Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education: Volume 13 Issue 3

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early career researcher activity, development, career, and well-being: the state of the art

Irina A. Lokhtina, Montserrat Castelló, Agata Agnieszka Lambrechts, Erika Löfström, Michelle K. McGinn, Isabelle Skakni, Inge van der Weijden

This paper aims to identify the documented effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on early career researcher (ECR) activity, development, career prospects and well-being.

Professorial fit: perceptions of engineering postdoctoral scholars

Sylvia L. Mendez, Sarah E. Cooksey, Kathryn E. Starkey, Valerie Martin Conley

This study aims to explore the perceptions of a diverse set of 16 engineering postdoctoral scholars regarding their fit for the professoriate. The professoriate speaks to the body…

African experiences of doing PhDs abroad: negotiating careers within broader life considerations

Lynn Mcalpine, Otilia Fortunate Chiramba, Matt Keane

Many nations, including African ones, view PhD graduates as a means to be more internationally competitive, and national policies may encourage outward mobility of potential PhDs…

Entrepreneurial sensemaking and transdisciplinary graduate entrepreneurship education

Matthew M. Mars, Jeni Hart

There is pressure to transform graduate education in ways that better prepare and socialize students for academic careers that require entrepreneurial activities and/or…

“Life is based on reciprocity, so be generous”: ethical work in doctoral acknowledgements

Barbara M. Grant, Machi Sato, Jules Skelling

This paper aims to explore doctoral candidates’ ethical work in writing the acknowledgements section of their theses. With interest in the formation of academic…