posted about 3 months ago
Quote From 323cjm:
I'm sure this kind of question has been asked here before! I'm in the final year of my PhD and up until now felt pretty sure that I wanted to enter academia. I have really enjoyed my PhD (well most of the time)! Alongside working on my thesis I have undertaken teaching, published journal articles, and been involved in other research projects. Paving the way for my future career, or so I thought. I started looking for jobs recently and spotted a non-academic role which appealed to me. It is a research role, it is permanent and full-time, and relates to a field in which I have previously worked and enjoyed. I have applied for it, but whilst I'm waiting to hear, I'm asking myself which route is best for me: academia or non-academia, and how do I decide? Any tips or advice will be gratefully received.
Id you genuinely can't decide, here is some advice I got from somewhere.
Toss a coin. When you have your answer and you feel like going for the best of three then you really want to choose the other option.
It's worth remembering that your decision needn't be final.
You can try one and if it doesnt work out try the other a few years down the line.