Are you a PhD student thinking about life outside of academia? Do you want to explore alternative career ideas?
On Saturday, May 7th, The University of Pennsylvania's Department of Religious Studies presents, "Alternative Careers for PhDs in the Humanities & Social Sciences" from 3:00-5:30PM in the Cohen Hall Terrace room.
This 3 paneled presentation will include two PhDs who have chosen a non-teaching career path in areas of curatorship, foundations, and consulting & writing:
Curatorship: Dr. Catharine Allgor (The Huntington) & Dr. Beth Citron (The Rubin Museum)
Foundations: Dr. Nadina Gardner (The National Endowment for the Humanities) & Dr. John Paul Christy (The American Council of Learned Societies)
Consulting & Writing: Dr. Jason Wilson (The Guardian) & Dr. David Engel (Wells Fargo Advisors)
RSVP: kastoler@upenn.edu Questions: 215-898-7453
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Nicholas Harris
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Nick holds a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and is hard at work on his dissertation, tentatively titled: "Better Religion through Chemistry: The World and Thought of 'Izz al-Din Aydemir al-Jildaki, a 14th-century Alchemist." His research interests encompass a range of topics: medieval Islamic history, medieval philosophy & theology, Sufism, magic & the occult, Islamic Law, and Judaeo-Arabic.