Post PhD unemployment, I feel like I'm barely holding it ...
I finished my Phd (Physics, exoplanet climate simulations) back in June, and I've been unemployed ever since. I've had 3 interviews since August, but nothings panned out yet. I've been extremely lucky that my parents have been willing to support me during this, but I feel like I'm losing my mind.
What's a reasonable length of unemployment after finishing my ...
In fact, if it's sufficient to only specify the starting and ending years and leave out the months, and the OP starts a postdoc a year from now (i.e., in November 2022), the CV will show PhD obtained in 2021 and postdoc start in 2022, i.e. no gap visible without further information.
I got my PhD and I am still unemployed. : r/PhD - Reddit
Post-PhD. Basically as the title says, I am a fairly recent PhD grad (May 2021) and have no job prospects and I am still unemployed. My partner just got a fantastic job offer where we will be relocating to a new state.
What does it feel like to be an unemployed Ph.D?
Some people stuck around a couple of months working as a post-doc until they got a job or post-doc at another university. 100% employment. That being said being realistic (amount of jobs, your competitiveness etc.) is also a necessity of life.
5 Career Killing Mistakes PhDs Make (#4 Is Very Common)
Too many PhDs end up unemployed. According data from the National Science Foundation, 80% of Life Science PhDs end up completely unemployed or in low-paying postdoc training positions, which...
What is the likelihood of a PhD-holder from the USA remaining ...
What is the likelihood of a PhD-holder remaining unemployed? More than three times lower than the general population (for US-trained STEM PhD holders). Furthermore, a small percentage of unemployment is inevitable as some percentage of people will always be between jobs for a short time.
The Systemic PhD Unemployment Crisis - Cheeky Scientist
Unemployment is one of the biggest fears in the life of a PhD. Many PhDs end up unemployed for a variety of reasons. It is important to convey the reality to PhD students on what was in front of them, as well as to post-docs who had been chasing postdocs, lest they face unemployment.
Does being unemployed after a PhD reflect poorly on my advisor?
The simple answer is that he is looking out for my best interests, but I'm his first PhD student and he is up for tenure this fall. Does my unemployment negatively affect his tenure application, or am I over-thinking this?
Employment and Unemployment Rates by Educational Attainment
In 2023, some 4 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds in the labor force were unemployed. For both males and females, the unemployment rates were generally higher at lower levels of educational attainment.
How much time of unemployment after PhD in order to still be ...
As I'm from Europe, Horizon 2020, ERC grants and other recognize starting grants as for individuals up to 3years after PhD to be eligible for postdoc. After that the postdoc experience in academia or industry is already expected.
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I finished my Phd (Physics, exoplanet climate simulations) back in June, and I've been unemployed ever since. I've had 3 interviews since August, but nothings panned out yet. I've been extremely lucky that my parents have been willing to support me during this, but I feel like I'm losing my mind.
In fact, if it's sufficient to only specify the starting and ending years and leave out the months, and the OP starts a postdoc a year from now (i.e., in November 2022), the CV will show PhD obtained in 2021 and postdoc start in 2022, i.e. no gap visible without further information.
Post-PhD. Basically as the title says, I am a fairly recent PhD grad (May 2021) and have no job prospects and I am still unemployed. My partner just got a fantastic job offer where we will be relocating to a new state.
Some people stuck around a couple of months working as a post-doc until they got a job or post-doc at another university. 100% employment. That being said being realistic (amount of jobs, your competitiveness etc.) is also a necessity of life.
Too many PhDs end up unemployed. According data from the National Science Foundation, 80% of Life Science PhDs end up completely unemployed or in low-paying postdoc training positions, which...
What is the likelihood of a PhD-holder remaining unemployed? More than three times lower than the general population (for US-trained STEM PhD holders). Furthermore, a small percentage of unemployment is inevitable as some percentage of people will always be between jobs for a short time.
Unemployment is one of the biggest fears in the life of a PhD. Many PhDs end up unemployed for a variety of reasons. It is important to convey the reality to PhD students on what was in front of them, as well as to post-docs who had been chasing postdocs, lest they face unemployment.
The simple answer is that he is looking out for my best interests, but I'm his first PhD student and he is up for tenure this fall. Does my unemployment negatively affect his tenure application, or am I over-thinking this?
In 2023, some 4 percent of 25- to 34-year-olds in the labor force were unemployed. For both males and females, the unemployment rates were generally higher at lower levels of educational attainment.
As I'm from Europe, Horizon 2020, ERC grants and other recognize starting grants as for individuals up to 3 years after PhD to be eligible for postdoc. After that the postdoc experience in academia or industry is already expected.