The Bold PhD Podcast

A few weeks ago, I came across a story about a university laying off faculty and staff, including tenured professors. It reinforced something I’ve been thinking about for years: Your job should not be your only source of career security.
I was laid off from my postdoc in 2018 when our lab ran out of funding. Then, in 2025, I experienced another layoff in biotech. Those experiences changed how I think about career resilience.
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In this episode of The Bold PhD Podcast, Dr. Gertrude Nonterah chats with Dr. Sonali Majumdar about the quiet struggles of international students. Dr. Sonali also shares tools to help international students thrive in spite of the challenges.
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Learn how career experiments can help you test new professional paths without the risk of quitting your current job immediately.
In this episode of The Bold PhD Podcast, Dr. Matthew Betts breaks down why career experiments are essential for gaining clarity before making a major move. Instead of focusing on immediate job applications, this approach prioritizes learning and hypothesis testing to see if a role actually fits your skills and interests. This video is for anyone feeling stuck in their current role but unsure about their next steps.
By treating your career exploration as a series of low-stakes tests, you reduce the anxiety often associated with professional transitions. 

In this episode, I chat with Dr. Tiffany Green on a skill that is often overlooked in our job search processes - learning how to give a captivating presentation - whether that looks like an actual presentation that involves a PowerPoint and several people in a room, or an interview where we are chatting with one person.
 
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In this episode, Dr. Nonterah discusses 4 LinkedIn habits that have helped her win multiple job offers, 30+ university speaking invitations, a book contract, and so much more. 
 
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Leaving academia, preparing better presentations and fixing your money mindset as a PhD? That is the conversation Dr. Nonterah is having with PhD-turned-entrepreneur Dr. Andrew Churchill of PresentBetter.org
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In this episode, I answer I question from a PhD who emailed me this question: "Once you transition into industry, it's not always clear what you have to do to grow and get to the next step. What advice would you give someone who is 2-3 years in industry and wants to grow? Where do you start? More certifications? Networking? What else?"
 
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Your PhD is no longer a competitive advantage. And PhDs like you are finding this out every day. After interviewing over 100 PhDs, here are 3 habits of PhDs who successfully transition out of academia…in spite of the job market we have.
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For decades, the dream path for many scientists looked like
You complete a PhD. Get a post-doc. Become a professor who runs your own lab.
But something has changed.
Today, more and more PhDs are walking away from academia.
So what's happening? Listen to Dr. Nonterah discuss it in this week's episode of The Bold PhD Podcast. 
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Only 17% of PhDs get a tenure-track position: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4309283/
 
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