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#106: João Graça Story
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In this episode, João tells us about his career story and professional journey, holding several roles in different Life Science fields and different countries. He talks about the reasons that led him to do a PhD, as well as the opportunities and challenges encountered along his path.
He closes the episode sharing valuable tips:
- If you are not 100% set on an academic career, find an industry experience as soon as possible.
- If you are considering a PhD position, make sure you have an affinity with your supervisor and future colleagues. It is also important to be fine with working conditions, infrastructure, resources and city.
- Participate in work groups of your topics of interest.
- Do not be afraid to contact researchers or interesting entities to get to know more about their work and to work in collaborations.
- If you are finishing or have just finished your PhD and are set on breaking from academia, first explore what career options are available, get information and talk with professionals from different areas. Define the area to pursue and develop the requirements to break into that area.
To know more about João’s story and the opportunities in the Life Science fields, please listen to this episode.
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Manage episode 322481091 series 1258260
In this episode, João tells us about his career story and professional journey, holding several roles in different Life Science fields and different countries. He talks about the reasons that led him to do a PhD, as well as the opportunities and challenges encountered along his path.
He closes the episode sharing valuable tips:
- If you are not 100% set on an academic career, find an industry experience as soon as possible.
- If you are considering a PhD position, make sure you have an affinity with your supervisor and future colleagues. It is also important to be fine with working conditions, infrastructure, resources and city.
- Participate in work groups of your topics of interest.
- Do not be afraid to contact researchers or interesting entities to get to know more about their work and to work in collaborations.
- If you are finishing or have just finished your PhD and are set on breaking from academia, first explore what career options are available, get information and talk with professionals from different areas. Define the area to pursue and develop the requirements to break into that area.
To know more about João’s story and the opportunities in the Life Science fields, please listen to this episode.
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