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Academia
Andria Schwortz
“My job is not in the traditional academic track. What led me to community college teaching while completing the PhD is that I enjoyed teaching much more than I did performing science research.”
Andria Schwortz
“My job is not in the traditional academic track. What led me to community college teaching while completing the PhD is that I enjoyed teaching much more than I did performing science research.”
Education
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Skill Set
Data Science
Dr. Alicia Oshlack
“A PhD in Astronomy gives you many skills required for general research and often many skills for data analysis. These skill can be applied in many different settings.”
Dr. Alicia Oshlack
“A PhD in Astronomy gives you many skills required for general research and often many skills for data analysis. These skill can be applied in many different settings.”
Education
Current Position
Skill Set
Jessica Kirkpatrick
“Understandably faculty advisors know a lot more about the academic path than other paths. However, advisors/departments have a network of former students that they can leverage to help students who are considering alternative paths.”
Jessica Kirkpatrick
“Understandably faculty advisors know a lot more about the academic path than other paths. However, advisors/departments have a network of former students that they can leverage to help students who are considering alternative paths.”
Education
Current Position
Skill Set
Government
Dr. Joseph Pesce
“A connection to a local university (even to teach a course a year) is useful.”
Dr. Joseph Pesce
“A connection to a local university (even to teach a course a year) is useful.”
Education
Current Position
Current Position
Industry
Andre Wong
“Don't let the pressure to volunteer for every project all the time overwhelm the need for personal time and time with family.”
Andre Wong
“Don't let the pressure to volunteer for every project all the time overwhelm the need for personal time and time with family.”
Education
Former Position
Skill Set
Museums
Isabel Hawkins
“I love working with people and explaining astronomy in accessible terms.”
Isabel Hawkins
“I love working with people and explaining astronomy in accessible terms.”