Do You Really Need a Postdoctoral Fellowship?

In this episode of Navigating Academia, I talk about a topic I get asked about all the time which is whether you really need to complete a postdoctoral fellowship before applying for your first job in academia. https://www.jayphoenixsingh.com Should you or do you even have to complete a postdoctoral fellowship before beginning your academic career as whatever the lowest level professorship is in your country. I faced this exact question when I had to make the decision after I finished my first doctoral at Oxford. Should I just apply for assistant professor positions or should I take a postdoc? My quick answer is it's not 100% necessary but there are a variety of reasons why completing a postdoc fellowship can be one of the most valuable experiences in your entire academic career. What is a postdoctoral fellowship? Why get a postdoc fellowship 👇👇ALSO WATCH👇👇 The Top 10 Postdoc Interview Questions https://youtu.be/eLQwxQVNH-w Practice Your Postdoc Interview with Dr. Singh https://youtu.be/yCGIqjjTCiw How Much Do Postdoc Fellows Make? https://youtu.be/yPR4Raq41F8 ---------- Navigating Academia is your leading source for professional guidance on how to advance your career in academia. Hosted by internationally-renowned Cambridge and UPenn faculty member, Dr. Jay Phoenix Singh, this series provides practical advice for tackling the field’s biggest challenges. SCHEDULE A COACHING SESSION: https://www.jayphoenixsingh.com SCHEDULE A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT: [email protected] DONATE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.venmo.com/drphoenixsingh FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: @DrPhoenixSingh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drphoenixsingh Twitter: https://twitter.com/drphoenixsingh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drphoenixsingh Snapchat: @DrPhoenixSingh ABOUT DR. SINGH Jay Phoenix Singh, PhD, PhD is a Fulbright Scholar, faculty at both UPenn as well as Cambridge, and the internationally award-winning Founder of the Global Institute of Forensic Research (successful 2017 exit as CEO). Author of over 75 peer-reviewed articles and books, he completed his graduate doctoral studies in psychiatry at the University of Oxford and clinical psychology at Universitat Konstanz. He was named the youngest tenured Full Professor in Norway in 2014 and, since this time, has become the only psychology professor to have lectured for all eight Ivy League universities (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, UPenn) as well as both Oxford and Cambridge. Dr. Singh is a charismatic academic mentor and coach who uses evidence-based practices to improve the lives of academics of all levels. #postdoc #phd #phdlife #phdlife