Daniel, Author at Hello PhD

046: Do I need a PhD to advance in my industry job?

May 29, 2016May 29, 2016 Daniel Leave a comment

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You’ve worked hard in your biopharma job, and you really love the position. The team is passionate and dynamic, the product is starting to make an impact in the market, and you begin to imagine your long-term relationship with the company.

But there’s one problem: it seems like no one with a Bachelor’s Degree can move up in the organization. PhDs from outside the company are hired into management positions, while you and your colleagues get passed over for promotions.

What’s going on? And do you really need a PhD to get ahead in your industry job?

045: Finally, some good news for postdoc salary!

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016 Daniel Leave a comment

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Postdocs are some of the most productive scientists on the planet, but you wouldn’t know it if you looked at a pay stub. For years now, postdoc salaries have remained stagnant in the low $40,000s, causing many young scientists to find other careers in other industries.

But a recently announced bill from the Department of Labor could boost postdoc salary with the stroke of a pen. Dubbed “FLSA” (Fair Labor Standards Act), employees earning less than the $47,476 per year would have to be paid overtime or have their hours cut back to 40 per week.

Last we checked, most postdocs fit that description!

044: 5 Myths About University Teaching Jobs That YOU Probably Believe

May 15, 2016May 16, 2016 Daniel Leave a comment

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We know that stepping from academia to industry is met with scorn for the person ‘selling out’ and leaving the university, but there’s a subtler form of bias against those scientists who actually like to teach.

The moment you consider applying for a university teaching position, your advisors and peers will come out of the woodwork to tell you what a bad idea that is. It’s unstable, a waste of your abilities, and you’ll be bored in just four days!

And God forbid you mention a job that doesn’t offer tenure.

This week on the show, we talk with a professor who took that fateful teaching job, and lived to tell about it. In fact, she’s happier than she’s ever been.

043: A Scientific Approach to Teaching Science

May 8, 2016May 8, 2016 Daniel Leave a comment

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Every day in a research lab is spent forming hypotheses, designing experiments, and examining data. So it might surprise you to know that the scientific method is only rarely applied in the classroom.

Wouldn’t it be transformative if the methods that professors use to teach science were tested and proven to be effective?

Well, you’re in luck – we’ve found one such scientist who has focused her career on improving science education at the university level.