Building a career outside academia : a guide for doctoral students in the behavioral and social sciences / edited by Jennifer Brown Urban and Miriam R. Linver.
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 190 pages ; 26 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Introduction / Jennifer Brown Urban, Miriam R. Linver
- I. How to decide on your optimal career path
- Academia or not? What moderates a doctoral student's career decisions / Jennifer Brown Urban, Miriam R. Linver
- Leaving and returning to academia : can you ever go home again? / Lisa Lieberman
- II. Career paths for behavioral and social science doctorates
- Postdoc: The next logical step? / J. Zoe Klemfuss
- Government : using your skills for the public good / Layla E. Esposito, Valerie Maholmes
- Private foundations : the other side of the research coin / Sarah Clement
- Consulting : applying your skills in new arenas / Scott R. Rosas
- Think tanks : applying your academic skill set to policy research / Lisa A. Gennetian
- For-profit corporations : finding your way in the world of business / Debra Mazloff
- Nonprofits : bridging the research-practice divide / Jonathan F. Zaff
- Non-tenure-track academic jobs : the side of academia you didn't know existed / Jane L. Powers, Lisa A. McCabe
- III. Preparing yourself for the nonacademic job market
- How to get the most from your mentoring experience / Patricia L. Mabry
- Preparing for and conducting job searches outside academia / Kerin McQuaid Borland, Terri LaMarco, Amy Hoag Longhi
- Networking : how to market yourself and your PhD / Alan Pickman, Lisa Chauveron
- Interviewing : what to expect and how to prepare / Dana M. Foney, Olivia Silber Ashley.