Profile: Lucy
Key facts
PhD discipline: Philosophy
Area(s) of work: I.T.; academia
Year of graduation: 2001
Date of Interview: 24/06/2008
Year of graduation: 2001
Date of Interview: 24/06/2008
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Audio Clips
Lucy talks about what she did to develop her career whilst studying for a PhD.
Lucy explains why she anticipated an academic career when she finished her PhD.
Lucy explains why she decided to go through the graduate milk-round process towards the end of the PhD and how she moved into and then out of jobs with a multi-national IT company, before returning to academia.
Lucy reflects in detail on how she arrived at the decision to move back into academia after a number of years working in a commercial environment and she describes the steps she took to make this happen.
Lucy explains why she wants to stay within academia.
Lucy gives advice to those hoping to apply for a postdoc. She also suggests what those in non-academic jobs should do to get back into an academia.
