E41 - Academia wasn't worth my life: leaving, not-so-alternative careers & redefining success

Описание: "Academia wasn't worth my life"

In this episode of Moms, Mats, and Manuscripts, I talk with scientific writer and science communicator Sónia Gomes Pereira about leaving academia and building a career outside the traditional research path.

Sónia shares her journey from a curious kid fascinated by biology to completing a PhD in integrative biology and biomedicine, managing a highly independent and interdisciplinary PhD project, and eventually deciding that the academic system was no longer aligned with the life she wanted to build.

We talk about:

what her PhD and postdoc life actually looked like behind the scenes

navigating complex supervisor relationships and independent research

discipline and finding ways to survive academic pressure

the moment when leaving academia becomes the right choice

not-so-alternative career paths beyond academia

This episode is the first half of our conversation, and it's perfect for PhD students, postdocs, and scientists who are questioning whether the traditional academic path is for them - and wondering what other possibilities might exist.

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Sónia's info:
LinkedIn:   / soniagomespereira  
Website: https://www.soniagomespereira.com/
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