American academics, the world is your oyster. Really!
Whether you’re looking for a way out of endless short-term adjunct positions, needing to get closer to the topic of your research, or seeking the penultimate career-crowning senior post, working at an overseas university could be just the
Paul Maloret: Head of the Centre for Learning Disability Studies (tCLDS), University of Hertfordshire. Paul Maloret My interest in learning disabilities was sparked during work at a summer camp in the US. The camp happened to be a special needs camp and, while I expected to work exclusively in the kitchen,…>
Laura Abbott: From Independent Midwife To Senior Lecturer in Midwifery. Laura Abbott Following 5 years of employment as a Registered General Nurse specialising in intensive care, I trained as a Registered Midwife and worked as an independent midwife. In this role, I was responsible for a group of pregnant women who…>
Susan Murray, Principal Lecturer in Engineering: from Industry to Academia. My aunt worked in Engineering: she used to make the original microchips for Motorola, something that I found fascinating when I was a young girl. At School, I managed to get my parents to fight for me to do…>
What can I do after my PhD? It is a difficult decision for any PhD student on whether to pursue a career in academia or consider alternative careers. In our dedicated live Q&A, we asked a panel of experts who have moved outside of academia, to share their top tips…>
Prof. Stijn van der Veen is Professor of Microbiology at Zhejiang University’s School of Medicine and Assistant Dean at the School of Basic Medical Sciences, where he is responsible for foreign affairs and international recruitment. He obtained his PhD at Wageningen University (Netherlands) in 2008 and spent several more years…>
Why did you choose to work in Kazakhstan? Because of private reasons – my wife is Kazakh. We met during our studies in the UK in 1994. We were classmates in the Master of Organisational Analysis and Behaviour at the Lancaster University Management School. After that my wife moved to…>
Dr Nikolas Casewell, Senior Lecturer and Wellcome Trust & Royal Society Research Fellow. Faculty of Biological Science, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) Dr Nikolas Casewell As a child, I was interested in animals and loved watching nature documentaries on TV. I was generally good at science at school, and…>
Faculty of Biological Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine I used to get seriously excited about insects as a child, though at the time I wasn’t aware of the correlation between animal behaviour and human health. I have been on a science path for as long as I can remember….>
Dr Rachel Tolhurst, Senior Lecturer in Social Science and International Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences and International Public Health. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). “Having supportive colleagues is crucial, and I have had the privilege of working alongside some very supportive colleagues in my Department, both female and male.”…>