A Doctorate and Beyond: Building a Career in Engineering and the Physical Sciences 1st Edition Graham C. Goodwin

1 Is a Doctorate the Right Course for You?

2 How Might You Use Your Doctorate, if You Get One?

3 The Where, Who and What of Doing a Doctorate

4 How Hard Will You Have to Work?

5 How Long Will It Take You to Get a Doctorate?

6 How to Begin

7 Student–Supervisor Interactions

8 The Value of Networking

9 Tools of the Trade

10 The Art of Publication

11 The Art of Making Great Presentations

12 The Ethics of Research

13 How to Write Your Thesis

14 Securing a Job

15 An Academic Position

16 A Position in Industry

17 Moving Freely Between Academia and Industry

18 The Cycle of Success

19 The Cycle of Success: The Later Years

20 Public Speaking and Dealing with the Media

21 Job and Career Changes

23 Work-Life Balance

24 Keeping the Bigger Picture in Focus