Career for PhD candidates
Career after PhD
After completing the PhD degree, the graduates of the Faculty of Social Sciences find many different and interesting career paths.
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Planning your career after PhD is an activity you should benefit from throughout the 3-4 years you are doing your PhD. Depending on what direction you are planning to take, there may be different wise approaches. In terms of the work/research areas involved, do consider:
- select elements of the thesis to develop and rewrite for publication
- select elements of the thesis for conference presentation
- participate actively in the relevant research community
- present parts of the work regularly and in different forums (academic and non-academic)
- establish contact with future, potential employers
- update your CV continuously
- attend to relevant courses and seminars for academic, personal and professional development (also activities with no ECTS can be wise to document)
- participate in career days and offers in career development
If you are planning a career outside of academia, it may be a challenge to communicate your skills. To discover and "translate" your transferable skills may be a very useful task. You may also benefit from reading the career choices of former candidates (only in norwegian).
09.03.2020