8 Career Opportunities after PhD

Oct 25th, 2022

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Dr Tushar Chauhan

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What after PhD? this is the most common question students have in their minds. Here are 8 common career opportunities for PhD students.

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The best, most popular, easy and most common option after PhD is acquiring a faculty position at a university. Higher academic posts are reserved for PhD degree holders.

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Faculty position

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Students can choose to become a research scientist in a company, government organization or NGO. This one is yet another standard one.

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Research scientist

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After PhD, students can crack government exams relevant to their field and become class 1 or class 2 government officer.

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Government employee

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Some PhDs can start their own consultancy service as they are experts in their field and can earn decently. For example, a psychologist.

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Consultancy

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Students can achieve more in their academics by going for a postdoc. A postdoc can even get more career opportunities.

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Postdoc

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Organizations, governments or companies hire experts as policymakers. PhDs can become expert policymakers.

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Policymaker

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PhD holder can start their own business with their patent. Entrepreneurship is an excellent option only if you have a patent, product, or IPR.

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Entrepreneur

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In a recent coaching culture, a PhD can become a tutor or coach in coaching classes. Private coaching is a huge business in countries like India.

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Tutor or coach

These are some common career options after PhD. I hope you like it. To read more please visit our blog here, allow notifications or subscribe.   

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