A Machiavellian guide to getting ahead in academia
So you’ve passed your PhD viva. Take a moment to feel good about yourself. Then listen up. This is where it gets really tough – and chances are that you are not well prepared for it.
You are about to be thrown into the whirlwind of short-term postdoctoral contracts, casual “adjunct” positions, frequent house moves, low salaries, fiercely competitive grant programmes and job applications. You may be an intellectual thoroughbred, but you will very likely not feel like that in the coming years.
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