L. Maren Wood
L. Maren Wood is a Ph.D. in history and co-founder and CEO of Beyond the Professoriate, a public-benefit company that works with individuals and universities, offering career services for graduate students and Ph.D.s.
Stories by this Author
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AdviceFor Would-Be Academics, Now Is the Time to Get Serious About Plan B
Job candidates with the misfortune to be searching for tenure-track positions this year or next will need as many career options as they can get. -
Advice
Participate in a New Survey on Ph.D. Mental Health
A new project seeks to measure the extent of the mental-health crisis not just in graduate school but beyond it, among early-career Ph.D.s. -
Advice
Odds Are, Your Doctorate Will Not Prepare You for a Profession Outside Academe
Career transitions for Ph.D.s cannot be mapped, which is why the road is so difficult and so draining for so many. -
The Review
How Administrators Can Help Prepare Ph.D.s for Nonfaculty Careers
Graduate programs should foster alumni networks and provide opportunities for students to articulate their skills. -
Hiring
Why Economists on the Academic Job Market Must Strike Quickly
Tenure-track jobs in the field tend to go to scholars who have just earned, or are wrapping up, their Ph.D.s. Here’s a look at the data from Vitae’s JobTracker project. -
Faculty
On the Academic Job Market, Does Patience Pay Off?
Some advisers say young scholars should expect to spend several years looking for tenure-track positions; others emphasize the need to strike quickly. Vitae’s JobTracker project tries to get a read on the reality. -
First Person
How to Tell Your Adviser
The anxiety that many Ph.D. students feel about admitting their nonfaculty aspirations is justified. -
Beyond the Ivory Tower
The Ph.D.’s Guide to a Nonfaculty Job Search
You, too, can join the ranks of the gainfully employed outside of academe. Here’s how. -
The Ph.D. Placement Project
Vital Questions About Tracking Placement Data
The Council of Graduate Schools should focus on questions like “Who are the stakeholders who need to be won over?,” writes L. Maren Wood. -
The Ph.D. Placement Project
What Informational Interviews Can Do for You
What exactly are they? And how can they help Ph.D.'s looking to leave academe? L. Maren Wood provides some answers.
