Non-Academic Careers for Quantitative Social Scientists: A Practical Guide to Maximizing Your Skills and Opportunities

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Casey, Daniel and Fletcher, Mark. (2023). Non-Academic Careers for Quantitative Social Scientists: A Practical Guide to Maximizing Your Skills and Opportunities. In In Jackson, Natalie (Ed.). Non-Academic Careers for Quantitative Social Scientists : A Practical Guide to Maximizing Your Skills and Opportunities pp. 87–96 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35036-8_11
AuthorsCasey, Daniel and Fletcher, Mark
EditorsJackson, Natalie
Abstract

In this chapter, PhD candidates Daniel Casey and Mark Fletcher write about their decision to go back to academia to work on doctoral degrees after several years working in the Australian Public Service (APS). They discuss why they did not immediately pursue the doctoral degree but decided to after some time, as well as how their experience in the APS has shaped their research. They argue that the reverse pathway – from industry to academia – offers as many advantages for academia as academia has to offer industry. Casey and Fletcher also discuss what their options might be after completing their degrees and what factors will affect their decision to go back to the public sector, stay in academia, or take a different pathway altogether.

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KeywordsEducation; Educational Policy and Politics; Higher Education; Public Administration; Public Management; Public Sector Studies
Page range87–96
Year2023
Book titleNon-Academic Careers for Quantitative Social Scientists : A Practical Guide to Maximizing Your Skills and Opportunities
PublisherSpringer
Edition1
SeriesTexts in Quantitative Political Analysis
ISBN9783031350351
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35036-8_11
Web address (URL)https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-35036-8_11
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Deposited15 Sep 2025
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