Doctoral Humanities & Social Sciences Careers

Resources from the Doctoral Life Design Studio for careers in the humanities & social sciences.

Resources

How to Write Effective Resumes and CVs for Doctoral Students and Postdocs

Why Resumes and CVs Matter

A strong resume or CV shows employers how your skills and experience align with their …

Interviewing Strategies for PhDs

Turning Conversations into Career-Defining Opportunities

Earning a PhD demonstrates your ability to think critically, tackle complex challenges, and advance the …

User Experience (UX) Researcher

UX Research is becoming a great career option for PhDs in the humanities and social sciences. It allows them to …

Museums & Cultural Institutions: A Career Guide 

Museums are institutions that collect, preserve, research, exhibit, and interpret objects of artistic, historical, scientific, and/or cultural significance. Though there …

Breaking Into Science Policy: A Career Guide for Johns Hopkins PhDs and Postdocs

In early 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, a handful of scientists-turned-policy-experts advised Congress on funding vaccine development, shaped emergency …