Today we are expanding on the topic of finding a job after the PhD. This guest post by Ross Jilling gives you some ideas on how to stand out when you go for a job in the industry.The economy has…
The fifth proposition of my dissertation is the following:I can live with doubt, and uncertainty, and not knowing. I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. (Richard Feynman)or in Dutch:Ik…
As I've started my new job at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, I got 3 courses assigned to teach in the Spring semester. Three new courses to teach means three new courses to prepare - which initially sounded like a…
Today, I'm asking you a little bit of your time, to fill out the following questionnaire. As I'm still in doubt what to do with PhD Talk after the PhD, I'd love to ask you guys your opinion. Please click…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
Recently, I interviewed Samuel Oduneye, after his comment on "Getting a Job, after the PhD". Samuel was awarded his PhD in Medical Biophysics from the University of Toronto, and just starting working in management consulting (as a healthcare consultant). You…
Today, I have the pleasure to host Dr Chris Humphrey who shines his light on that dreaded topic of getting a job after the PhD. Dr Humphrey is the founder of Jobs on Toast, a blog dedicated to helping masters students…
It's Q&A time! Recently, I received this mail from a reader:I'm an early-stage PhD student in humanities, and my question is whether or not it is advisable to write an abstract for a conference before doing much of the research…
The fourth proposition of my dissertation is the following:The shear capacity of reinforced concrete members near to continuous supports is at least equal to the shear capacity near to simple supports, contrarily to the recommendations of NEN6720:1995or in Dutch:De dwarskrachtcapaciteit…
The third proposition of my dissertation is the following:The very large redistribution capacity of slabs is demonstrated, amongst others, by carrying out experiments on severely damaged and locally failed specimens that led, on average, to a capacity of about 80%…
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