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Rémi Quirion – Projeter les jeunes chercheur.e.s dans des carrières d’avenir

Bienvenue sur Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD! Pour ce premier épisode, j’ai le plaisir de vous apporter un invité d’honneur – Rémi Quirion, le scientifique en chef du Québec – qui a partagé avec moi son point de vue sur le doctorat et sur l’avenir des PhD sur le marché du travail. Durant…

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Building a More Diverse and Inclusive Academia With Shaz Zamore (Rerun)

This week on the show, I’m bringing you yet another treasure from the vault – my Season 2 conversation with Shaz Zamore about their vision for the future of academia. During my conversation with Shaz, I got a glimpse at what that change can look like – we dove into the current diversity and inclusivity…

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How To Stop Burnout In Its Tracks With Özgün Ünver

Burnout. You probably know someone who has gone through it, or you may have burnt out, yourself. Academic burnout is real and often taboo, and this week on the podcast, I am talking with a coach specializing in helping researchers avoid it and manage it – Özgün Ünver, form Mind Your Own Revisions. During our…

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Perfectionism With Dr. Isabeau Iqbal – A Self-Compassionate Professor Feed Drop

Last week on Papa PhD, I shared my recent conversation with Danielle De La Mare, creator and host of the Self-Compassionate Professor podcast. This week, I’m over-the-moon happy to have an episode of the Self-Compassionate Professor as a feed drop on Papa PhD – a conversation about perfectionism in academia with Dr. Isabeau Iqbal. Reach…

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Trusting the Path to Career Wellness With Danielle De La Mare

How well adjusted do you feel you are to your current career ? This week on Papa PhD, I’m sharing my recent conversation with Danielle De La Mare, creator and host of the Self-Compassionate Professor podcast, about her approach to promotion career wellness in the academic community. This is an exciting episode for me, because…

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The State of the Post-PhD Job Market With Ashley Ruba

Are you ready for what comes after getting your degree? Or after your second or third postdoc? How does the job market treat PhDs today? These are questions I had no answers to when I was finishing my PhD. My guest this week – Ashley Ruba, PhD – has taken up the personal mission to keep…

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Best Practices When Writing Papers For Publication With Anna Clemens

Are you preparing to write a paper? Do you get anxious, not knowing what the outcome is going to be of this long process? Today, I’m sharing with you my conversation with Anna Clemens, whose specialty is to coach researchers on how to write for journal articles. During our conversation, Anna talked about how to…

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Managing Your Imposter Experience During and Beyond Your Degree with Marc Reid

This week, on the first Papa PhD episode of 2023, I am bringing you an incredibly insightful conversation about the impostor phenomenon in academia and beyond with Marc Reid, PhD, author of You Are Not a Fraud – A Scientist’s Guide to the Imposter Phenomenon. Imposter feelings are ubiquitous in graduate school and throughout your…

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Are Things Changing for the Better for Women in STEM? with Krishna Kadiyala (Rerun)

In this week on the show, I’m bringing you another treasure from the vault – my Season 2 conversation with Krishna Kadiyala about her experience as a woman in the STEM space, and in particular about her decision to have children during the PhD. While you’re here, I’ll take the opportunity to let you know…

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Getting Involved in Science Policy After Graduate School With Adriana Bankston (Rerun)

This week on Papa PhD and to mark the end of the year, I share with you the first of a series of three of the most popular episodes of the show since the launch, in 2019. In this early conversation with Adriana Bankston, we covered her experience going through graduate school, but also how…

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