Are you about to finish your PhD? Or are you a recent graduate with your shining title in hand? Or maybe a current postdoc, uncertain with what you’re getting from your experience? In this podcast mini-series, PhinDing Answers (with a PhD) we talk about some of the many options for PhD degree holders and how doing a postdoc is just one of those options. Is it the right path for you? And what is a postdoc anyway? Why should you do one? In this podcast, former postdoc hosts Dr. Olaya Fernández Gayol and Dr. Peter Myers address the questions around the postdoc position with a panel of guests spanning career stages, choices and geographical locations. Let’s PhinD some answers together!
In the sixth episode, Olaya and Peter recap some of the themes of the five interviews and share their experiences and thoughts. Follow us on Twitter @phindinganswers and reach out via email to phindinganswers@gmail.com.
28 May 2022
Episode 05 - Ericka Peterson
In the fifth and last interview, Peter and Olaya talk to Ericka Peterson, Executive Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at Columbia University (New York), about the massive amount of programming available for postdocs, how it can contribute to their development as a whole person and how to pick what activities to focus on. Follow us on Twitter @phindinganswers and reach out via email to phindinganswers@gmail.com.
21 May 2022
Episode 04 - Jenny Bratburd
In this fourth interview, Peter and Olaya talk to Outreach Coordinator Jenny Bratburd (NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team) about her experience as a policy fellow at the Missouri Legislature and her transition to NASA bridging the gap between scientists and a multitude of stakeholders. Follow us on Twitter @phindinganswers and reach out via email to phindinganswers@gmail.com.
14 May 2022
Episode 03 - Serena Tucci
In this third interview, Peter and Olaya talk to Assistant Professor Serena Tucci (Yale University) about her transition to an academic research position, how she strives to be a good mentor, how to effectively deal with email and the role of pizza in her career. Follow us on Twitter @phindinganswers and reach out via email to phindinganswers@gmail.com.
7 May 2022
Episode 02 - Upasana Roy
In this second interview, Peter and Olaya talk to current postdoc Upasana Roy (Columbia University) and discuss how you can love science and still choose to walk out from academia (intentionally!), fill your free time with fulfilling activities and how lab skills can come in handy in the kitchen. Follow us on Twitter @phindinganswers and reach out via email to phindinganswers@gmail.com.
30 Apr 2022
Episode 01 - Kaela Singleton
In this first interview, Peter and Olaya talk to current postdoc Kaela Singleton (Emory University) and discuss agency, why you should approach finding a postdoc like dating and the need for radical systemic change in academia. Follow us on Twitter @phindinganswers and reach out via email to phindinganswers@gmail.com.
23 Apr 2022
Episode 00 - Welcome to PhinDing Answers!
In this episode (Episode 0 - Intro), you will meet your hosts and get an idea of the podcast's format. Follow us on Twitter @phindinganswers and reach out via email to phindinganswers@gmail.com.
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