Paul Yachnin is the Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies at McGill University and director of TRaCE McGill (2019-2021), which is tracking the career pathways of more than 5,000 PhD grads from across the university.
Paul Yachnin is the Tomlinson Professor of Shakespeare Studies at McGill University and director of TRaCE McGill (2019-2021), which is tracking the career pathways of more than 5,000 PhD grads from across the university.
On their way to graduation, PhD students become converts to the Church of Knowledge. But this secular church is in need of reformation.
None has landed a tenure-track job, and their lives have had plenty of struggle and uncertainty. But, their narratives point to multiple career paths branching out from the PhD.