From Science Researcher to Academic Writing Coach – Guest Post
Dr Anna Clemens is an academic writing coach helping researchers write scientific papers faster and actually get them published in their target journals. She has a PhD in Chemistry and is the creator...
View ArticleQ&A on Leaving Academia: Where Do I Start?
We’re starting a new Q and A series on leaving academia. Please send your questions to postaccareers@gmail.com! For more concrete help, join the Professor Is Out private FB group, and consider signing...
View ArticlePractical Steps for Transitioning to a Career in Academic Editing
by Cara Jordan, PhD Bio: Cara Jordan has a PhD in art history from the Graduate Center, CUNY. She began working as a freelance editor in 2008 and established Flatpage, an editorial agency and...
View ArticleWhat the Heck is Philosophical Counseling?
By Dr. Louise Williams Dr. Louise Williams is a philosophical counselor and coach serving the survivors of toxic people. Her business is Empowerment Through Thought. After navigating two toxic parents,...
View ArticleUpcoming Coaching Events for Scholars in Crisis
Emotional, physical, spiritual exhaustion. Cynicism and snark as far as the eye can see. Job conditions getting worse by the minute. How do we get our energy back? The answer is: we can’t. We won’t....
View ArticleDeparting Academia: Are Your Values Aligned or Disconnected?
By Tamara Yakaboski, PhD. Tamara is a recovering academic who coaches and mentors folks through radical paradigm shifts so they can live an unapologetic life in soul alignment with self, nature, and...
View ArticleBetween Grief and Freedom: What My Dear Friend Taught Me About Getting to the...
by Dr. Elana Jefferson-Tatum Dr. Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. is hypnobirthing coach, full-spectrum doula, and practitioner-scholar of Africana religions. After several years in the academy teaching...
View ArticleA Black Woman’s Journey from Despair to Joy (Part II) – #BLM Guest Post
By Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. See Part I here. Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. is a scholar of Africana religions, a hypnobirthing coach, and a full-spectrum doula. After several years in the academy as...
View ArticleA Black Woman’s Story from Despair to Joy (Part I) – #BLM Guest Post
By Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. Elana Jefferson-Tatum, Ph.D. is a scholar of Africana religions, a hypnobirthing coach, and a full-spectrum doula. After several years in the academy as a post-doctoral...
View ArticleThe Professor Is In Top 12 Books About Academia
A podcast listener wrote today to ask if I have a list of favorite books about academia. The query made me realize: I DO have a list of books to which I return over and over for advice and insight, but...
View ArticleAn Interview with Dr. Karen
This is the text of an interview I did with Angelica Gonzalez-Sanchez, one of the organizers of the Beyond Academia conference at Berkeley last month. We talk academic careers, the collapse of the...
View ArticleI’m a Professional Photographer – #Postac Guest Post by TPII Editor Paige Morgan
KK: I asked TPII editor, Dr. Paige Morgan, to write a post sharing her AMAZING photography with the readership. Please buy her art! All photos on the Flickr link below can be ordered in almost any...
View ArticleOut of the Office and Into the Kitchen – #Postac Guest Post
Bio: Julia Skinner, PhD is the Founder and Director of Root, a fermentation and food history organization based in Atlanta. She is also a food writer, writing coach, and occasional graduate...
View ArticleLeave Now
A follower on Twitter DM-ed me this question today. “As we know the academic job market is a shit show. I would love to see a series of twitter posts or blog posts about what PhDs can do to be ready...
View ArticleNew Book on Leaving the Academy
This is short and sweet because the election has destroyed my focus. Here is a new book about leaving the academy. It’s by Christopher Caterine and it’s called Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide....
View ArticleWhat if You Could Teach Only Your Favorite Students? – Postac Guest Post
By Jennie NashJennie Nash is the founder and CEO of Author Accelerator, a company on a mission to raise the bar on book coaching. Learn more about becoming a coach at bookcoaches.com/theprofessorisin...
View ArticleIvory Towers in the Rearview Mirror: Cecilia Fenech
We continue with our new column, featuring interviews with PhDs who have charted a course unrelated to the tenure track, putting academia squarely in the rearview mirror. Our hope is that seeing and...
View ArticleIvory Towers in the Rearview Mirror: Dr. Chantelle
We continue with our new column, featuring interviews with PhDs who have charted a course unrelated to the tenure track, putting academia squarely in the rearview mirror. Our hope is that seeing and...
View Article“Transferrable Skills” Are a Lie – Postac Advice
In the face of the COVID19 crisis and 2020 academic job market collapse I will be re-posting the best of our post-academic transition content each week, to 1) help you envision ways of moving on with...
View ArticleIvory Towers in the Rearview Mirror: Emma Friesen
We continue with our new column, featuring interviews with PhDs who have charted a course unrelated to the tenure track, putting academia squarely in the rearview mirror. Our hope is that seeing and...
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