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Career Options for Women with
Ph.D.s in STEM
Dr. Dora Musielak
About Dora Musielak
 NASA Fellow
 Chief Scientist
 Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical
Engineering
 Research Scientist and Professor
 AIAA Associate Fellow
 Author
2Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Overview
1. Career Options: Ph.D.s in STEM
2. Competences and Skills
3. Networking
4. Application Process
5. Negotiation
3Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Career Options for PhDs
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
INDUSTRY CONSULTINGGOVERMENT WRITINGMANAGEMENT
4Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Open Positions Today
 Research Analyst - Aerospace PhD
 Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) - strong
applied research skills, to provide analytical
support on S&T policy to White House Office of
Science & Technology Policy …
 Human Factors Design Engineer / PhD
 Lockheed Martin – NASA - Applies human
performance principles, methodologies, and
technologies to design of human-machine
systems and products. Develops & implements
research methodologies ….
5Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Open Positions Today
 Polymer Products Research Scientist
 Exxon Baytown Chem Technology -
Responsible for conducting both fundamental
and applied research into polyolefin polymer...
 Manager of Technical Services
 Industry – requires PHD, strong technical,
regulatory, and customer service ….
 Patent Associate
 Law Firm - Requires PhD in life sciences or
chemistry…
6Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Find STEM Jobs in Industry
BIOENGINEERING ENGINEERING
PHYSICAL
SCIENCES
Entrepreneur
Consultant
Technical Writer
Technical Trainer
Nature Jobs
Science Careers
MedZilla
BioSpace
BioCareers
IEEE job
database
American
Council of
Engineering
Companies
AIAA
Careers
Materials-
related
employment
American
Chemical
Society job
database
Spieworks
Simplyhired
Linkedin
Linkup
7Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Government
DoD, DARPA,
USAF, NAVY, ..
DoE, EPA,
NIH, NSF
FDA, CDC
FBI, CIA
NASA
USAjobs.gov
8Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Competences and Skills
Communications
Technical
Management
Computational
Analytical
Research
What makes you special?
9Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Write down a job title and then answer this question.pdf
Know Yourself
 Career Tests
 Career Planning Test - Asks questions about your interests, temperament, aptitude,
reasoning and relationships with other people. Test takes ~ 20 minutes to complete.
 Career Profile Test - Designed to help you find your 'authentic direction,’ revealing your top
three fields of work, your personality type, your dominant career abilities and your key skills.
 Career Fitter Test - 60 questions help determine your strengths, weaknesses, work
personality and more.
 Field Specific Tests
 Entrepreneurial Self Assessment - Free online assessment will help you decide if you are
entrepreneurial type. 50-question test takes 15 minutes to complete.
 Management Aptitude Test - This 56-question test to help you decide if you're management
material. Focus is on business management, but test is useful for other management fields.
 Personality Tests
 Job Diagnosis - This five-minute test asks you questions about your skills to help your find
an industry and job position that suits you. After completing the test, you will receive a
complimentary job diagnosis.
10Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Application Process
Application Interview(s) Negotiation
 Online Application
 Direct Application
 Network, Network,
Network!
 Phone Interview
 On-Site Interview
 May Require
Giving Seminar*
 Job Offer
 Negotiation
 Career Start!
11Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Interview for Success
Know Your Worth
12Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Negotiation
Location
Salary Type
of
Work
Advancement
Potential
Benefits
What is important to you?
13Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Negotiation Check List
Ideal Offered Acceptable Comments
Compensation
Salary
Bonuses
Relocation
etc
Paid Leave
Vacation/PTO
Maternity/Paternity Leave
etc
Benefits
Retirement/401K
Care Plans (child/elderly)
Insurance (health, life, disability)
etc
Perks
Parking
Blackberry
etc
14Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Post Doc?
Pros
 Sharpen your research
focus
 Additional training in
other aspects of original
research
 More Publications
 Work-Family Flexibility
Cons
 Low Salary
 Does not guarantee a
position
 Could limit job opportunities
 If after a long postdoc you
land an assistant professor
position, you’ll be older when
attaining full tenure.
http://engineerblogs.org/2012/02/why-a-postdoc-is-basically-needed-in-academia/
http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/college-planning/financial-
aid/postdoctoral-financial-aid1.htm
15Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Seek a postdoc if you need it or wish to have, but
don’t make a career out of it!
Remember, some positions don't require a postdoc.
Many engineering faculty and research positions at
government labs and industry, consulting work, or
publishing and communications jobs may not require
a postdoc.
16Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
Leaving your Mark………..
17Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
My Secret to Success
18Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
************************
Dr. Dora E Musielak
Science Hall 132B
UTA Box 19059
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX 76019 (USA)
Phone: 817-472-7115
dmusielak@uta.edu
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Career Options for Women with PhD in STEM

  • 1. DGM Career Options for Women with Ph.D.s in STEM Dr. Dora Musielak
  • 2. About Dora Musielak  NASA Fellow  Chief Scientist  Ph.D. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering  Research Scientist and Professor  AIAA Associate Fellow  Author 2Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 3. Overview 1. Career Options: Ph.D.s in STEM 2. Competences and Skills 3. Networking 4. Application Process 5. Negotiation 3Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 4. Career Options for PhDs NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS INDUSTRY CONSULTINGGOVERMENT WRITINGMANAGEMENT 4Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 5. Open Positions Today  Research Analyst - Aerospace PhD  Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) - strong applied research skills, to provide analytical support on S&T policy to White House Office of Science & Technology Policy …  Human Factors Design Engineer / PhD  Lockheed Martin – NASA - Applies human performance principles, methodologies, and technologies to design of human-machine systems and products. Develops & implements research methodologies …. 5Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 6. Open Positions Today  Polymer Products Research Scientist  Exxon Baytown Chem Technology - Responsible for conducting both fundamental and applied research into polyolefin polymer...  Manager of Technical Services  Industry – requires PHD, strong technical, regulatory, and customer service ….  Patent Associate  Law Firm - Requires PhD in life sciences or chemistry… 6Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 7. Find STEM Jobs in Industry BIOENGINEERING ENGINEERING PHYSICAL SCIENCES Entrepreneur Consultant Technical Writer Technical Trainer Nature Jobs Science Careers MedZilla BioSpace BioCareers IEEE job database American Council of Engineering Companies AIAA Careers Materials- related employment American Chemical Society job database Spieworks Simplyhired Linkedin Linkup 7Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 8. Government DoD, DARPA, USAF, NAVY, .. DoE, EPA, NIH, NSF FDA, CDC FBI, CIA NASA USAjobs.gov 8Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 9. Competences and Skills Communications Technical Management Computational Analytical Research What makes you special? 9Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs Write down a job title and then answer this question.pdf
  • 10. Know Yourself  Career Tests  Career Planning Test - Asks questions about your interests, temperament, aptitude, reasoning and relationships with other people. Test takes ~ 20 minutes to complete.  Career Profile Test - Designed to help you find your 'authentic direction,’ revealing your top three fields of work, your personality type, your dominant career abilities and your key skills.  Career Fitter Test - 60 questions help determine your strengths, weaknesses, work personality and more.  Field Specific Tests  Entrepreneurial Self Assessment - Free online assessment will help you decide if you are entrepreneurial type. 50-question test takes 15 minutes to complete.  Management Aptitude Test - This 56-question test to help you decide if you're management material. Focus is on business management, but test is useful for other management fields.  Personality Tests  Job Diagnosis - This five-minute test asks you questions about your skills to help your find an industry and job position that suits you. After completing the test, you will receive a complimentary job diagnosis. 10Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 11. Application Process Application Interview(s) Negotiation  Online Application  Direct Application  Network, Network, Network!  Phone Interview  On-Site Interview  May Require Giving Seminar*  Job Offer  Negotiation  Career Start! 11Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs Interview for Success
  • 12. Know Your Worth 12Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 13. Negotiation Location Salary Type of Work Advancement Potential Benefits What is important to you? 13Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 14. Negotiation Check List Ideal Offered Acceptable Comments Compensation Salary Bonuses Relocation etc Paid Leave Vacation/PTO Maternity/Paternity Leave etc Benefits Retirement/401K Care Plans (child/elderly) Insurance (health, life, disability) etc Perks Parking Blackberry etc 14Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 15. Post Doc? Pros  Sharpen your research focus  Additional training in other aspects of original research  More Publications  Work-Family Flexibility Cons  Low Salary  Does not guarantee a position  Could limit job opportunities  If after a long postdoc you land an assistant professor position, you’ll be older when attaining full tenure. http://engineerblogs.org/2012/02/why-a-postdoc-is-basically-needed-in-academia/ http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/college-planning/financial- aid/postdoctoral-financial-aid1.htm 15Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 16. Seek a postdoc if you need it or wish to have, but don’t make a career out of it! Remember, some positions don't require a postdoc. Many engineering faculty and research positions at government labs and industry, consulting work, or publishing and communications jobs may not require a postdoc. 16Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs
  • 17. Leaving your Mark……….. 17Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs My Secret to Success
  • 19. ************************ Dr. Dora E Musielak Science Hall 132B UTA Box 19059 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 76019 (USA) Phone: 817-472-7115 dmusielak@uta.edu 19Non-Academic Career Options for PhDs

Notas del editor

  1. It is mean to (1) sharpen your focus in a field or (2) get additional training in a field that branches off from your original research.