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Panel: How to Start Career Planning in the Space Sciences

July 08, 2020 by Elizabeth Frank in Career

Watch a virtual panel discussion I participated in about career planning in the space sciences.

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July 08, 2020 /Elizabeth Frank
career advice, industry, academia, video
Career
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Want to Lead a NASA Mission? Here’s What It Takes!

April 14, 2020 by Elizabeth Frank in Space Exploration, Career

How do those in leadership roles on NASA missions manage their teams? How did they prepare for the role they’re in? How did they build teams that work together well? How do they foster a healthy team culture? Here’s the panel discussion I organized to get answers to these questions.

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April 14, 2020 /Elizabeth Frank
missions, NASA, career advice, video
Space Exploration, Career
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Lessons learned from leaving academia

October 09, 2019 by Elizabeth Frank in Career

I wrote a commentary for the October 2019 issue of Physics Today on my experience and lessons learned from leaving academia.

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October 09, 2019 /Elizabeth Frank
leaving academia, career advice
Career
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Post-conference ruminating on non-traditional careers

April 01, 2019 by Elizabeth Frank in Career

I organized a successful panel about non-academic careers at a planetary science conference. However, I had previously underestimated the level of toxicity regarding nontraditional career paths despite having experienced it firsthand.

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April 01, 2019 /Elizabeth Frank
planetary science, leaving academia, career advice
Career
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Ph.D. programs fail to train students for non-academic careers

February 21, 2019 by Elizabeth Frank in Career

All too often, Ph.D. students leave grad school with no idea of how to find jobs outside a traditional academic or research career track. If you’re in that boat, here are some resources to get started.

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February 21, 2019 /Elizabeth Frank
leaving academia, career advice
Career
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Where to start your NewSpace job search

February 01, 2019 by Elizabeth Frank in Commercial Space

Interested in working in commercial space but not sure which companies to target in your job search? Check out this map of the NewSpace ecosystem.

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February 01, 2019 /Elizabeth Frank
newspace, NASA, job search, career advice
Commercial Space
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Resources for discovering non-academic career options

December 31, 2018 by Elizabeth Frank in Career

Here are some resources for figuring out what non-academic career options might be available to you.

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December 31, 2018 /Elizabeth Frank
career advice, leaving academia
Career
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My journey as a planetary scientist in industry

December 04, 2018 by Elizabeth Frank in Career

I left academia because I didn’t feel like it was the right environment for me, despite my love of planetary science. Here I describe my journey going from academia into industry.

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December 04, 2018 /Elizabeth Frank
career advice, my journey, leaving academia
Career
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