Timeline for What should I do if I'm trying to go into academic from a mostly non-academic background?
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| Aug 21, 2020 at 19:08 | answer | added | Michael | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 18, 2020 at 12:53 | comment | added | Lynne | @Buffy Thanks you, that does sound like it could help give me direction, I'll give that a try. | |
| May 18, 2020 at 11:44 | comment | added | Buffy | First you need to decide what you want to do with your life. I suggest you spend some time and effort on that part. Then the rest will become clearer. Conferences are a good way to see a lot of options (about academia) in one place, though they are mostly virtual now. | |
| May 18, 2020 at 11:41 | comment | added | Lynne | @Buffy it's not really changing fields necessarily (it's still health-focused). However, during my undergraduate I was more lab-focused, now I work in policy. I'm not 100% sure which side of health I would like to focus on if I switch to academia, but as I don't know how to go about it, it's difficult to search for opportunities. For example, if it would be best for me to do another masters first, then maybe I would need to approach it from a different perspective than if I try straight for a PhD. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 20:13 | comment | added | Buffy | Do you want to change fields? To what? | |
| May 17, 2020 at 19:46 | comment | added | Lynne | @KevinMiller at the time I wasn't considering I would need it, and thought I would be able to ask my supervisor later (at the time I didn't know who would be my supervisor). Now I'm not sure they would remember me. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 19:02 | comment | added | Kevin Miller | Have you talked with some of the tutors you worked with? Is there a reason why you do not want to ask them for letters of recommendation? | |
| May 17, 2020 at 18:58 | comment | added | Lynne | @KevinMiller It's a complicated answer. I've always enjoyed reading, and learning, and thinking, and becoming specialised in a topic. At the same time, academia provides an opportunity to provide some input or insights into issues which could be helpful. In my current job we have to "specialise" in what the client wants, in a short period time, and it is often not scientifically-based, and very biased. Academia was the area that drew me in for being the opposite of that. I hope that clarifies some of my reasonings. | |
| May 17, 2020 at 18:49 | comment | added | Kevin Miller | Why do you want to go to academia? What do you hope you hope to accomplish? | |
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| May 17, 2020 at 18:25 | history | asked | Lynne | CC BY-SA 4.0 |