Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

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

La semaine où je célébrais le 200e épisode de Papa PhD, j’ai eu le plaisir d’interviewer un invité d’honneur - Rémi Quirion, le scientifique en chef du Québec - pour entendre son point de vue sur le doctorat et sur l’avenir des PhD sur le marché du travail.Durant l'enregistrement j'ai posé à Rémi les questions que vous m'avez envoyées et celles que ont été partagées en direct, sur Linkedin ou sur YouTube. Et Rémi à répondu à toutes mes questions, de la pertinence du doctorat en 2022 aux programmes offerts à la relève en recherche par les FRQ à la question de la professionnalisation et de la rémunération des doctorantes et des doctorants, donc c'est un épisode à écouter avec crayon et papier !Pendant que tu es là, je profite de l'occasion pour t'annoncer que Papa PhD a rejoint l'initiative Podcast 2.0 et est maintenant prêt à recevoir des boosts de ta part ! Un boost est une contribution valeur pour valeur (V4V) en Satoshis (ou Sats), la plus petite dénomination Bitcoin existante.Tous les boosts reçus feront l'objet d'une mention dans l'émission, en remerciement pour le soutien.Télécharge l'application Fountain, qui soutient les initiatives Podcast 2.0, et booste l'émission.J'aimerais aussi apprendre à mieux te connaître. Si tu as 60 secondes, remplis l'enquête auprès des auditeurs en cliquant sur ce lien. Fais un don à Papa PhD et soutiens le podcast.Échange d'autocollants : envoie-moi l'autocollant de ton podcast et je t'enverrai un autocollant Papa PhD. J'aimerais bien avoir un mur d'autocollants de mes amis podcasteurs !
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https://youtu.be/oRfwpkKXAkoRémi Quirion est un chercheur québécois en neurosciences. Auteur de plus de 750 publications dans des revues scientifiques reconnues, il est l’un des chercheurs en neurosciences les plus cités dans le monde et récipiendaire de nombreux prix et distinctions.En juillet 2011, il est nommé scientifique en chef du Québec par le gouvernement du Québec devenant ainsi le premier à assumer la fonction.Il est le premier dirigeant des Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQNT, FRQS, FRQSC) et préside, depuis septembre 2011, le Réseau international des scientifiques en chef et conseillers scientifiques (INGSA). Il devient ainsi le premier président francophone de cette organisation qui regroupe plus de 5 000 membres répartis dans environ 110 pays.
Les ressources de cet épisode :
Rémi Quirion | LinkedInRémi Quirion | TwitterScientifique en chef du Québec | Site WebRapport "L'université du Futur" | Site WebComité intersectoriel étudiant | Site WebBourse tremplin - Stage en milieu pratique | Site Web
Merci Rémi Quirion !
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The Power of Mentorship During a Career Pivot With Anushka Khasnobish

This week on Papa PhD, I'm sharing the story of someone I've had the pleasure to mentor during her PhD to non-academic job transition - Anushka Khasnobish.I want to thank Anushka for suggesting to share this testimonial on the show and for the chance to reflect on a string of conversations that took place over a number of months and to make sense of them in retrospect.While you're here, I'll take the opportunity to announce that Papa PhD has joined the  Podcast 2.0 initiative and is now set up to receive boosts from you, the listener! A boost is a value for value (V4V)  contribution in Satoshis (or Sats), the smallest existing Bitcoin denomination. All received boosts will get a shoutout on the show, in appreciation for your support. Please check out the Fountain Podcast App that supports Podcast 2.0 initiatives and boost the show .Also, I'd love to get to know you better. If you have 60 seconds please fill out the listener survey in this link.  Donate to the show and Support this podcast.Send a Sticker Get a Sticker: Send me your show sticker, and I will send you a Papa PhD Sticker. I'd love to have a wall of podfriend stickers!
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https://youtu.be/w_EIEdWfsYY?sub_confirmation=1Anushka Khasnobish oversees scientific communications as Innovation Evangelist at TCS research. In 2021, she graduated with a doctorate from Okayama University, Japan. Her research was in the field of microbiome sciences where she worked on establishing a link between the community of microbes in our saliva and non-oral diseases. At this moment Anushka is trying to learn as much as she can about scientific communications, photography and a little bit of French language.Since the penultimate year of her PhD, she has been working with Useful Science contributors, editors and podcast hosts to break down research papers into bit-size useful summaries that one can incorporate in their lives right away. Anushka has a great desire to leverage her scientific experience and personal skills in projects involving scientific communications, intellectual property rights and science outreach.
Thank you, Anushka Khasnobish !
If you enjoyed this conversation with Anushka, let her know by clicking the link below and leaving her a message on LinkedIn:Send Anushka Khasnobish a thank you message on LinkedIn!Click here to share your key take-away from this interview with David!
This episode’s resources:
Anushka Khasnobish | TwitterAnushka Khasnobish | LinkedinAnushka Khasnobish | Instagram
You might also like the following episodes:
Martha Boeglin – Unlocking Your Thesis Writing Super PowersAlbertha Joseph-Alexander – Using Scicomm to Make a DifferenceTerence Milstead – A Roadmap to Pivoting Into the Private SectorNatalia Bielczyk – Figuring Out Where You Fit in the Job Market as a PhDAs always, if you find value in Papa PhD and in the content I bring you every week and if you're not a nerd like me and don't want to delve into Podcast 2.0, click on one of the buttons below and send some of that value back to me by becoming a supporter on Patreon or by buying me a coffee :)

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De Cap PhD 2021 à Cap Docteurs 2022 avec Claudine Pierron et Marc Chevalier

Cette semaine sur Papa PhD, une enrichissante conversation avec Claudine Pierron de l'APEC et avec Marc Chevalier, ami du podcast et champion de la promotion du succès professionnel des PhD.Au programme, un retour sur l'évènement Cap PhD, qui a eu lieu en 2021, et l'annonce de Cap Docteurs, la mouture revue et améliorée qui aura lieu les 23 et 24 novembre 2022.Ça t'intéresse ? Inscris-toi gratuitement ici : PapaPhD.com/capdocteurs
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https://youtu.be/VFRjU4K5cUIC'est quoi, Cap Docteurs ?C'est un évènement en ligne dont l'objectif est de vous offrir des pistes à suivre, des outils et des occasions de réseautage qui vous aideront à préparer à votre transition vers la vie professionnelle.On y parlera de :Carrières dans la fonction publique / l'administrationCarrières extra-académiques / dans le privéCompétences transversesIdentification des docteur.e.s en tant qu'experts scientifiquesÉvolution du recrutement des docteur.e.s et des compétences recherchéesÉtat actuel de l'emploi des docteur.e.sMobilité internationale des docteur.e.s Si tu es à la maîtrise, au doctorat ou si tu es postdoc, ne manque pas cette occasion de rencontrer tes pairs et de faire un pas important vers une transition éclairée au prochain chapitre de ton parcours professionnel.Bonne écoute !
Les ressources de cet épisode :
Claudine Pierron | LinkedInMarc Chevalier | LinkedInOutils de l'APEC | Site web
Merci, Claudine et Marc !
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A Roadmap to Pivoting Into the Private Sector With Terence Milstead

200 episodes… I couldn’t have imagined I’d come this far when I launched back in 2019, but a little over 3 years in, it feels almost surreal.If you’re new to the show, welcome, and enjoy all the content! If you’re a long time fan, thank you for dropping by week after week! And if you want to show me some love, go to buymeacoffee.com/papaphd and donate. ????Every little bit helps!Again thank you. In this week’s amazing episode with Terence Milstead, he lays out his complete blueprint  for a successful career transition from academia into the private sector.Happy listening!
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https://youtu.be/BGKala5PT_8?sub_confirmation=1Terence Milstead received his Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning in 2008 from Florida State University where his research was focused on factors that influence people to invest time, money and emotional energy into upgrading their dwellings, even in unstable housing markets. This question led him to the former Soviet Union on a Fulbright and subsequently to other parts of the globe. But it also ignited a deep interest in qualitative research and the power of deeply listening to others.After completing his Ph.D. Terence started down the academic career path. However, after a few years he realized that a full-time career in academia was not what he had envisioned. So, in 20014, he transitioned to private sector, research-based consulting, relocating to the East Coat. But the path from academic to private-sector consultant was a crooked one and didn't happen overnight. In this episode Terence shares how he came up with a transition plan that ultimately led him to his current position as Head of Qualitative Insights at a global strategic consulting firm based in Washington D.C.
Thank you, Terence Milstead !
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This episode’s resources:
Terence Milstead | FacebookTerence Milstead | LinkedinTerence Milstead | Website
You might also like the following episodes:
Martha Boeglin – Unlocking Your Thesis Writing Super PowersAlbertha Joseph-Alexander – Using Scicomm to Make a DifferenceDavid Giltner – Reconciling the Research and Development MindsetsNatalia Bielczyk – Figuring Out Where You Fit in the Job Market as a PhDAs always, if you find value in Papa PhD and in the content I bring you every week, click on one of the buttons below and send some of that value back to me by becoming a supporter on Patreon or by buying me a coffee :) Now with the added perk of receiving the brand new Papa PhD and PhD Dojo stickers!

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Unlocking Your Thesis Writing Super Powers with Martha Boeglin

Do you struggle to sit down and write your thesis? Is the process painful to you?
Then join me in this interview a specialist, a "thesis whisperer" of sorts - Martha Boeglin of Scriptoria.
During my conversation with Martha, we discuss this inevitable, yet often gruesome task that is thesis writing, and Martha shares her know-how and a number of techniques and strategies to make the exercise a pleasant and successful one.
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https://youtu.be/Wu_N2gvWz6U?sub_confirmation=1
When she wanted to write her thesis in Philosophy, Martha Boeglin was paralyzed for many months by the fear of the blank page.
When she eventually understood that the fear of the blank page is normal, that almost every researcher is concerned by writer’s block… ant that writing problems are tabou at university, she started to investigate the phenomenon of writing.
One discovery changed her life: writer’s block belongs to the writing process – and there are lots of creative writing techniques to overcome them.
More: some writing techniques hold an almost magical power.
Why are they not taught at university ?
Her passion for writing techniques was born. With a double consequence: first, once she overcame that initial writer’s block, she was able to write her thesis – and worte it in a wave of euphoria.
Second, once she got her Dr. Titel, she created Scriptoria, the writing workshops for PhD students in 2002.
Its goal? To make writing a thesis easier: when you know the right techniques, writing is no longer a chore - it can even become a source of joy.
Thank you, Martha Boeglin !
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This episode’s resources:
Martha Boeglin | LinkedIn
Martha Boeglin | Twitter
Scriptoria | Scriptoria.org | Groupe Facebook | Youtube
You might also like the following episodes:
Albertha Joseph-Alexander – Using SciComm to Make a Difference
David Giltner – Reconciling the Research and Development Mindsets
Jen Polk – Are You a Sellout if You Leave Academia After Your PhD?
Natalia Bielczyk – Figuring Out Where You Fit in the Job Market as a PhD
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Using SciComm to Make a Difference with Albertha Joseph-Alexander

On this episode of Papa PhD, I bring you my recent conversation about science communication with Albertha Joseph-Alexander and about how scicomm has impacted her researcher career.
If you are curious about science content creation and about the scicomm space, Albertha shares her journey and her lessons learned, so far.
Happy listening!
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https://youtu.be/yMjkOk00SRA?sub_confirmation=1
Dr. Albertha Joseph-Alexander has a PhD in Plant Science from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, in Trinidad and Tobago.
Albertha has a natural ability to tell stories and as a result, her enthusiasm for science communication allows her to simultaneously enjoy science and storytelling while disseminating knowledge for the benefit of society. Presently she is producing her first documentary.
Thank you, Albertha Joseph-Alexander !
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This episode’s resources:
Albertha Joseph-Alexander | Twitter
Albertha Joseph-Alexander | Linkedin
Albertha Joseph-Alexander | Facebook
You might also like the following episodes:
David Giltner – Reconciling the Research and Development Mindsets
Katya Park – Staying True to Your Life Plans During the PhD
Matthias Hombauer – Being a PhD, a Father and an Entrepreneur
Natalia Bielczyk – Figuring Out Where You Fit in the Job Market as a PhD
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La thèse comme base solide pour mieux se connaître avec Julie Lopes

Cette semaine sur Papa PhD, je t'apporte ma récente conversation avec Julie Lopes, accompagnatrice de doctorant.e.s.La thématique - profiter du doctorat pour mieux se connaître et profiter de mieux se connaître pour avoir un trajet plus aligné et plus productif pendant la thèse.En fin d'épisode, Julie nous fait expérimenter un exercice de recentrage qu'elle utilise avec les personnes qu'elle accompagne. Si tu as besoin de calmer ton corps et ton esprit, ne le manque surtout pas !
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https://youtu.be/NnyUIvVg7Y0Julie Lopes est docteure en microbiologie reconvertie dans l'entrepreneuriat auprès des étudiant·e·s, doctorant·e·s et docteur·e·s.Sa mission est de les accompagner vers une expansion d'eux-mêmes afin qu'ils choisissent un avenir dirigé par leur cœur plutôt que par la peur !
Les ressources de cet épisode :
Julie Lopes | LinkedInJulie Lopes | Site webJulie Lopes | Instagram
Merci Julie !
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Influence and Leadership Positions – a How-To With David Giltner

On this episode of Papa PhD, I bring you my conversation with returning guest David Giltner about opportunities and obstacles PhDs face when accessing influence and leadership positions in organizations outside academia.David Giltner has covered this and other questions around career readiness for PhDs in his new book "It's a Game, Not a Formula: How to Succeed as a Scientist Working in the Private Sector".
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https://youtu.be/e-AEp6aIk4Q?sub_confirmation=1David Giltner has spent more than twenty years developing cutting-edge photonics technologies into commercial products in the fields of optical communications, remote sensing, directed energy, and scientific instrumentation.In 2017 he started TurningScience to providetraining and support for scientists of all disciplines seeking to enter the private sector as employees, collaborators, or entrepreneurs. David is the author of the books 'Turning Science into Things People Need' and 'It’s a Game, Not a Formula,' and is an internationally recognized speaker and mentor on the topics of technology commercialization, product development, and career design.David has a BS and PhD in physics and holds seven patents in the fields of laser spectroscopy and optical communications.
Thank you, David Giltner !
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This episode’s resources:
David Giltner | TwitterWebsite | TurningScience.comBook | It's a Game, Not a Formula: How to Succeed as a Scientist Working in the Private Sector
You might also like the following episodes:
David Giltner – Reconciling the Research and Development MindsetsKatya Park – Staying True to Your Life Plans During the PhDMatthias Hombauer – Being a PhD, a Father and an EntrepreneurNatalia Bielczyk – Figuring Out Where You Fit in the Job Market as a PhDAs always, if you find value in Papa PhD and in the content I bring you every week, click on one of the buttons below and send some of that value back to me by becoming a supporter on Patreon or by buying me a coffee :) Now with the added perk of receiving the brand new Papa PhD and PhD Dojo stickers!

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What mistakes are keeping you out of industry? With The 2nd Lab

Welcome to another collab episode of the PhD Dojo with The 2nd Lab.
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This week on the PhD Dojo, Gad Sabbatier and I answer another great question from 2nd Lab mentee Matt Campea who asks: "What are some of the biggest mistakes people make when looking for a job outside of academia?"
Thank you, Matt, for bringing up this question. Blind spots do exist and are they can can be difficult obstacles to surpass, unless someone points them out to us. Gad and I give you our reflections on these mistakes in this PhD Dojo.
Call for creators !
I'm looking for sidekicks to be part of the Papa PhD team! If you're interested in podcasting and social media, and want to help me with the production of Papa PhD or the PhD Dojo in any way, email me at david@papaphd.com and let's talk!
Happy listening! And happy sharing!
This episode’s resources:
The 2nd Lab | Twitter
The 2nd Lab | LinkedIn
The 2nd Lab | Website
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The Importance of HBCUs and Africana Heritage With Kweli Zukeri

Welcome to Season 4 of Papa PhD!
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https://youtu.be/1hemLxGgARM
Kweli Zukeri was born and raised in Falls Church, Va. He has a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication and minor in social entrepreneurship from UNC at Chapel Hill, as well as an M.S. in Psychology (2018) and Ph.D. (2021) in Developmental Psychology from Howard University. Both his master thesis and dissertation focused on exploring the impact of African-centered school-based programming on American African student racial and cultural identity, as well as American African student learning. Prior to his recent graduate studies, he also studied ancient African/Kemetic language for 2 years in Howard’s department of Africana studies, and has been a facilitator of the Egypt on the Potomac Field Trip of Washington, D.C., for the last decade.
Thank you, Kweli Zukeri!
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Kweli Zukeri | LinkedIn
Kweli Zukeri | Twitter
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Sarah Habibi - Becoming a Full-Time Science Communicator
Federica Bressan – Do researchers have time for scicomm?
Chris Emdin – Reimagining a More Inclusive STEM
PhD Dojo – First Year PhD - Assembling the Expedition Team