Click on the links below to hear from recent PhDs working in various professional areas.

Past Career Seminars

Listen to people with PhDs in Sociology, Anthropology, English, and History talk about how they went from academia to jobs in publishing, non-profits, tech, user-experience, foundations, and higher ed administration.

Listen to these discipline-specific interviews!

Aurora gives you access to dozens of interviews with people with PhDs in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities talking about their career journey. Wondering what jobs people in your PhD get and how they get them? This resource will help you answer that question.

John Hussey      Aya Esther Hayashi      Nick Milanovich      Bamini Jayabalasingham

What can I do with a PhD in English, Anthropology, or Biology?

Click on the links below to hear from recent PhDs working in various professional areas.

  • ImaginePhD: A career exploration and planning tool for the humanities and social sciences.
  • Beyond the Professoriate Events: Offers free how-to seminars and career conversations where you can learn more about how to transition into careers beyond the professoriate.
  • Professional Development Seminars for the Sciences and Hum/Soc.Sci/Arts: Professional Development Seminars at GSAS are designed to introduce you to the variety of career options available to people with your PhD. Follow the Event Details page for the Sciences or the Hum/Soc.Sci/Arts to see the schedule and to register.

Self-Assessment Tools and Job Search Sites

Assess your skills, interests and values to find a career path that is a good fit for you.

Diverse Career Paths in the Sciences

Brandeis GSAS Alumni in the Sciences pursue a diverse range of career paths but not limited to government and non profit organizations, science communication, research and medical affair industry jobs.

Diverse Career Paths in the Arts/Humanities and Social Sciences

Brandeis GSAS Alumni in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts pursue a diverse range of career paths in public and private research, non profits, think tanks, higher education and government. 

Teaching Jobs