Q&A: Reentering Academia - A Success Story - Science Careers - Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Faculty, Postdoc jobs on Science Careers
This is a great article on an issue that many graduate students worry about: balancing career and family life. Professor Carol Robinson took an 8-year hiatus from her scientific career 20 years ago to focus on raising her children and then reentered the field as a postdoc. She has been very successful since her return to academia and I hope you find her story inspirational -- I recommend that you click on the link to the full transcript of the interview. Both women and men struggle with decisions like this and as a graduate student, it's normal to question what your your best "next steps" will be. While there are many options to chose from when it comes to balancing your work life with your personal life, hearing stories from other successful scientists who faced similar decisions can be helpful. For those of you considering taking a break from the bench after graduate school, it isn't easy to reenter academia (or industry, or whatever field you are interested in) after a long absence but with a lot of hard work including keeping up to date and staying in contact with your colleagues it is possible. The decision to put your career on hold for family or other reasons is not one to be made lightly. However, we are fortunate to live at a time when whatever you choose to do is acceptable...whether that is taking a break, slowing down, or forging full speed ahead.
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