Dan and James chat about James' new industry job, why he quit academia, the biggest differences between academia and industry, and why it's crucial for early career researchers to have a plan B.
- James new industry job
- James' medium blog post
- Having a plan B (and plan C) in academia
- Using consulting a bridge to a full-time industry job
- How to get an industry job
- The role of grant success in academia
- More research is now open access than not
- Get 20% off our merch by using the promo code "AUGUST"
- It's now easier to not be employed in academia but still contribute to academia
- The NBA bubble
- The Oura ring
- Differences in work/life balance between academia and industry
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- [James on twitter](www.twitter.com/jamesheathers)
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Music credits: [Lee Rosevere](freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)
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Cite this episode
Quintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2020, July 27) "112: Leaving academia", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/DAZ7S