2021: AltAc: Academics out of Academia

 **Part of the ECR Network's ECR Careers: Explore ~ Consider ~ Redefine**

What do you do with a PhD besides academia? Lots apparently. So much so, that it now has its own acronym: “AltAc” for “Alternative Academic”. But what are those AltAc careers? And how does one transition into one?

To glean some insight into these questions, we thought it best to learn from the “professionals” and have put together a panel of… AltAcs… AltAc-ers ... academics who have taken themselves out of academia:

• Dr Annemarie Nadort – Scientific Officer, NSW Police Force
• Dr Andrew Dunstall – Graduate Research Development Advisor & Experience Coordinator, MQ Graduate Research Academy
  
• Hossai Gul – Implementation Manager, NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
  

This panel will showcase their diverse AltAc career pathways by discussing what they do, how they use their PhD/research skills, and what was involved in transitioning away from traditional academia.

Zoom link: https://macquarie.zoom.us/j/87050549553?pwd=TFV6aDZOdDdmS2VaWmtlQzZBR0ppUT09&from=addon

Graduate Research Supervisors

Mid Career/Senior Researchers

Graduate Research Students

Early Career Researchers