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Imagine bright young things entering a new kind of science PhD, in which both they and their supervisors embrace from the start the idea that graduates will go
by unignorant 15y ago
Imagine bright young things entering a new kind of science PhD, in which both they and their supervisors embrace from the start the idea that graduates will go on to an array of demanding careers.
This already seems to be the case in fields like computer science. An academic career path is only one 'successful' route, among many. It's not uncommon to see CS PhD students take positions in software development, industry research, finance/banking, consulting, startups, and so on.
While academics may be biased towards academia, CS students seem well aware of their options.
- larsberg 15y agoFurther, at least at my school, the majority of the incoming CS PhD students have no interest in a tenure-track teaching position and are targeting those other jobs from the start.
- pnathan 15y agoMy impression from academia is that generally speaking (and in the US), PhD programs are designed around turning out professors. That's just my impression though.