Tag Archives: Ph.D

What’s a post PhD research plan, or research agenda?

What’s a post PhD research plan, or research agenda?

You’ve passed the PhD. You’re past the PhD. Congratulations. And I hope that you’ve taken some time to celebrate and that you’ve got over– or are dealing with – the post PhD slump. You’re now applying for jobs and post-doctoral positions. And you notice that these teaching or a post-doc positions (inside and outside of […] … learn more→

My thesis is a cupcake, not a dragon

My friend Kevin has a Ph.D. His dissertation is about folklore, which means knows a lot about the power of analogy and metaphor. Just recently he gave me the most apt description of how it feels to write a thesis. “Oh, it’s like a raven on your shoulder” he said over drinks “squawking at you […] … learn more→