So, you're finishing your PhD in a pandemic... What's next? A seminar with A/Prof Inger Mewburn

This event is only open to IAG members.

Covid-19 presents a massive disruption to the academic workforce. PhD students and early career researchers are worried about their future career prospects inside academia and confused about their options. In this one hour lecture, A/Prof Inger Mewburn (The Thesis Whisperer) uses her team’s research on the post-PhD job market to:

• Enhance your understanding of the changed academic job market, analysing the effects of hiring freezes and travel restrictions.
• Increase awareness of career opportunities in industry; which sectors are looking for research talent?
• Help you approach the non-academic job market with more confidence.

Associate Professor Inger Mewburn (better known as @thesiswhisperer) was born on Nuenonne country, which is now known as Tasmania, Australia. Since 2006, she has worked exclusively with PhD students and early career academics, helping them finish complex research projects with (sometimes very) demanding stakeholders.

Inger is currently the Director of Researcher Development at The Australian National University where she oversees professional development workshops and programs for all ANU researchers, and researches research education, with a special interest in post PhD employability.