Please enjoy the first of our series of podcasts. The first topic: Shall I do a postdoc or not? https://naturalscience.careers/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/NSC-podcast-1-Postdoc-or-not.mp3
NSC podcast: Postdoc or not
Verve, ownership and team-work wanted!
We interviewed an HR manager at a chemical cooperation in the Netherlands. What does the standard interview process look like? Firstly, I phone people up. Just to get a first impression and find out more about their motivation to apply. Usually, I have a few things I want to clarify about their CV before […]
My professor, the career advisor
In a seminar, we are discussing the application of a female postdoc. “You just said you never intended to have a career in academia. Why did you start this postdoc then?” “My PhD supervisor told me to. She said it would complete my academic portfolio. As the research focus of my PhD was very specific […]
Don´t think 8-8-8
„I can´t imagine that these jobs would be family-friendly,“ judges Maya, a PhD student. In our Women and career seminar, she already mentioned that she´s planning to start a family in the next few years. I observe how she is creating space for kids which don´t even exist yet. With a thick pen, she crosses out the […]
