* PhD – pre-term
labour
* Postdoc
* Finding the right job
* Guilt
* Meetings
* Multitasking
* Reactive working
* People management
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Doing something I love
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Competitive
*
Sociable
*
*
Regular hours
Miss the problem
solving/application of results
sometimes
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Training and
development/transferable
skills
*
Variety
*
A worthwhile cause
*
Still need my science/close
to research
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Engaging with the public
*
(I could go on)
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Get involved….
*
Blog
*
Tweet
*
Look for groups
*
Masters
*
Show passion
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Use your skills – management, public engagement,
writing and editing skills, patient links, multitasking,
influencing, collaboration
* Be prepared to take a paycut
* Not only charities, lots of universities are
increasing public engagement
* There are also press officer roles etc
* Think carefully about the organisation
you want to work for
* Don’t be afraid to make that leap!