Hi,

thanks to everyone for the replies, they've been really helpful.

I probably forgot to mention that I am in natural sciences. I also
forgot that this a UK-based forum... in my country, people study
much longer and it is not uncommon for people to get their PhD in
my field when they are 30. So I will finish relatively early.
But things are changing slowly since we adopted the English system
of BSc/MSc + a three year PhD.

Nevertheless, I made my decision and will get some experience in industry.

Cheers,

Ben

Hi jouri,

thanks for your reply. But wouldn't that be the worst option? I would leave a new project after one year, possibly without much results, and my PostDoc advisor with a half-finished project ...

Hi,

I am sorry if this or similar questions have been already been discussed here. I am third year PhD student and I am thinking about life after the PhD. Right now, I prefer a career in industry, for many different reasons such as salaries and the prospect of being able to stay at one place for a longer time that a grant period :-)

But I have been offered a very attractive PostDoctoral Position. This position is funded for two years and quite exciting, but purely basic research. It is in another (European) country, but the lab is very good, international and I speak the language of this country, too. The project is fairly different from my current PhD research and I believe that it would extend my skill set to some extent.

On the other hand,I see my future more in industry and less in academia. I am wondering whether taking this position would somehow decrease my chances of getting a reasonable job in industry (I will be 30 years old after the postdoc project and without any experience in industry so far).

Well, probably my concerns are exaggerated, probably not. What is everyone elso thinking ?