academic careers – Dr Sherrie Lee

The Portfolio Career I Didn’t Know I Was Building

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:43:49 +0000

From "chaotic" CV to coherent portfolio career: How I discovered my hidden pattern through Holland Codes after 25+ roles across two countries. A career retrospective for international professionals.

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From PhD to professional: Seeking mentors, finding brokers

Sherrie Lee — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 08:36:58 +0000

Sharing a personal journey of seeking mentors but finding mentors instead. Pursuing a doctoral degree for most is not just about following one’s passion, but is likely to be motivated by a desire for a career in academia or research. However, finding an academic teaching or research position is increasingly difficult, not just in New…

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Getting the big picture of my PhD

Sherrie Lee — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 23:08:57 +0000

The Postgraduate Studies Office at my university recently organised a postgraduate development workshop for students. It was a jam-packed programme with concurrent sessions covering a broad range of skills and strategies a PhD student would need in the course of his/her studies, and beyond. I chose both academic and non-academic sessions. The academic sessions I attended…

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