Questions tagged [quitting]
Questions about leaving an academic position. This could apply to quitting an educational program, such as a doctoral program, or quitting a faculty position.
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Discontinuing my Master's Thesis
Recently, I was planning on finishing my Master's studies and following it up with a PhD.
I received an offer from my advisor last year about this and even already signed up for the
PhD program which ...
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When is the optimal time to resign before tenure?
I noticed in computer science, it is not that uncommon or stigmatized to see professors resign from their tenured position to go into industry. In fact, it occurred often enough that this was a point ...
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Leaving tenure track position [duplicate]
I'm a relatively new tenure-track professor considering leaving my academic institution for another academic institution or a non-academic job in the not-too-distant future.
I have two questions:
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How easy is it to leave academia after being a PI? [closed]
I've always been uncertain about staying in academia since my PhD. Now I've been offered a PI position, which I'm considering to accept, however I would like to know if this will close me other career ...
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Struggling with PhD in Switzerland: should I transfer to a more favorable climate?
I started my PhD studentship in a very prestigious university in Switzerland in Summer 2023. Initially, it was all good, however, later things started to go wrong.
Switzerland has been way too cold ...
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How to leave academia? [closed]
I completed my PhD in economic theory in a low ranked institution a few weeks ago. Currently, I’m in the first year of my 3-year postdoc at a very low ranked institution. My dissatisfaction stems from ...
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Quitting PhD and graduating with an M. Phil
I could really use some advice right now. A few months ago I got out of a Ph.D and decided to submit for an M. Phil after 2 years in an incredibly damaging and hostile environment in a UK University.
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5th year of PhD, depressed with no results want to quit [closed]
I am a 5th year PhD student in Biotechnology from a mediocre University. Although my university doesn't have even basic resources I tried my best to do my work by managing things from here and there. ...
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Quitting a post-doc
A while ago I had to pick between a few post-doc offers. I ended up choosing one in a modestly interesting project hosted by what you'd call a high-profile university, with seemingly strong PIs (...
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Mastering out and reapplying to another program
I was at a top American program in my field. Due to my personal reason and substantial change in my research interests, I was forced to quit my PhD (I’ve passed the comp exam, got an MA and almost ...
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I am one of PhD students under Marie Curie-ITN Action. Can I resign my contract because of my health problem? [closed]
I am one of PhD students under Marie Curie-ITN Action. I have been studying on my project for three months.
I have health problems because of high levels of stress. I have psychosomatic symptoms. I ...
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Changing PhD, who and how to tell first?
I want to leave and change my current PhD after 3 months in this new city (France). I still haven't told my current supervisors because, for economic reasons, I do not want to get fired while looking ...
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reapply without recommendation from current advisor
I'm a new PhD student in a middle-ranked university. I decided to accept my professor's offer because his publication matches my interests and has a reputable reputation from my research(like asking ...
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Question About Resigning Mid-Semester [duplicate]
I just accepted a non-academic job 10 days before the start of spring semester. It's too good to pass up - nearly double pay, remote, in my field, etc. - and they would like a start date in mid-...
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Leaving Academia Between Semesters - Question About Notice
I was recently offered a research position outside of academia that includes an 85% pay bump and is remote. It’s in my field and basically a dream position. I’m currently a NTT faculty member (...
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How bad will refusing to defend PhD look on industry-job applications?
I have been a PhD student (Pure Mathematics) for the full PhD time in my country (a northern European country) and am very vexed with my supervisor and the department I have worked in.
Education is ...
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Leaving my undergrad research assistant position mid-project? (With two months notice)
After a lab meeting today, I am absolutely fed up with the state of my lab right now, and the current project being worked on going… nowhere.
A year and a half ago, I joined a mechanical engineering ...
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Feeling hopeless immediately after starting my MSc
I recently started my Master's in Physics. My Bachelor's was not in Physics, but all of my research was. I worked with a very supportive supervisor who wanted me to do my Master's thesis with him. He ...
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Leaving postdoc after 6 months (or less)?
I just started a postdoc position at a prestigious institute in the US. I am one month in and the contract is for 1 year with a possibility of renewal (the project I work on received a 3-year grant). ...
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I want to quit my PhD in year 4 because I'm depressed and unhealthy. How to do it nicely? [closed]
I'm an international student doing a PhD in California (UCR) for the past 4 years. This period of time has been nothing but nightmares. At least I got my masters last year, but immediately after I ...
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No interest in the field, no interest in academia, don't want to please supervisors, time to leave PhD?
TLDR: zero interest in the topic, bad relationships with supervisors and colleagues, I think I'm not suitable for this, thus, I must leave.
Hello all, I would like to ask for some advice from people ...
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I've been offered a major fellowship in my field, but I've been seriously considering mastering out and don't know what to do
I'm a Ph. D. student just entering my third year. Last winter, I submitted a proposal for a major fellowship/grant in my field, and last Friday my advisor told me that I had been offered funding. ...
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Shall I quit as a co-author on this paper?
I was involved with a physician in the write up of a unique case report. In May 2022 we started the project. I wrote the introduction, case reports after interviewing the patients, prevalence data ...
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What will happen if I quit my MS? Will I be able to get a job?
I am currently in my third year, 5 semesters over, of my MS programme at a top Indian institute. MS is a research based Master's programme in engineering.
Being a research based curriculum, there is ...
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How to kindly tell my supervisor that I will pursue my career in the industry?
I have received my MSc. degree at software engineering 5 months ago after a 3-year period of study and research. At the time of graduation, my supervisor asked me whether I would like to continue as ...
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Should I defend my PhD at another university? [closed]
I'm doing my PhD at a university in Scandinavia, it's my own project (open call) and comes with funding (PhD salary from the university). Over the years, some people in the administration at the ...
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How should I write leaving a PhD program after 6 years on the CV?
I started my PhD in engineering in 2018 right after finishing Master's. In my 3nd year, COVID happened and I couldn't continue my research for various reasons. I tried to switch topic, but after doing ...
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Transferring PhD due to Colleague Harassment
I am a first year PhD student. I have no issues regarding academics and relationships with faculty. Unfortunately, there is a fellow student in the department who is making my life very difficult. The ...
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Should I quit the present Ph.D. program after 6 months?
I am a first-year Ph.D. student in an engineering field in my home country, and my Ph.D. supervisor is my master's supervisor.
The central problem is that he is very busy with administrative work, ...
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Will there be bad consequences if I decide to leave my current master's program?
I am doing a 9-month master's program in physics at a very top UK university. However, after completing the first two semesters, I found myself very unhappy with the program itself. I don't feel like ...
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Quitting a PhD program and reapplying to a different (though somewhat related) field?
Back in my original cycle, I applied right out of undergrad for a couple of programs that I initially thought could fit my interests well. All of them ended up falling into two fields, Engineering or ...
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Should I indicate to my boss that I will not stay beyond next academic year?
I have been suffering from depression for some years now until I feel I almost want to give up on my job. I have to evaluate my mental condition year by year and keep pondering the point of time to ...
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How to quit my TT professorship job gracefully?
I'm a TT assistant professor at a R1 school, and I just recently accepted an offer from a private company. I'm planning to talk with the department head and let him know and I was wondering if anyone ...
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Mathematician (who loved PDEs) leaving academia but for what........? [closed]
Let me begin with a short disclaimer: I am aware that similar questions have been asked here more than once. However, none of the answers seemed useful to me and hence, I decided to make my own post ...
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Is quitting PhD a good decision in my case?
Currently, I am at one and half years into my PhD in Netherlands. I had burnout at the end of my first year, I got some help but I don't think I am able to work still at my full potential.
The burnout ...
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Is it possible to leave a research position in the middle of a project gracefully and without burning bridges?
I have been seeking a full time research position in psychological research since I graduated and moved to a new city. Breaking into it without any connections was hard, so I took a part-time ...
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Continue my phd in another instution
I'm halfway through my PhD studying abroad and due to a series of problems with my current advisor and the way the university is handling these issues my mental health has been affected and I'd like ...
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How to Change Labs Within The Same Field?
Short version: I started a PhD with an advisor who I am no longer interested in working with. Can I still leave this lab and find another lab in the same field (how)?
Long version: I am an American ...
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Withdrawing from the first-year PhD program, what explanation is required to not hurt my reapplication?
In the first year of my Ph.D. this year, I am at a Canadian University. Previously, the background has always been in the direction of Mathematics , and both masters and undergraduates are mathematics....
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Leaving postdoc for another one
I have started my first postdoc for a little less than a year now. It is a two-yrs position. However, my relationship with these new supervisors have been at least questionable. Additionally, my ...
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I want to change PhD programs because the city is unsafe, how do I approach this?
I am an international grad student in a middle-tier mathematics PhD program in the USA. I am still in my first year. Soon after joining the program I realized there is no active faculty who works ...
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Prolonging PhD to make up for low-productivity caused by poor mental health [closed]
There are several posts on this site about potentially leaving a PhD program due to mental health issues (e.g. 1, 2, 3), and these issues can impede productivity. Seeking help from a mental health ...
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Is it a good idea to move universities late into PhD?
I have been enrolled in a PhD program for 3 years now. I have a had a pretty disappointing experience so far: I have had three different supervisors (didn’t get along with the first, the second moved ...
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How to ask your PhD promotor for a letter of recommendation for another PhD position
I may quit my current PhD position after a year and a half due to supervision-related reasons. My promotor is the professor who is head of team (and supervised my master thesis), while I am currently ...
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Should I consider another Ph.D somewhere else after a year and half into my current Ph.D? [closed]
I had asked a similar question after six months into my current PhD. Then, the question was too dependent on individual factors and hence the question was closed. I will briefly explain the situation ...
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What should I do with a year left in PhD?
I'm a phd student in mathematics in US. Basically, I worked hard throughout the first two years because of the qualifying exam. After that, I kind of lost steam when I was supposed to start doing ...
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ls it wrong to not have any research ambitions after PhD and postdoc experience?
I did my PhD and 1 year postdoc in mechanical engineering from a top 20 world ranking school. Though it took me longer than others to get my PhD (5.5 years), I published 5 first authored papers there. ...
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Thinking about leaving my PhD: my particular story [duplicate]
I know this was asked here many times, but each situation is different than others. I'll tell you my story to get some insight.
Roughly 6 months ago I started a fully funded position for a PhD abroad. ...
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Possible options for an unhappy graduate student
I am a first year PhD student in Mathematics at a US university but I cannot adopt myself to the environment of my current program. I feel this program is not right for me. Unfortunately, I have to ...
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Guilt about quitting PhD as first student of the lab
I am a first year PhD student in a lab in Europe. I joined the lab 6 months ago and soon afterwards realized that the topic and institute are not what I had imagined it would be.
It took me quite some ...
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