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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with 15:45 - a two year gap in a brand new area with no networking contacts is going to kill your career.

I'd work really hard to find an adjunct position, or develop some writing ideas into publishable form.  Something to keep you at least minimally current.

I really don't get you - you're 28, you are finishing up a PhD in a field in which you do not want to work - are you just little burnt out?  Why on earth did you get a PhD?  I also hope you do not have crazy student loans and at least have fellowships or assistantships.

What groups have you joined?  Are you in any "women in STEM" type networking groups?  What conferences do you attend?  What types of networking are you doing?  Have you cultivated any mentors?  I just can't see working so hard on a PhD and being so.........passive about it.  you have to be smart, capable, organized, successful - maybe you're just burnt a bit having a baby in the middle of your program and being so close now to the end.  But for gosh sakes don't throw it all away at this point!  If you do nothing for two years, you will have nothing at the end of that two years.

What about any DC/policy type fellowships - could you look into something with AAAS?  Or some other science organization?  [/quote]

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