STEM Graduate Students and Postdocs:

Panel this week on Versatile PhD: Careers in Software Development. Panelists:

• An Applied Mathematics PhD who has worked in software development for many years as a developer and Team Lead, and is now Technical Project Manager at a legal software company

• A Biophysics PhD who is a Scientific Software Developer at a mathematical computing software company

• A Genetics PhD who does Business Development, Sales Engineering, and Technical Account Management at an enterprise software company while also adjuncting on the side

• An Applied Mathematics PhD who adjuncted briefly before becoming a Software Developer at General Motors

Discussion continues through Friday, February 26. Read and participate directly on the site, or get email notifications. OK to invite friends; anyone may register on VPhD for free and enjoy this great web-based discussion. Threaded discussion board format; participate anytime during the week.

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