à revenir – impossible pour eux... Je ne voulais pas vivre ça. »Les liens de Martin : Linkedin. Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Carine Monat – Journalisme scientifique : PapaPhD.com/40Kirsten Sanford – Communication scientifique (anglais) : PapaPhD.com/13Simon Landry – Courtier de connaissances : Pap...

Warning: Please note that this episode mentions different mental health issues, including suicidal ideation. Susanna L. Harris is a PhD student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where she studies how different types of bacteria stick to the roots of plants. Susanna started PhD Balance to empower academics during and after Grad School, with a special focus on supporting academics' mental health. Susanna can be found on Instagram and Twitter at @susannalharris while PhD Balance can be found at @PhD_Balance and at www.PhDBalance.com. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How Susanna learned a significant proportion of graduate students were struggling with mental health issues How she decided to establish a platform to connect with them and how it grew into a community The important skill of accepting help and support from others Upcoming PhD Balance initiatives This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “I just wanted to make a little space where peolpe could come together and some of us could share our stories – kind of get that catharsis of just saying something out loud.” “I'm not one in a hundred people – I mean, if there is ten people in a room, there's four of us that are currently struggling.” “For people who don't know what impostor syndrome is, it's basically the idea that you have somehow ended up in this place where you are at a lower caliber or quality than everyone else around you, and that you're probably about three missteps away from everyone turning and looking at you and outwardly saying "you just don't belong here. You're fraud and suddenly, everything that you have said comes into question and we've realized that you're a liar".” “The first two steps of getting help for your mental health and building a healthier space for yourself are: first realizing something might not be right or something might be holding you back in terms of your mood, your productivity, your ability to sleep and build relationships. And the second piece is really deciding that it's worth it to get that help, that you're worth it to try to get that help.” “An advisor is somebody that you go to for a specific situation, a specific set of questions. A mentor is somebody who is going to see your success as, in some way, fulfilling to them and understands that your success does not look like their success. They're not acting as a guide to get you through their path, but rather somebody that can maybe be on the lookout and look around and say "Hey! That might be a good opportunity", or "I seem to see that you're struggling with this obstacle – can I give you some of my perspective?"” Susanna's links: Twitter – @SusannaLHarris @PhD_Balance; Instagram – @SusannaLHarris @PhD_Balance; LinkedIn.com/in/SusannaLHarris; PhDBalance.com; Susanna's YouTube channel. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Élodie Chabrol – Science communication (French): PapaPhD.com/33 Fiona Robinson – Patient education: PapaPhD.com/6 Kelly Bullock – Science illustration: PapaPhD.com/9 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services,

Warning: Please note that this episode mentions different mental health issues, including suicidal ideation. When we look around us, it’s easy to think everyone else is doing fine and has a picture perfect life. It’s easy to feel like your peers are better than you, more successful, having a better time. But you’d be surprised… In today’s stressful day-to-day, in particular in graduate school, more people than you imagine are struggling with anxiety and depression. In part one of this week’s episode of Papa PhD, Susanna Harris will be sharing with you her personal experience dealing with depression during her PhD and the lessons this experience has brought her. Susanna L. Harris is a PhD student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where she studies how different types of bacteria stick to the roots of plants. Susanna started PhD Balance to empower academics during and after Grad School, with a special focus on supporting academics' mental health. Susanna can be found on Instagram and Twitter at @susannalharris while PhD Balance can be found at @PhD_Balance and at www.PhDBalance.com. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: The importance of finding undergrad and graduate programs in domains that interest you How to reason you way through impostor syndrome in graduate school How to deal with negative self-talk and with negative talk coming from others The importance of getting specialized help if you're struggling, especially if you're dealing with mental health issues Why you should have someone who you can safely share your struggles and your worries with during graduate school How knowing your yearly mood cycle can help you keep balance This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “Do what you think success looks like.” “Things that support people's mental health are things like having a routined schedule, having very clear goals, then metrics by which to meet them, a clear understanding of expectations, family, friends, loved ones...” “Going back to the idea of taking care of myself – if you have a pet you don't have a choice of not getting up in the morning, you don't have a choice of staying in your house all day long. And things like – they have to eat twice a day, so I should probably eat at least twice a day... and companionship.” “Those pieces that we tell people, that sound so fluffy, like "have a support system" or "get enough sleep", or "be introspective" – those are often the hardest, but they really are the pieces that matter.” Susanna's links: Twitter – @SusannaLHarris @PhD_Balance; Instagram – @SusannaLHarris @PhD_Balance; LinkedIn.com/in/SusannaLHarris; PhDBalance.com. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Abel Polese – Area Studies: PapaPhD.com/19 Inês Thomas Almeida – Musicology: PapaPhD.com/27 Joe Makkerh – Entrepreneurship: PapaPhD.com/2 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

The biggest entrepreneurs are mothers in underdeveloped countries, figuring out creative and innovative solutions to ensure their families’ sustainability. We use sexy terms associated to tech and industry, but entrepreneurship is not “just for the illuminated” - it starts within. Inês believes that by becoming the finest version of ourselves we are the best agents of change for a beautiful and memorable existence. She’s passionate about facilitating individuals' self-awareness, supporting a better understanding of others and the development of human and social skills. She is always up to a good challenge or project that has a purpose aligned with her values and an ensured ticket to develop new skills and enjoy the ride of life. Within this scope, she is working with Insights Discovery as an Associate Consultant and with Chaperone as a Career Advisor. She is also collaborating with a Research Institute to develop a tech transfer program, nurturing her own natural entrepreneurial vein, and creating a new concept of event to empower health practitioners. She is a Board Member of the Portuguese National Young Entrepreneur Association and a Member of the Advisory Board of H-Partners for Life. In her “past life” she was President of the Committee “Ethics in Health” in the Portuguese Health Parliament and worked in the FMCG and Pharma industries. She is doing an MBA and training to become a certified Coach. She has a Master in Medicine and a MOOC in Positive Psychology, is an Insights Discovery Licensed Practitioner and a NLP Practitioner. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: It's never too late to choose a new path The importance of listening to your body, especially when it's hurting you Why it is important to learn to tune out impostor syndrome and fear of humiliation How meditation can help you in your decisions, but also in being a creative and productive professional The importance of preparation when transitioning to a new domain This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “Listen to your body. This might seem strange, but your body is communicating with you all the time. And we don’t give it the attention or care we should. If it’s true that the magic happens outside of your comfort zone, your body will tell you where is the perfect spot to leave your comfort zone, staying honest to yourself.” “Get your education and have the discipline of continuing learning from books and people even after you’re finished. Understand that university is way more than just theoretical knowledge being dumped on you. University is a laboratory – do that presentation that scares the shit out of you, ask that question that gets you sick to your stomach, get passionate fiercely.” “People have this idea that you should clear your mind during meditation and, actually, what happens is that meditation clears your mind from toxic thoughts. And it creates space for you to come up with beautiful creative solutions and beautiful innovative ideas. And you don't even know that you have that inside of you if you don't creat space for it to happen.” “The difference between a creative and an uncreative mind is not that the creative has different thoughts, but that the creative person actually takes what goes on their mind more seriously.” “Prioritize sleep. Sleep is a super power, do not underestimate it.” Inês’ links: LinkedIn. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: David (Viva Frei) Freiheit – Youtube content creator: PapaPhD.com/15 Tamarah Luk – Entertainment Law: PapaPhD.com/10 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Inês Thomas Almeida – Musicology: PapaPhD.com/27 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my Wo...

Vous n’êtes pas un être unidimensionnel. On a tous un intérêt, un penchant, un côté qu’on a mis sur pause ou qu’on cultive quand on peut, dans nos temps libres. Eh bien, parfois la vie nous offre la chance de mettre cette face cachée en premier plan et d’en faire une partie intégrante de notre vie professionnelle. Dans la conversation d’aujourd’hui, Carine Monat partage avec nous les aléas qui l’ont amenée de la biologie moléculaire au journalisme scientifique. Carine Monat a réalisé son doctorat en neurobiologie à l’Université de Montréal. Férue de découvertes, de rencontres et de partage, elle est désormais journaliste et recherchiste scientifique pour plusieurs médias. Elle collabore aux émissions Moteur de recherche, sur ICI Radio-Canada première, et Ça me regarde sur AMI-télé comme chroniqueuse. Elle est également recherchiste scientifique pour Unpointcinq, le média de l’action climatique au Québec. Elle s’intéresse à la place des femmes en science, comme animatrice et réalisatrice du balado 20% avec Québec Science et l’Acfas, et dans un projet web avec l’ONF. Elle tient à la différence entre savoir et comprendre. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : L'importance de choisir un cheminement académique qui va avec votre personnalité Les critères à considérer quand on choisit un laboratoire Le rôle important que joue notre réseau social rapproché pendant les études graduées L'intérêt d'essayer différentes choses, des stages, du bénévolat, pour identifier le domaine dans lequel on aimerait travailler À quoi ressemble le jour-le-jour d'un journaliste/recherchiste Les perles de sagesse de Carine : « Elle me disait "un échec, ce n'est pas tant un échec que tes limites." Elle, elle voulait faire astronaute - c'est quand-même intense. Elle a essayé, elle n'a pas réussi - elle m'a dit: "c'est pas grave, c'est juste pas pour moi, c'est ma limite, mais au moins, j'ai essayé." » « Maintenant, l'avantage, avec LinkedIn et tout, c'est vraiment, je pense - il ne faut pas hésiter à les contacter. Les gens sont sur LinkedIn parce qu'ils sont à même de se faire contacter, sinon ils n'y seraient pas. Au pire aller, ils ne vous répondent pas, mais ça vaut la peine de tendre une perche. » « Moi, je ferais, quand-même, des recherches - il ne faut pas, non plus, lancer des perches, comme ça, à tout va. Il faut être un peu pertinent, un peu renseigné, sinon vous allez vous noyer dans le lot des gens qui les contactent. Il faut savoir un peu ce qu'on veut en allant frapper à la porte de cette entreprise ou de ce labo de recherche-là. Et, surtout, il ne faut pas hésiter. » Les liens de Carine : CarineMonat.com; Linkedin.com/in/carine-monat; Balado 20 Pourcent (Québec Science); @CarineMonat; Facebook.com/Carine.MonatReliat Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Joana Lobo Antunes – Communication scientifique (anglais) : PapaPhD.com/25 Kirsten Sanford – Communication scientifique (anglais) : PapaPhD.com/13 Simon Landry – Courtier de connaissances : PapaPhD.com/14 Valérie Levée – Journalisme : PapaPhD.com/38 Envie de lancer un podcast? Mon ami et collègue podcasteur Marco Bernard et son Académie du Podcast ont ce qu'il vous faut si vous avez une idée, mais qu'il vous manque les connaissances pour mettre en place votre podcast. Dans la formation Podcasting 101, Marco a préparé plus de 20 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique quel équipement se procurer, comment faire le montage et comment le mettre en ondes sur les principales plateformes. Cliquez maintenant pour vous inscrire et avoir accès à la communauté ! Formation Podcasting 101 de l'Académie du Podcast Dans la formation Podcaster Pro, il a pensé aux professionnels et créateurs qui non seulement veulent lancer leur podcast, mais ont des objectifs précis à atteindre avec celui-ci. C'est en pensant à eux qu'il a préparé plus de 80 v...

We're all drawn to science and graduate school for a reason. Because we're good at scientific subjects, because we want to discover new things, because we want to help others by developing technology and growing the knowledge base. It's our common thread as holders of master's or doctoral degrees. But not all of us end up fulfilling these objectives in the same manner after graduate school. In today's episode, James Bowers talks about how science brought him from the bench to science popularization, to the consulting arena in the science communication space. James is a consultant and trainer at Agent Majeur, a science communication agency. Co-author of upcoming book “SELL YOUR RESEARCH – Public speaking for scientists” with Alexia Youknovsky, CEO of Agent Majeur, he has a PhD in Molecular Biology and an MSc in Science Media Production. Over his career, James has worked in TV production and is a communicator on “pop science” programs. At Agent Majeur, he trains in public speaking and science writing, consults on communication strategies and hosts events. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How you can inspire people for life by teaching and mentoring them How important it is to take action when mental health issues are affecting your well-being How taking a short break from research can give you the mental space to regroup and take important career and life decisions Taking on new challenges/side-gigs as a way to find your calling, gain new skills, and enter a new professional arena This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “I think that a lot of people who have been through a PhD can empathize with that situation where you've just had a very stressful time, and you're at your computer, and you stare at the screen, and nothing happens for hours. Nothing comes out, and you can't write, and you're just working on the same line, on the same sentence. After I'd kind of changed my mind about it offloaded a lot of my stress and worry, I then didn't have as much of those times, I was much more efficient, I gave myself more time off, I didn't force myself to come in too early or leave too late. I gave myself the physical and mental space I needed to take part in other things, which actually all kind of helped, itself.” “You have to go in with no expectation of a result. So you go in and you test it, and you learn different things from different people. And if you release yourself of the expectation of some kind of success, or that it's going to do well, then you can just enjoy it more. And then you can really listen to your voice, inside, and say 'is this something I enjoy doing, or is this something that I feel like I have to do? And those two things are completely different.” “The strategy, for me, was 'motivate yourself, because no one else will motivate you. Find the energy where you can.” “Just be kinder to yourself. Don't be so hard on yourself.” James' links: @jimbologist; @agentmajeur; www.agentmajeur.com/blog; “SELL YOUR RESEARCH – Public speaking for scientists”. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Élodie Chabrol – Science communication (French): PapaPhD.com/33 Fiona Robinson – Patient education: PapaPhD.com/6 Kelly Bullock – Science illustration: PapaPhD.com/9 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one mon...

Quand on change de domaine, on ressent souvent ce syndrome de l’imposteur, cette sensation d’être comme un cheveu dans la soupe. Et ça peut nous empêcher d’avancer et d’accepter des défis un peu en dehors de notre zone de confort. Dans cet épisode, Valérie Levée nous raconte le trajet qui l’a menée de la physiologie végétale au journalisme et à la rédaction en architecture. Valérie Levée a complété sa formation universitaire en biotechnologie végétale à l'Université Paris XI, puis Université de Picardie et Doctorat à l'Université d'Orléans. Arrivée au Québec en 1996, elle a mené des recherches postdoctorales au centre de foresterie des Laurentides (Québec), puis elle a eu différents postes à l’université et en dehors du milieu universitaire. En 2007: réorientation professionnelle en communication scientifique. Depuis quelques années et après beaucoup d’expérience et d’apprentissage, Valérie s’est spécialisée en journalisme et rédaction en architecture. À part le travail, elle a un intense besoin d'aller jouer dehors! Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : L'importance de la persévérance dans les études doctorales Le rôle que les activités extra-curriculaires pour trouver un équilibre et une vie sociale saine Les associations professionnelles comme voies d'accès à un métier Aller chercher des compétences professionnelles par le biais de formations Comment l'université peut nous permettre d'ouvrir nos horizons Les compétences douces qu'on développe au doctorat et au post-doctorat Le jour-le-jour et les qualités d'un journaliste Ce qu'on gagne à se permettre d'essayer le plus de choses possibles, professionnellement Comment participer au programme radio « Futur Simple » Les craintes reliées à la sécurité financière quand on sort du milieu universitaire Les perles de sagesse de Valérie : « On apprend plein de choses pendant qu'on fait un doctorat. C'est une leçon de vie, en fait. Ce n'est pas juste apprendre à faire des expériences et à tirer des conclusions, des résultats. C'est toute un leçon de vie qui, de toute façon, va pouvoir se projeter sur d'autres emplois ou d'autres activités, quels qu'elles soient à l'issue du doctorat. » « C'est un peu trop facile de s'enfermer dans le département où on est. On est dans un laboratoire qui est dans un département, on est très préoccupé par nos expériences, on parle beaucoup à nos collègues et on oublie qu'il y a tout un monde en dehors de notre discipline et de notre département. » « Il y a tellement de choses qui se passent dans toute sorte de disciplines et je crois qu'il faut profiter de toutes les conférences qui peuvent se donner, toutes les activités universitaires, qui peuvent nous permettre d'aller découvrir un autre sujet en anthropologie, en géologie, en linguistique, pourquoi pas ? Il faut profiter de ces opportunités-là pour s'ouvrir à toute sorte de disciplines, de sujets d'étude ou, même, de conversation pour enrichir, finalement, notre culture générale. » Les liens de Valérie : Futur Simple; LinkedIn. Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Carine Monat – Journalism (French) : PapaPhD.com/40 Joana Lobo Antunes – Science Communication: PapaPhD.com/25 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Simon Landry – Courtier de connaissances : PapaPhD.com/14 Envie de lancer un podcast? Mon ami et collègue podcasteur Marco Bernard et son Académie du Podcast ont ce qu'il vous faut si vous avez une idée, mais qu'il vous manque les connaissances pour mettre en place votre podcast. Dans la formation Podcasting 101, Marco a préparé plus de 20 vidéos et des tutoriels où il explique quel équipement se procurer, comment faire le montage et comment le mettre en ondes sur les principales plateformes. Cliquez maintenant pour vous inscrire et avoir accès à la communauté !

Téléchargez la "Boîte à outils pour votre doctorat" maintenant ! Transcription de l'épisode : Bonjour! Aujourd'hui, je vous apporte un épisode différent. Aujourd'hui, je vais vous parler de mon parcours - celui qui m'a amené à ce que je fais aujourd'hui et à l'aventure Papa PhD.Votre doctorat est littéralement une aventure - c'est un voyage, une expédition dans l'inconnu. Et certains des plus grands enseignements et souvenirs de vos études graduées que vous porterez avec vous tout au long de votre vie seront les obstacles que vous aurez trouvés et surmontés en cours de route. Et c'est l'un des messages les plus importants que j'aimerais partager avec vous aujourd’hui.Tout au long de cet épisode, je vais vous raconter mon parcours professionnel jusqu'à aujourd'hui et les leçons que j'ai tirées de mon doctorat – Les bons coups et les erreurs.Et si vous restez jusqu'à la fin de l'épisode, j’ai préparé pour vous un guide où je résume les principales leçons que j'ai apprises. Un ensemble de stratégies qui vous aideront à passer à travers l’expérience du doctorat sans trop de difficultés inutiles et à préparer à votre transition vers l'espace professionnel non universitaire ou vers quoi que ce soit qui suivra vos études graduées.Je vais également essayer de partager des conseils sur comment planifier, comment préparer, dès le premier jour, de façon très intentionnelle, sa vie professionnelle, quelle que soit la forme qu’elle prendra.Encore une fois, je partagerai un lien vers ce guide à la fin de l'épisode, donc restez avec moi !Maintenant, pour mon histoire. Vous finirez par voir que j'ai frappé des murs en cours de route, que j'ai rencontré des obstacles, mais j'ai tiré des leçons de toutes ces difficultés. De plus, ayant maintenant interviewé plus de 30 invités sur Papa PhD, j'ai également essayé de rassembler certains de leurs meilleurs conseils et de les distiller dans ce document que je vais partager à la fin de l'épisode.Donc – Mon parcours universitaire a commencé au Portugal. En sortant du lycée, j'avais deux possibilités - deux choses que j'aimais et pour lesquelles j'étais doué : c'était les langues et les sciences naturelles.J'ai suivi la voie scientifique et j'ai fait une licence en microbiologie et en génétique à l'université de Lisbonne. Après ma licence, je suis resté au laboratoire où j'avais réalisé mon projet de fin d'études pendant deux ans au long desquels j’ai participé comme instructeur à différents programmes de formation offerts et où j’ai travaillé avec des bourses de recherche.Après ces deux années, j'ai eu l'occasion de participer à un programme de l’agence gouvernementale INFARMED - l'agence nationale des médicaments au Portugal. À l'époque, les médicaments génériques allaient être introduits au Portugal et j'ai eu le privilège de faire partie d'une petite équipe de diplômés qui ont été formés et envoyés dans des centres médicaux à travers le pays pour expliquer ce qu'étaient ces « génériques » à la communauté médicale, afin de dissiper les inquiétudes ou les doutes qu'ils avaient à propos de la qualité et de la sécurité de ces médicaments.Ça a été une année très formatrice : on nous a appris à parler en public, à présenter les données et à discuter des objections potentielles de notre public cible. Toutes ces compétences m'ont été très utiles par la suite. Et c'était ma première expérience professionnelle en dehors du laboratoire.Après un an comme représentant d'INFARMED, le gouvernement a changé et le programme a été fermé.Après cela, grâce aux contacts que j'avais établis pendant cette année, j'ai eu la chance d'être invité à donner des cours en laboratoire dans une université privée de Lisbonne - une école qui offrait spécifiquement de la formation pour les personnes qui voulaient faire carrière dans les domaines techniques du secteur de la santé. C’était une expérience formidable. J'ai vraiment, vraiment aimé enseigner. Mais ce qui s'est passé, c'est qu’en regardant les professeurs,

Download "Tools for Your PhD Journey" Now ! Episode transcript: Hi everyone! Today I'm bringing you a different episode. Today I'll be talking about my path - what brought me here, to what I do today and to the Papa PhD adventure.Your PhD is literally an adventure - it's an exploration, a journey into the unknown. And some of the greatest lessons and memories of grad school that you will bring with you throughout your life are going to be the obstacles you found and surpassed along the way. And this is one of the most important messages that I'd like to share during this episode. What I'm going to talk about throughout is going to be what my career path has been like until today and what lessons I learned going through my PhD - what worked for me and what didn't work for me.And if you stick around until the end of the episode, I have prepared for you a toolkit where I summarize the most important lessons I've learned. A set of strategies that will help you go through your degree smoothly and be prepared for your transition into the non-academic job space or into whatever comes after your degree.I'll also try and share advice on how to be very intentional from day one in planning ahead and preparing your professional life, no matter what it ends up being. Again, I will share a link to this toolkit at the end of the episode, so stay with me.Now to talk about my story. Eventually you'll see that I got stumped along the way, that I hit some roadblocks, but I have lessons learned from all of those obstacles and all of those difficulties. Plus, now having interviewed 30 plus guests on the Papa PhD podcast, I have also tried to collect some of the best advice that they have shared on the show, and to distill it into this document that I'll be sharing at the end of the episode.So – My academic path started in Portugal. Coming out of high school I had two possible avenues – two things I liked and was good at. And these were languages and natural sciences. So, eventually, I followed the scientific path and did a bachelor's in microbiology and genetics at the University of Lisbon. After my bachelor's, I stuck around the lab where I had done my final project for a couple of years, TAing in different training programs and doing research in kind of a post-bac experience. Eventually, I had the opportunity of taking part in a program proomted by INFARMED – the drug and medicine agency in Portugal. At the time, generic drugs were being introduced in Portugal and I had the privilege of being part of a small team of graduates who were trained and sent out to medical centres around the country to explain what generic drugs were to the medical community, to dispel any worries or doubts they had about the quality and safety of these products.It was a very formative year: we were trained on public speaking, on how to present the data, on how to discuss objections. All skills that really served me later on. And it was my first professional experience out of the lab.After one year as an INFARMED representative, the government changed and the program was closed.After that, through connections that I had made in this position, I had the privilege of being invited to give lab classes, but at a private university in Lisbon - a school that was specifically offering training for people who wanted to have technical careers in the health domain. This was a great experience. I really, really enjoyed teaching. But what happened was that, looking at the professors, I started thinking that "I'd really like to teach at that level". And what was the requirement to teach at that level? Well, it was to hold a PhD.So, five years after having finished my undergrad degree, I decided to embark on the PhD adventure. I interviewed in two PhD programs and I was accepted in the BEB program offered by the Center for Neuroscience and cell Biology at the University of Coimbra, a program with a strong neuroscience component.I was part of the 2003 cohort.

Dans cet épisode, vous allez entendre parler de gratitude, de bénévolat, de service, mais vous allez aussi entendre parler de persévérance, de sens de mission et d’entreprenariat. Ces mots peuvent vous paraître de deux univers différents, mais ils se marient et trouvent un sens dans le récit que nous apporte Francis Etheridge à propos de son cheminement académique et professionnel. Donc restez des nôtres pour une entrevue qui, je crois, vous inspirera dans vos choix de carrière et dans votre vie. Francis Etheridge a complété un doctorat en gérontologie à l’Université de Sherbrooke. Sa thèse porte sur les difficultés persistantes des centres d’hébergement et de soins de longue durée (CHSLD) à améliorer les soins et services qu’ils offrent à leurs résidents. Ce projet doctoral lui a permis d’obtenir la bourse d'études supérieures du Canada Vanier. Après avoir occupé quelques postes de gestion dans le réseau de la santé, principalement des rôles-conseils dans des organisations offrant des services géronto-gériatriques, Francis agit désormais comme consultant. Il a fondé une compagnie, Humanique Conseil, par laquelle il offre des services de développement organisationnel et de gestion du changement principalement dans le domaine de la santé, mais aussi dans d’autres types d’organisation. Il conserve également un pied dans le monde universitaire en participant à des projets de cherche en tant que co-chercheur. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : L'importance d'avoir un objectif de vie tout le long de votre parcours académique Ce qu'on peut gagner à avoir une expérience en recherche et de publication au niveau du baccalauréat L'intérêt d'une approche de recherche active pendant vos études graduées L'importance de participer de façon bénévole à différents événements, groupes, ou organisations autour de nous La fierté que nous apporte la défense de thèse et la fermeture de ce chapitre de notre vie Le rôle important que peut jouer la vie à l'extérieur de notre projet de recherche pour notre équilibre L'intérêt de méthodes telles que le pomodoro pour augmenter sa productivité Les perles de sagesse de Francis : « J'ai toujours été quelqu'un qui disait davantage oui que non, que ce soit pour faire partie d'une association étudiante, pour faire partie des conseils d'administration. Généralement d'être ouvert, donc de participer à des entrevues, des colloques – à plusieurs types d'activités qui sont non rémunérées, qu'on fait de façon bénévole, mais qui permettent, justement, de créer des liens, d'enrichir nos connaissances. » « Je valorise une conception de la vie, disons, intégrée, et je pense que ce qui m'a aidé, c'est que mon objectif soit réellement un objectif de vie et pas juste on objectif professionnel ou académique. En fait, j'ai été aligné sur cet objectif d'aider les résidents, d'aider le personnel des centres d'hébergement depuis une douzaine d'années parce que ça m'appelle comme personne, comme être humain. Je pense que c'est ce qui m'a drivé à trouver des solutions pour atteindre cet objectif même si certaines portes se sont fermées devant moi è certaines étapes de ce cheminement. » « Ce que j'encourage, aujourd'hui, c'est de ne pas considérer le travail comme une dimension qui est externe à l'ensemble de nos vies ou qu'on vit en parallèle, mais comme quelque chose d'intégré. » « Pour moi, ce qui me permettait le mieux d'avancer, c'était des périodes intensives de travail où j'étais, peut-être, moins connecté à d'autres dimensions de ma vie, mais c'est ce qui me permettait d'avancer – des semaines de travail complètes, des fins de semaine de travail complètes pour, justement, éviter ces périodes de reprise, de travail, d'interruption. » « L'approche de recherche que j'avais adoptée pendant mon doctorat était la recherche-action. La recherche-action est un mode d'intervention tout autant qu'un mode de production de connaissance...

Coming from a specific domain of research doesn't dictate what your career journey will look like. Your interests, your strong suits, as well as any extra skills you've picked up during your lifetime may reveal themselves to be instrumental and key elements in what you'll do profesionally later on. In this episode of Papa PhD, Clarissa Wright shares how different life and professional experiences built up and brought her from geology and microarchaeology to launching and editing an online magazine. Clarissa focused on her art from a young age, but her interest in science grew as she studied geology at university of Aberdeen, before completing a Master's in micropaleontology at university of Birmingham. After exploring various ideas, she entered the scientific publishing industry in London at Springer Nature, from which she started freelance writing and founded a science communication digital magazine in her spare time. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: The role odd jobs can play in preparing you and in setting you up for the career you want to embark on Why you should never stop nurturing your interests and hobbies Why you should get in touch with graduates from your program about their career journey The gradual process of transitioning into your postac career How self-study can help you prepare for a job interview in a field that is new to you How you can build a profitable side-hustle through freelancing This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “It wasn't until about 9 months later that I was looking around at what other people in my class were doing and I heard that one girl was an editorial assistant in a physics journal. And I thought: 'That sounds cool – what does that involve?' So I just looked it up and it sounded interesting, so I pushed myself to apply for these.” “I ended up getting an interview in Cambridge and an interview in London, and got a job in London in a large publishing house as an assisting editor. I was there for two years, during which I learned more about the sicence publishing industry, but it wasn't immediately obvious to me during my studies that that was a potential route to go down.” “Actually, my job at the time, which was in the health clinic, I managed to use that as extra experience, because I'd studied geology. I think maybe during the application process or the interview I kind of mentioned that I'd familiarized a bit with health science during my time there, so that ended up supporting that unexpectedly.” “I basically did a bit of research about basics about science public publishing like open access, blind peer review, and things like that. Those questions actually came up in the interview, so that was useful.” “I started thinking 'how do I work best personally?' and I found that I work quite well just tackling different problems creatively, so I found that, actually, it would be worth it to work my own way, even if I was leaving a very structured and kind of cushiony kind of job. For me, it was just worth it to just have the change.” Clarissa’s links: LinkedIn; Naturevolve.com; GNU Image Manipulation Program; InkScape Vector Graphic Editor. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Dana Murchison – Science Outreach: PapaPhD.com/1 Kelly Bullock – Science illustration: PapaPhD.com/9 Rob Hutcheson – Health Economics: PapaPhD.com/4 Tamarah Luk – Entertainment Law: PapaPhD.com/10 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. ...

Dans la vie, on peut se faire dire des tas de choses. Entre autres, on peut se faire dire qu'une de nos idées ou qu'un de nos projets est voué à l'échec. Le hic, c'est que cette idée, ce projet, personne ne les voit comme nous on les voit. Dans cet épisode de Papa PhD, Élodie Chabrol partage son parcours académique et professionnel et parle du rôle qu'ont joué la curiosité et la persévérance dans sa transition vers l'univers de la communication scientifique. Elodie Chabrol a un doctorat en neuroscience et a mené des recherches postdoctorales en neurosciences. Elle a quitté la recherche en 2017 pour travailler sur la communication scientifique en tant que freelance. Elle développe le festival Pint of Science en France et à travers le monde et travaille également sur d'autres projets, dans le but d'aider les scientifiques à partager leurs histoires fascinantes de la meilleure façon possible et de transmettre la passion pour la science. Joignez-vous au groupe d'exploration de carrières Papa PhD ! Ce que vous apprendrez dans cet épisode : La beauté et les défis de la vie de chercheurL'importance de développer ses compétences en communication pendant ses études de troisième cycleL'importance de profiter d'un maximum de ressources et de formations offertes par votre universitéCe qu'on gagne à essayer des activités différentes pendant le doctorat ou le postdocLes avantages de faire de la recherche dans un petit laboratoire en début de carrière académiqueComment réagir à des commentaires ou jugements externes par rapport à nos idées et à nos projetsCe que participer à des événements de vulgarisation apporte aux scientifiquesLes perles de sagesse d'Élodie :« Les doctorants, si vous avez des formations pendant la thèse, profitez-en. Les postdocs pareil. En fait, si vous avez des formations qui sont "incluses" dans votre boulot, parce que ça, c'est cadeau, c'est génial. Et puis, pour ceux qui peuvent un petit peu se permettre, essayez pendant que vous avez un job. Oui, ça sera du boulot, ça sera des soirées et peut-être, même, vous allez poser des vacances pour aller à un workshop, mais, du coup, ça vous permettra déjà de vous démarquer. Donc, si jamais, à la fin, vous voulez effectivement faire de la communication scientifique, vous aurez des expériences. Ça vous permettra de tester si vous aimez et, surtout, ça vous permettra d'agrandir votre réseau qui est, au final, probablement ça qui vous donnera votre job, après. »« Pour Pint of Science France, les gens me disaient "Comment tu sais que ça va marcher?" Et je disais "Eh bien, je vais tout faire pour que ça marche". »« Quand on fait un truc sur lequel on est vraiment passionné, on se débrouille et ça marche et oui, peut-être qu'on est un peu crevé, peut-être qu'on ne dort pas très bien et peut-être qu'après on va hiberner un mois après l'événement ou après le festival, par exemple, mais, franchement, si c'était à refaire, je repasserais toutes les nuits que je n'ai pas dormies à ne pas dormir. »« Parfois, il y a des questions toutes simples du public qui, en fait, font les chercheurs voir les choses d'une autre manière et se poser d'autres questions. Et ils nous disent, parfois, "les questions les plus simples, ou les questions de gens qui ne connaissent absolument pas le sujet, ça nous permet de voir les choses différemment." Et, en fait, il y en a qui m'ont dit que ça les avait aidé à réfléchir à des projets différemment. »« Un bon scientifique, même en académie, eh bien, il faut savoir communiquer. »Les liens d'Élodie : Elodiechabrol.com: LinkedIn : Linkedin.com/in/elodiechabrol; Pint of Science : PintofScience.com; Twitter : @EloScicomm. Instagram : @eloscicomm Laissez une évaluation sur Podchaser ! Soutenez Papa PhD sur Patreon ! Vous aimerez aussi ces épisodes : Fiona Robinson – Patient education: PapaPhD.com/6James Bowers – Communication consulting: PapaPhD.

What does glitter have to do with mitochondria? This episode's guest, Paulo Oliveira, might just have the answer for you. And it probably has something to do with science communication and science outreach. In this episode of Papa PhD, I’m bringing you a great conversation where we covered Paulo’s journey into academia, as well as his take on what a 21st century researcher should be and on what skills should be part of their arsenal in the current job market. Paulo J. Oliveira is currently Principal Investigator at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra and an Invited Assistant Professor at the same University. Paulo is also the President of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, the co-founder of the start-up MitoTAG. He has a passion for mitochondrial biology in the context of aging and lifestyle diseases, and for science outreach. Part of his Doctoral and Post-doctoral training was done at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, USA, where he mixed mitochondrial research, playing football/soccer for a team called Port City and shoveling snow in the winter. His two daughters are great gymnasts, a trait that certainly they did not get from their father. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How people who present you with unexpected challenges in your journey can help you grow, if you let them What you can learn from doing a stint abroad, during your graduate studies The wonderful world of mitochondria, andtioxidants and redox balance The decisions and steps around turning your science into a business How finding a scientific niche that you're passionate about can fuel your research, but also other aspects of your life as a researcher What you can offer the public through science outreach and what science outreach can bring to you and your research Strategies to try your hand at industry or entrepreneurship without cutting ties with academia This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “Communicating in terms of science is not publishing Science or Nature papers. It's going to the population and saying "This is what we do. We are using some of your money, some of your taxes, to do science that eventually can improve your life". ” “I think one thing that's failing in most schools, universities, doctoral programs, is this teaching of diverse soft skills.” “If you're doing research and if you think 'ok... I'm not seeing myself doing this for the next 30 years – what am I going to do?'. You start something. You think about waht society needs, what people need, what institutions need, and you can propose that. Of course, there is this startup boom all over the place, but if yoou fail once, you try again. If you fail twice, you try again. ” “You should not be afraid or ashamed of looking for advice.” “We live in a society where people think that failing will mark you for life, and we are all to blame on that. And we also have to blame that on our education system that teaches kids that they should not fail.” “There are risks in everything. People have to find a place where they are more motivated, where they find the perfect ecosystem for them to work, and where they find the motivation to thrive into something. And sometimes, in academia you cannot find that.” “What counts is that you have the expretise to do high quality work wherever you are [...]. It doesn't matter if we are top experts on protein X that does whatever.” Paulo's links: MitoXT Group: Facebook.com/MitoXT; MitoTAG: Facebook.com/pg/mitodiets; European Researcher's Night Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Chris Kent – Biotech Startup CEO: PapaPhD.com/11 Sathy Rajasekharan– Science communication: PapaPhD.com/16 Fábio Rosa (PhD student), Gil Costa (scientific illustrator), Patrícia Monteiro (principal investigator): PapaPhD.com/24

The thought of transitioning into your professional life can be daunting at times. What is expecting me on the other side? Am I going to be happy? Will it be easy? How much am I going to make? If you add into the mix the question of “do I stay in academia? Am I a failure if I don’t?”, it can become an overwhelming and paralyzing place to be, emotionally. In today’s episode, Liliana Vitorino shares with us how she crossed this ford and what factors were important for her at the moment of taking hard decisions along her journey. She also talks about her experience getting into industry and growing professionally in this space. Liliana has a PhD in microbiology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, in Portugal, and is currently an international product manager for a medical devices company. Travelling a lot, working nonstop but having fun along the way and always with time for friends and family. Liliana believes that the difficult things are what challenge us to grow! Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: What you’ll learn about in this episode:How life events and paradigm changes can impact key choices in your life, and how accepting them can help you navigate these transitions Why you should allow yourself to try new professional avenues at transition points in your academic pathHow opportunities that feel underwhelming can be steppingstones to better ones and eventually lead you to your ideal jobThe concept of a career development plan as used in industryParticularities of the industry team cultureWhy as a PhD you'll be a great asset in a team in industryHow to manage your expectations in terms of pay when you're transitioningEntry-level salaries in Europe for your first post-PhD industry jobThis episode’s pearls of wisdom:“You need to train yourself and be curious if you're moving into this field. Read books about marketing... Even now that I'm moving more towards a managing position, listening to podcasts about management, marketing. You need to be always up to date on all the topics.”“One good thing about being in industry is that there is a clear career path that they set for you and they discuss with you, and they put in your development plan: what are the gaps that I have for this job and for the future and how can I overcome those, right? And how can the company help you develop overcome those gaps.”“What we need to have is an opportunity to sit with an interviewer and show him or her all the skills that we have or that we acquired during our PhD, because it's so common for people to think that if you are doing a PhD or if you are doing research, that you are a crazy scientist who lives in a bubble.”“During the PhD, we deal with so many different stakeholders, we also need to influence our colleagues, our bench buddies, to help us, to discuss. Even if it's only our project and our colleagues in front of us are working on other projects, we don't work in silos.” Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: David (Viva Frei) Freiheit – Youtube content creator: PapaPhD.com/15Tamarah Luk – Entertainment Law: PapaPhD.com/10Simon Moore – Industry research: PapaPhD.com/18 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial:

We always want to project into the future as the best possible version of ourselves. But we often fall into the trap of setting our goals based on what we've been told we should aim for, or what we see our neighbors aiming for. A big part of enjoying our time in graduate school depends on being in tune with our personal values, our strengths, and with what makes us tick. This week, Falisha Karpati shares how she came into science and how the transitioned from a PhD in neuroscience to an altac position doing what she loves most. Falisha Karpati is a skills development professional with a background in neuroscience currently based in Montreal. She completed her undergraduate studies in neuroscience at the University of Toronto, then a PhD in the Integrated Program in neuroscience at McGill University. Combining her passions for science and the arts, her PhD research investigated brain structure in musicians and dancers. She explored the field of skills development during her grad studies through part-time work designing and facilitating training activities at McGill, and jumped into this full time right after completing her PhD. She now works as a Program Officer at the Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives initiative at McGill University, where she manages a training program for students and postdocs with an interest in neuroscience. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: What you can gain by becoming a work/study student in terms of experience and networking How you can expand your skillset and your network by working or volunteering in university programs or in student government How important it is to determine what your strengths are as a graduate researcher to start planning on what you'll do after your degree What types of skills and training may be important in preparing you for your #withaPhD life This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “Working or volunteering with organizations on campus, they're very understanding of the needs of grad students, so if I say I can't come to a meeting because I need to do my lab work or I need to give a presentation, they were fine with that.” “If you want to know what it's like to work in a particular field, send them an email and ask for an hour coffee meeting – people are pretty happy to do that. But if you are going to do that, make shure that you go in prepared, because if you go in and somebody is giving up an hour of their time for you and you're like 'so... tell me something' it's not going to work. But if you have a few questions and have just a casual discussion with them, that's a great way to learn.” “I think that's also coming from a time where there were a lot less people doing PhDs, it was less accessible, there may have been less people interested in it, so the percentage of people going from PhD to academic research was extremely high. But at this point that's not the case at all – there's a lot of people pursuing PhDs because they're passionate about the research and they want to know more about that particular topic, they want to contribute to the knowledge or treatments, or policy in that particular field.” “I feel like really, the only failure is doing something because you feel that you have to or because you feel pressured, not because you actually want to. And if you pursue whichever career path you feel most comfortable in and that fits best with your interests and what you want to accomplish, then it is absulotely never a failure.” Falisha’s links: McGill.ca/HBHL; Twitter: @HBHLMcGill Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Adriana Bankston – Science Policy: PapaPhD.com/12 Cindy Hovington – Education Specialist: PapaPhD.com/22 Emily Roberts – Graduate Financial Coach: PapaPhD.com/8 Inês Campos Costa – Career advisory: PapaPhD.com/41 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast,

Deciding to embark on graduate studies can be a big step to take. For a lot of you out there, it represents your first leap into independent life and can carry a lot of unknowns, especially if you are a first generation graduate student. One of the big challenges this decision carries, besides having to deal with stereotypes to do with “staying in school” versus “getting a job” is that for the first time you will be fending for yourself as an active adult and negotiating your way through applications and offers for what will be, for all intents and purposes , a 5-year professional engagement leading to your degree. This week, Stefanie, the host of the Career Conversations channel on Youtube will be sharing her experience in her ongoing doctoral research and some insights she has drawn from her work on Career Conversations. Stefanie is a PhD student in skin cancer research and as a side project, she has a Youtube channel where she helps fellow PhD students make the most of their careers by showing them the features of their careers that they are in control of. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: The difference in effort and amount of information from high school to university The importance of weighing how the detailed curriculum fits with your interests when choosing a master’s program Why you should allow yourself to come back on decisions you may have made earlier in your life – new experiences and new connections may change your outlook completely later on How an internship in industry can rekindle your passion for research and even lead to publications How learning to trash a project that is not working is a good skill, which is predominant in industry Some specifics of industry culture Stefanie was not expecting at the outset How networking can help you in your academic and non-academic applications How a supervisor/superior who inspires loyalty drives productivity and morale up in a team What you can learn and gain by taking active part in university/institute governing bodies How important it is to set standards for yourself when looking for a position, minimum conditions to be met for you to consider an offer How being detached from your results and your successes will help you keep moving forward at a healthy pace This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “I think that part of why I thought I hated science was really the university and the studying, and so on, which didn’t go well with me, but as soon as I had some independence, I really fell in love with science again.” “What inspires me the most about my current supervisor is actually her leadership style, because she is a very, very kind person, but she is definitely not a pushover.” “One thing she said to me was ‘Always show up as the best version of yourself that is available to you on each particular day.” “As researchers, we are very often measured in citations. This is not a good way to be measured – I don’t think it says anything of the quality of a researcher, but this is still the reality of how researchers are hired, very often. It is not the only factor, but it is a huge factor. And we are not in control of whether people like our paper, but we are in control of how many people see our paper. And since I’ve realised that we can tweak the algorithm, especially of Twitter, very much, and that there are a lot of scientists on Twitter, I thought ‘Why not show people how to do this?’.” “Just ask for whatever you want and you will be surprised by how willing people are to help you.” “Most people don’t realize how valuable their talent really is. And I hope that there will come a day when universities will be competing for talent by offering proper work conditions.” “In every sort of negotiation, you have to be willing to leave the table.” This episode's links: Career Conversations YouTube channel; Twitter – @CareerConversa1; Instagram – Career_Conversations.

They say "if life gives you lemons, make lemonade." But what if life gives you the proverbial lemons, you press them, and apple juice comes out? In this episode, Pedro Resende shares with us how he came to be a researcher after a stint in industry, and how after accepting some hard noes from the universe and reorienting, he ended up being exactly where he wanted to be at the outset. Pedro has worked in Portugal, UK and USA as a life sciences researcher, both in academic and industry roles. In parallel with his research, Pedro co-founded two professional associations and experienced roles in policy advice. Pedro is also co-founder and the director of Chaperone, an online marketplace for career development for scientists. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How valuable an internship in industry can be before graduate school and how it can help you stand out when applying to PhD programs Why you should choose a city you'll enjoy living in, of you're going abroad for your graduate studies The importance of connecting with the expat student community when studying abroad What you can gain by taking active part in the university/institute governing bodies as a student representative Why you should try to take part in interdisciplinary projects and activities around you This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “I cannot stress enough how to found and manage professional associations can be a fantastic learning experience for roles outside acedemia, let's say – as an entrepreneur or as a community manager, or as a project manager, or anything that involves management of projects and people.” “It's surprising how many political decisions are made without evidence. Evedence-based decisions in politics are not common and for someone who works in science, this seems shocking. But it's true. It is our role as researchers to defend that we must get the right data to the politicians and to make them be aware of this data and to use them to guide their decisions.” “[In the US] it's recommended for people as researchers to be involved in other projects. It benefits the society, it benefits the research also, ultimately. This is true for researchers, but it's true for other fields of study. Nobody gains from everybody being closed in their environments, closed in their offices.” Pedro’s links: Maria de Sousa Summer Research Program; All Time GABBA (ATG); European Health Parliament; Chaperone.online; Twitter: @PepeResende, @ChaperoneOnline Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Inês Thomas Almeida – Musicology: PapaPhD.com/27 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Simon Moore – Industry research: PapaPhD.com/18 Tamarah Luk – Entertainment Law: PapaPhD.com/10 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

We're fresh into a new year, and this time of year is one of re-evaluation, decision-taking, and renewal for a lot of you out there. This week, you'll hear Inês Thomas Almeida's recount of 20 years starting in a biology bachelor's and leading to a PhD project in musicology, with many twists and turns in between. Inês brings a story of self-questioning, of determination, of resilience, of dealing with mental health issues, and of reinvention. Inês Thomas Almeida was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in Portugal. After studying biolgy and Piano in Lisbon she entered the University of Évora to study singing, where she awarded "Best Student of the University" in two consecutive years. She then moved to Germany and studied voice with Klaus Häger at the Rostock University of Music and Theater, having graduated there in 2007. As a member of the Opera Studio she performed several roles, such as the main role in Orfeo ed Euridice from Christoph Willibald Gluck and Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica from Giacomo Puccini. In 2008 she was prizewinner of the International Singing Contest Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg. As a prizewinner she sang in many productions at the Schloss Rheinsberg Opera. In 2011, in Berlin, Inês founded Berlinda, an NGO raising the awareness of the culture of Portuguese-speaking countries and bringing social support to the Portuguese community in Berlin. She is currently working towards a PhD in musicology at FCSH, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How there is always place for reassessing and reorienting, at any stage of your life, irrespective of what people around you may say or think The importance of knowing when to drop an ongoing project to level up to the next, better one How finding mentors at different stages of your life can help you in this "leveling up" process Why listening to your body is important in staying healthy and also in taking important life decisions Why you should allow yourself to take opportunities, even when they arrive unannounced Why you should always prioritize any mental health challenges that may arise along your path This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “I am very glad that my life turned in all these ways and in all these confusing curves and roundabouts, because now I have this maturity, which turns out is very good for me, for my PhD, and for academia. I think I would not see things the way I do if I was 20 years younger.” “In these 20 years between going to biology for the first time and writing the PhD, now, I did such an amount of different things and all this work, with the kids, all these are life experiences which I can use for my PhD. And I do use them.” “Age enriches you, so use your age and use all your experiences in order to follow this thing you wanted. And never think you're too old or that you should, by now, know exactly what to do and know your path. This is not true – your path comes in whichever way it has to come and you will follow it in whichever way yoou are going to see and whichever way is best for you.” “Get professional help. If you have a mental issue, this is someting that most people see as a bad thing, or it shows that you have problems, and you're a complicated person. It's not at all. If you have a mental health issue, you're like the most normal people in the world, because almost everyone, in some point of their life, is going to have a mental issue. So it's like going to the dentist or going to the orthopedist when you have a problem in your foot.” Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Inês Campos Costa – Career advisory: PapaPhD.com/41 Joe Makkerh – Entrepreneurship: PapaPhD.com/2 Joana Lobo Antunes – Science Communication: PapaPhD.com/25 Susanna L Harris – Science Communication: PapaPhD.com/42 Launching your podcast?

For the last episode of the 2019 season of Papa PhD, instead of an interview, we're bringing you some of the best advice our guests have shared so far, so enjoy the insights, take the opportunity to go listen to the earlier episodes, and remember to rate and leave a comment on your podcast app, and to share any episodes that resonate with you with your friends! Happy listening and happy sharing! Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: David (Viva Frei) Freiheit – Youtube content creator: PapaPhD.com/15 Tamarah Luk – Entertainment Law: PapaPhD.com/10 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Inês Thomas Almeida – Musicology: PapaPhD.com/27 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

Life isn't a straight line. In particular, professional life is not as much of a straight line as it was in the past. As scientists, as researchers, the path we follow is determined by our choices, but also by our collaborations and by opportunities that arise along the way. In this episode, Joana Lobo Antunes will share with us the interesting path that brought her from pharmacy and organic chemistry to a full-time career in science communication. Joana Lobo Antunes is Head of Communications at Instituto Superior Técnico, lecturer in Science Communication and Social Media for Scientists, FCSH NOVA and Universidade Nova de Lisboa Doctoral School, coordinator of science radio show 90 Segundos de Ciência, and founder and current president of the Portuguese Science Communicators Network SciComPT. Joana has previous experience as a researcher (PhD in Organic Chemistry) and as a university professor, having transitioned to a position as a professional science communicator at ITQB, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in 2012. Her main interests are the use of theatre improvisation techniques and storytelling in science communication. Joana has also been engaging scientists to use social media tools to connect and interact with peers and lay persons, improving science visibility and the public image of scientists. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: The positive impact an international experience can have on you scientifically, but also personally Why you shouldn't be weary of reaching out to potential mentors or employers looking for insight or collaboration opportunities How interdisciplinary work can cross-pollinate science and bring on new fields of study and of creation How talking about your research to a lay public can make you a better scientist and a better job candidate The importance of collaborations and team work to innovation and professional growth This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “There's so much more to science than the papers and the awards - that's not the scientific process.” “What I learned from my supervisor and from the scientists was that you can't live being a hurricane because you'll need to constantly be moving. She taught me to anchor my ideas into the real world, because I can't keep spinning all the time - I need to be grounded and I need to build stuff.” “Getting a PhD is not about the science that you learn - it's about the process. It's about what you learn about yourself, it's about learning how to get answers, it's to learn how to deal with a team, how to deal with a PI, how to deal with buying stuff, how to deal with the negative results. So, doing a PhD is so much more than just about the science that you do. It's about everything else that you gain by doing a PhD.” “So, having a PhD is not just the title on your thesis - having a PhD is so much more than that. It's the skills that you acquire.” “Women are less open to give their time to do activities other than their work. I believe it has to do with the fact that women are usually more overwhelmed than men, with a lot of tasks. This has a repercussion, which means that for girls who would like to come to science, the role models are mostly men - the ones that are interviewed, the ones that come on the television, the ones that come on the newspapers are men. And we need to address this, we need to have more women as protagonists, on the media and everywhere else, because it's important to get women doing all kinds of jobs.” Joana's links: Instituto Superior Técnico; 90 Segundos de Ciência; SciComPTe Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Inês Campos Costa – Career advisory: PapaPhD.com/41 Kelly Bullock – Scientific illustration: PapaPhD.com/9 Kirsten Sanford – Science Communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Patrícia Monteiro – Science outreach: PapaPhD.com/24 Launching your podcast?

This episode is a special one – it was recorded live with three guests who were speakers at the 2019 edition of BEBday, a meeting organized by the students of my PhD program at the University of Coimbra, Portugal – the BEB PhD Program. This year's edition brought a group of scientists who had a diverse set of experiences carving their career path and shared great insights with the grad students. Around the table, for this interview, you'll hear Fábio Fiúza Rosa, a PhD student/entrepreneur, Gil Costa, a scientific designer, and Patrícia Monteiro, a researcher with a passion for knowledge transfer and science outreach. ​Fábio Fiúza Rosa is graduated in Biology and holds a MSc in Biochemistry, both by University of Coimbra. He is currently a PhD student at Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC) from University of Coimbra (PDBEB) and at the Faculty of Medicine of Lund University. He holds 3 patents and is Co-founder of two start-ups: BRT Blood Reprogramming Technologies, Lda (Coimbra, Portugal) and Asgard Therapeutics AB (Lund, Sweden). Fábio Fiúza Rosa participated in multiple accelerator programs, being awarded with Arrisca C (University of Coimbra, 2016), Entrepreneurship competition Montepio Acredita Portugal (Health Prize 2017). Recently, he was awarded with the Jury’s Best Pitch Award promoted by EIT Health (Oxford University, UK. August 2019).​ ​Gil Costa obtained a degree in Biology (University of Coimbra) and a PhD in Neurosciences (PDBEB, University of Coimbra), integrated in Doctor Zachary F. Mainen’s laboratory at Champalimaud Foundation also in collaboration with Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Lisboa. Since completing his PhD, Gil Costa has been working as Scientific Illustrator at Champalimaud Research and Gulbenkian Foundation. More recently, he established as a freelancer and here you can consult some of his works: Gil Costa | Science Design. ​​Patrícia Monteiro has a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Coimbra and PhD degree in Neurosciences (PDBEB, University of Coimbra), where she worked at Doctor Guoping Feng’s laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA). She was awarded with an EMBO fellowship and also a Branco Weiss fellowship to study how stress impacts brain networks. Currently, Patricia is a researcher at the Neuroscience Research Domain, ICVS/School of Medicine, University of Minho. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: As part of a research team, you can take part in translational projects developed in your lab Getting to your dream job is an incremental process with different stepping stones along the way, where you gain experience and skills The important role collaboration plays in scientific research and innovation Why you should say yes to opportunities that arise that may be outside your comfort zone Making use of structures supporting innovation and knowledge translation offered by your university, if you have an research-related business idea How universities have grown to foster researchers developing outreach initiatives How as a woman in the STEM space you can be a role model for girls and young women This episode's pearls of wisdom: "If you're interested in entrepreneurship and really have an opportunity to translate it or, at some point, to understand the path that you have to take to translate the idea to the clinics, grab it as hard as you can and, no matter what, work for it." "Make sure that any idea you're generating in the early stage, you really understand it, you really know your competitors, you really know your market. And make sure you will have a place whatever what market or field you're aiming for." "Whatever you do, do it with passion. Be the best of yourself in every hat you wear. If you're a father, be the best father you can be. If you're a scientist, be the best scientist you can be. If you're a podcaster,

What makes some people impervious to adversity? What kind of super-power do they have that allows them to get up after a major hit and find the will power to lick their wounds and come out fighting? This week, hear Mark Crandall tell his story of beating the odds and show us how we all have this power of resilience within us. Mark Crandall is a Licensed Master’s in Social Work and a Licenced Chemical Dependency Counselor. He is also a keynote speaker, a Clinical Interventionist, Author of Embrace Your Past -Win Your Future, and the host of the Purpose Chasers podcast. Mark went from being a lost boy with countless traumatic experiences, drug addiction, prison, and an undying self-hatred to building multiple 6 figure coaching practices, and being a highly sought after Clinical interventionist. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How limiting beliefs may be preventing you to perform at your best Why it is important that your academic and your career choices be based on your deeply seated personal core values and interests How a mentor can push you towards reaching your goals, be they academic or entrepreneurial This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “It doesn’t matter where you come from. It doesn’t matter who you are as a person or what you think other people will think of you. If you don’t take action to do the things you’ve been called to do, you’re never going to do the things that you’ve been called to do. My experience is – if you’re resilient, you can do anything that you want to do.” “Why are you doing what you’re doing? You can’t hit a target that you can’t see. And if you’re shooting at targets that you can’t see, you’re going to be hitting all kinds of other people’s targets, right? You’re going to hit what other people are shooting for. When you get really, really clear and intentional on why you’re doing what you’re doing, it just becomes so cool – you get to be a part of the journey.” “Most people take action or don’t take action based off what they think other people are going to think about them. People are not thinking about you – they’re thinking about themselves. And they’re thinking about what you’re going to do and how that’s going to make them look. So, when you really start to focus on why you’re doing what you’re doing, and what you want to do in life, and you stop thinking about what other people are thinking –which is themselves – you can get really intentional about what you want to do and you can live a life of purpose.” Mark’s links: LinkedIn – Linkedin.com/in/mark-crandall-lmsw-lcdc-570b1280; Purpose Chasers podcast – Markcrandall.net/purpose-chasers-podcast; Facebook – Facebook.com/purposechaserspodcast; Twitter –Twitter.com/purpose_chasers. Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Clarissa Wright – Publishing: PapaPhD.com/34 Fiona Robinson – Patient education: PapaPhD.com/6 Liliana Vitorino – Industry: PapaPhD.com/31 Tamarah Luk – Entertainment Law: PapaPhD.com/10 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services, including IAB certified statistics, based on years of experience in the podcasting space. Happy podcasting!

In your life as a student or as a researcher, you may hear discouraging voices telling you you’re not good enough, not intelligent enough, or even not man enough for the task or project at hand. In today’s episode, we’re talking with Cindy Hovington, founder of CuriousNeuron.com, about why it is important to distance yourself from these opinions, to listen to your own inner voice and your own will, but also to take in account input coming from people who have more than a unidimensional impression of your personality and your abilities. Cindy did her Ph.D. in neuroscience at McGill University, in Montreal, where she focused on the cognitive and emotional difficulties experienced in people with psychosis. She volunteered with a program called BrainReach at McGill and this how she came to love knowledge translation. She then decided to pursue a postdoc in education and studied the impact of knowledge translation in the community. In parallel, she launched her company – Curious Neuron – a resource for parents and caregivers that provides science-backed info about child development and education where she has been able to merge both of her fields of study. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: How teaching and popularizing science to a lay audience can help you get a better grasp and tell a better story of your research subject How a PhD or a postdoc allows you to develop the skills you need for your life projects, even if they fall outside of the academic realm The important role volunteering can play opening different professional vistas for you during grad school Transferrable skills you develop during a PhD The part perseverance and resilience play in obtaining a doctoral degree and the reality of a multifaceted intelligence Why it is crucial to encourage girls to go into STEM domains, if that’s where their interests lay This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “As grad students, we have a lot of presentations, but they are presentations that we give to other grad students, and researchers. But it was so different to be in the classroom and communicate what a neuron is to a child who is in grade 3. So when I was doing that as a volunteer, that's when it hits you: if I don't know what I'm talking about, if I don't know what a neuron is or how it communicates with other neurons, I can't talk about it to an 8 year-old or a 9 year-old. So, if you can explain something to a 9 year-old, you really understand what you're doing.” “Don’t be afraid to merge different fields.” “After finishing, I really changed in terms of my internal talk, you know – that negative internal self-talk became 'I can do anything I want'. Anything you want is at your grasp – you could just get it as long as you work for it.” Cindy’s links: LinkedIn – Linkedin.com/in/cindyhovington; Twitter – Twitter.com/curious_neuron; Instagram – Instagram.com/curious_neuron; Facebook – Facebook.com/curiousneuron; Website – CuriousNeuron.com; Podcast – Anchor.fm/cindy632 Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Fiona Robinson – Patient education: PapaPhD.com/6 James Bowers – Communication consulting: PapaPhD.com/39 Kelly Bullock – Science illustration: PapaPhD.com/9 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial:

How easy is it to be a female scientist? How easy is it to be a female founder and CEO? How easy is it to find work/life balance when you wear both of these hats and are building a family, too? In this episode, you will be hearing from Margaret Magdesian, founder and CEO of Ananda Devices, about her academic path, about how she transitioned to the biotech startup space, and about her answers to these important questions. Margaret Magdesian is a scientist-entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in biopharmaceutical research. In collaboration with researchers from McGill University, she has developed a great technology to rapidly grow human nervous-system-on-a-chip. Seeing the potential of this technology to accelerate drug development, in 2015 she raised funds with investors and launched the company Ananda Devices. The company has since won over 25 grants and awards in science and innovation including the 2016 Top 10 Quebec Discovery of the Year, the 2018 Top 7 SheEO in Canada, 2018 Canadian Export Challenge and 2019 Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards. Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group! What you’ll learn about in this episode: The differences between research in academia and in the startup context The importance of understanding your risks when embarking on a project, be it academic or entrepreneurial How university-based awards and programs can boost you in your startup project stemming from academic research The culture differences between academia and industry The value and social impact women can bring to the entrepreneurial arena The importance of being able to articulate your research in lay terms and adapt your communications to each different audience This episode’s pearls of wisdom: “When we finish a PhD, we know how to get information. When someone talks to you about a new genetic approach, you know how to go to PubMed and go deep down. So what we really learn from a PhD is how to get information. I’m very disciplined – I looked for books about financial budgets, scaling up, how to hire people, I read one about introverts and leadership, so several books that really relate to me.” “What drives me every morning to go to work is the big goal, a sense of mission – why am I doing this? Sometimes it seems overwhelming because there’s so much to do… But it’s ok, I have a mission. Just grab some paper and step by step – what I ‘m going to do first, second, third. And this is how you organize things and then move along, you know? And it’s so nice everyday that you tick a box. You see the mission coming, and it’s so much more exciting than depressing.” Margaret’s links: LinkedIn – Linkedin.com/in/margaret-magdesian-89954036; Website – Anandadevices.com; SheEO – SheEO.world; TEDx talk – Youtu.be/xNYq6PwMV0U; McGill Dobson Cup – McGill.ca/dobson/entrepreneurship-programs/mcgill-dobson-cup Leave a review on Podchaser ! Support the show on Patreon ! You might also like the following episodes: Chris Kent – Biotech Startup CEO: PapaPhD.com/11 James Bowers – Communication consulting: PapaPhD.com/39 Kirsten Sanford – Science communication: PapaPhD.com/13 Margaret Magdesian – Biotech Startup CEO: PapaPhD.com/21 Launching your podcast? If you're preparing to launch your podcast, you may be asking yourself what hosting platform to use. I launched Papa PhD on Bluebrry because I wanted a professional service that would interface with my WordPress website, that would robustly broadcast Papa PhD to all platforms, and that would allow me to grow my podcast in years to come. And these are the reasons why I'm recommending the Blubrry podcast hosting and syndication platform. Click on the button below or use the promo code PapaPhDBlue on the Blubrry website to unlock a one month free trial: Try one free month with Blubrry ! If you are starting a serious podcast project, do consider one of the first podcasting hosts out there, offering state of the art services,