Postdoc Matters

Victoria Hallinan & Alark Joshi
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This limited-series podcast contains interviews and conversations with postdocs, professors, academic administrators, industry professionals, and more. The podcast is intended as a companion to the book - " Postdoc: How to Navigate Your Career After Grad School" by Victoria Hallinan and Alark Joshi. 

Episodes

  1. Oct 19

    Paraskevas Filippidis - Learning to Be a Good Mentor

    In this episode, Paraskevas Filippidis (Paris) explores how mentorship can be learned and strengthened through reflection, feedback, and open communication. He also shares his experience as an international postdoc transitioning to the United States and looking for a job at an institution outside the US for his first faculty position.  Here's a link to the Mentoring Toolbox that is mentioned in the episode:  https://postdocs.yale.edu/mentorship-toolbox-for-mentors

  2. Sep 21

    Gina Hurley - Career options for Humanities researchers

    In this episode, we are delighted to have a conversation with Gina Hurley who is the Associate Director, Teaching Development and Initiatives, at the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning at Yale University. In this episode, Gina shares advice with graduate students and postdocs in the humanities who are considering career options after grad school/postdoc. Her advice about using your humanities expertise in a variety of contexts to have impact is truly fantastic!

  3. Sep 10

    Alex Yen - Being Productive in your new environment

    In this episode, you will hear from Alex Yen at Boston University, who will share her thoughts on being productive in your new environment. If you found this episode helpful, please consider sharing it with others.

  4. Aug 21

    Montrell Seay - Importance of Networking

    In this episode, we hear from Montrell Seay, Senior Associate Director of Graduate & Postdoc Employer Relations, Yale University, about the importance of networking for postdocs. We touch on how postdocs can grow their network through intentional practice and how that can lead to relationships and a potential job in the future.

  5. Aug 21

    Introduction

    In this episode, we introduce ourselves as well as the podcast. We go over topics that we plan to discuss in the upcoming episodes. Stay tuned!

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About

This limited-series podcast contains interviews and conversations with postdocs, professors, academic administrators, industry professionals, and more. The podcast is intended as a companion to the book - " Postdoc: How to Navigate Your Career After Grad School" by Victoria Hallinan and Alark Joshi. 

Information

  • Creator
    Victoria Hallinan & Alark Joshi
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
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