{"id":14524,"date":"2015-11-16T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T07:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-cant-find-work-as-a-lecturer-and-feel-my-phd-has-been-a-waste\/"},"modified":"2016-05-27T01:39:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T18:39:26","slug":"i-cant-find-work-as-a-lecturer-and-feel-my-phd-has-been-a-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-cant-find-work-as-a-lecturer-and-feel-my-phd-has-been-a-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"I can't find work as a lecturer and feel my PhD has been a waste"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPart-time university jobs are thin on the ground but I am reluctant to leave the sector Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy\u2019s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma \u2013 what are your thoughts?I am 53 and after graduating in 1983 I worked mostly in the voluntary sector in paid roles, with mixed success, until the opportunity arose to return to university. I left with a PhD in 2005, having worked throughout as a part-time sessional or fractional lecturer. My intention was to continue to do the same, but work has become harder to find every year, and this academic year I have finally drawn a blank. Continue reading…
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