Episode 12

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27th Sep 2023

PhD, employee or student?

Picture this: you're a budding researcher, and you've embarked on the exciting journey of pursuing a PhD. But hold on, are you a student or an employee? It turns out, in the Netherlands, it can be a bit of both!

AcademicTransfer offers free career services for all who are looking for job opportunities in The Netherlands, as a researcher. Whether it is in or outside of academia!

Overview of great starting points at our platform:

  • PhD researcher: employee or student? - Blogpost by Pranav S. Kulkarni
  • Academic jobs in the Netherlands - We have 100% coverage of the research jobs in The Netherlands, from PhD and postdoc, up to assistant- associate- and full professors at the 14 research universities, 7 university medical centres, and the research institutions from KNAW and NWO-I. We also provide relevant job openings for researchers in industry, government and universities of applied sciences.
  • Blog - AcademicTransfer - Find out tons of information regarding research careers in The Netherlands in over 150 dedicated blog posts!

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About the Podcast

AcademicTransfer Career Advice Podcast
Your bi-weekly bag of career advice
A bi-weekly podcast covering all tips and tricks for starting or pursuing a research career in The Netherlands. Hosted by Jeroen Sparla, the managing director of AcademicTransfer.
AcademicTransfer is since 1997 been the leading career platform for researchers worldwide with research- and scientific job openings in The Netherlands. Are you a Master’s student, researcher, PhD, Postdoc, assistant- associate- or even full professor, or have the ambition to become one? Or do research in the industry? This podcast is for you!

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Jeroen Sparla

My name is Jeroen Sparla, managing director of AcademicTransfer and your host on at.cap: AcademicTransfer Career Advice Podcast.

In bi-weekly episodes of 5 to 8 minutes, i will explore all the necessary tips & tricks and do's & don'ts in securing your next step in your career as a researcher. Whether you are an early-stage researcher or a senior, in academia or industry, as long as you are on the journey of discovering your next career move my podcast will definitely be of help.

Doing research in The Netherlands is the main theme of this podcast. Hit the subscribe button and never miss an episode!