A Doctorate and Beyond Building a Career in Engineering and the Physical Sciences

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Part I: Choosing whether or not to do a doctorate.- Is a doctorate the right course for you?.- How might you use your doctorate, if you get one?.- The where, who and what of doing a doctorate.- How hard will you have to work?.- How long will it take you to get a doctorate?.- Part II: Doing your doctorate.- How to begin.- Student-supervisor interactions.- The value of networking.- Tools of the trade.- The art of publication.- The art of making great presentations.- The ethics of research.- How to write your thesis.- Part III: Using your doctorate: The early years.- Securing a job.- An academic position.- A position in industry.- Moving freely between academia and industry.- The cycle of success.- Part IV: Using your doctorate: The later years.- The cycle of success: The later years.- Public speaking and dealing with the media.- Job and career changes.- Mentoring and succession planning.- Work-life balance.- Keeping the bigger picture in focus.