Connecting PhDs with the world
Beyond Academia is a non-profit organization run by UC Berkeley graduate students with the goal of empowering graduate students and postdocs to expand their career options beyond the traditional academic track. It accomplishes this career education through a series of events including an annual conference, workshops, tutorials and panels that connect academics with those who have made a transition to non-academic jobs.
February 25 & 26, 2021
For the 9th consecutive year the Beyond Academia conference will gather panels, workshops and keynote lectures aimed at PhD professional development and careers outside of academia. You can register for free CLICK HERE.
January, 28 2021
Sophia Quach McCabe, Academic Coordinator at the Art, Design, and Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara, talks about leaving the engineering world to become a world-class art historian.
Many grad students feel that academia is their only career option. We help people explore all their options in an honest and low-pressure environment.
PhDs acquire highly valuable skills during their training, but often people think the skills only apply to academia. We help people see beyond this.
We're not against academic careers. We just want PhDs to know it's not their only option.
We work for all PhDs, regardless of their field: Humanities, Social Science or STEM.