Off Campus: Humanities Scholars In Alt-Ac Careers

In this episode, I interview Dr. Hannah Apert-Abrams about her transition from completing a PhD in comparative literature to being a program specialist at the National Endowment for the Humanities. We talk about how awesome librarians and archivists are, the benefits of seeing humanities as a collective, the unpredictability of the job market, and what exactly is (are?) the digital humanities. Dr. Apert-Abrams' personal website: https://halperta.com/ Her open access work book, Finding Your Purpose, here: https://halperta.com/shalperta%20press/purpose/ The Academic Support Network at the Humanities Commons: https://hcommons.org/groups/academic-job-market-support-network/ You can email the podcast here: offcampuspod@gmail.com No longer on Twitter, but you can find me on Mastodon: @kinozhao@fediphilosophy.org Music credit: Robert John - Changes

In this episode, I interview Rachel Taylor about her past research studying trance/possession rituals in African Diaspora religions and neo-paganism and Heathenry and her current career as a senior principle organizational change consultant at Collaborative Solutions (which, by the way, is hiring; https://www.collaborativesolutions.com/careers). We talked about loving academia but also knowing its reality, and about the importance of learning how the world works. You can email the podcast here: offcampuspod@gmail.com Also on Twitter: @OffCampusPhDs Music credit: Robert John - Changes

In this episode, I interview Dr. Stuart Theobald, chairman of the financial research and consulting firm Intellidex, about the value he sees in a philosophy PhD, and the challenges of working while in graduate school. You can email the podcast here: offcampuspod@gmail.com Also on Twitter: @OffCampusPhDs Music credit: Robert John - Changes

In this episode, I interview A Zhu about her transition from graduate school in communications to working as an administrator in higher ed. We share our experiences with heavy workload, vague expectations, blurry work-life lines, lack of positive reinforcement, the feeling of inefficacy... and the false belief that we are in it alone. You can contact A Zhu at law.history.2010@gmail.com if you'd like to have an informational interview with her. You can email the podcast here: offcampuspod@gmail.com Also on Twitter: @OffCampusPhDs Music credit: Robert John - Changes

In this episode, I interview Bethany Parsons, a classicist working to improve diversity, equality, and inclusion on the college campus. You can email the podcast here: offcampuspod@gmail.com Also on Twitter: @OffCampusPhDs Music credit: Robert John - Changes

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Neal Hebert, a theater historian-turned-high school teacher. You can email the podcast here: offcampuspod@gmail.com Also on Twitter: @OffCampusPhDs Music credit: Robert John - Changes

In this episode, I interview Dr. Nathan Fulton, a philosopher-turned-semantic architect currently working at Indeed.com. Books mentioned in the podcast: The Accidental TaxonomistSemantic Web for the Working OntologistSemantic Modeling for Data You can email the podcast here: offcampuspod@gmail.com Also on Twitter: @OffCampusPhDs Music credit: Robert John - Changes 00:00 Intro 00:51 Grad School 08:47 Transitioning into Alt-Ac 20:02 Ontologist at Cycorp 29:21 Semantic Architect at Indeed 39:10 Learning More About This Path 46:43 General Advice on Alt-Ac

In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Polo Camacho, a philosopher and bioethicist currently working as a Program Manager and Health Ethics Education Promoter at the Center for Practical Bioethics in Kansas City. You can find Dr. Camacho here: https://www.practicalbioethics.org/polo-camacho/ You can email the podcast here: offcampuspod@gmail.com Also on Twitter: @OffCampusPhDs Music credit: Robert John - Changes 0:00 Intro 0:52 Grad School 4:24 Fellowship at the Spencer Museum of Art 8:36 Transitioning into Alt-Ac 14:25 Current Work at Center for Practical Bioethics 26:54 A Typical Work Day 29:53 Learning More About This Path 34:52 General Advice on Alt-Ac 36:44 Ending