What to do after a PhD?

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Struggling to decide what to do after you finish your PhD? Try out my handy, 'nofuss-science-career-decider'.

Start the process by clicking the link and saying, 'HELLO' http://www.pandorabots.com/pandora/talk?botid=83872e8cfe34cd1d






Comments

  1. SuperScienceGrl13 March 2012 at 03:53

    I should be a science writer too! And here was me thinking about synthetic chem. I'm so glad your bot was around to put me right. ^^

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  2. Sonia Watson13 March 2012 at 04:05

    Aw, says I should be a science writer. I wanted to join the circus.

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    1. Heather Doran13 March 2012 at 04:17

      Sorry Sonia, what the bot says you have to do!

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  3. Kayla A. Kaiser13 March 2012 at 09:42

    Lolz: You should leave where you are and explore the world.

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  4. Jess13 March 2012 at 11:08

    Hooray! It says I should become a science writer, which is handy because it's part of my job!

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  5. Abhi28 March 2012 at 07:04

    WOW!!! It suggested me to to take a post-doc and stay in research. I can be a potential nobel prize winner! :):)

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  6. Raksha29 March 2012 at 23:09

    Wow!....it says I should become a science writer.

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  7. Unknown30 March 2012 at 08:24

    Apparently, I've made the right choice years ago :-) "You should take a post-doc and stay in research. You are a potential nobel prize winner!"
    Don't know about the "nobel prize winner" bit yet, though :-D

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  8. KK11 April 2012 at 02:47

    Science writer for me too... Just what I was thinking about! Now, give me THE job!

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  9. Maria21 April 2012 at 18:01

    Cool bot... science writer for me (phew!)

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  10. deb21 April 2012 at 19:12

    this made my morning :)

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  11. Anonymous12 January 2013 at 12:33

    Am I the only clown who was told to join the circus?

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