Priya Srivastava

PhD Biochemistry Student


Molecluar and Cellular function

University of Manchester



Project management Job for PhDs


May 03, 2023

As PhD students we do lot of project management, data handling which might be handy to find job outside academia. 
Project management is a set of techniques that anyone can apply to achieve goals and make projects more successful. Project management can be used to guide small, simple projects as well as complex enterprise-wide initiatives. Bonnie Biafore has always been fascinated by how things work and how to make things work better. In this course, she explains the fundamentals of project management, from establishing project goals and objectives and building a project plan to managing resources and work, meeting deadlines, and closing the project. Along the way, she provides tips for communicating, holding meetings, keeping a project on track, and gaining customer acceptance. The course also provides an overview of the changes introduced in the Project Management Institute’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge Seventh Edition. This course provides exercises for most videos based on a healthcare/IT case study project. -LinkedIn 

Firstly it is great idea to have some basic training in management PMP, APM, Prince2 before applying for project management roles within industry.

Some Universities provide free course like University of Manchester for their staff and researchers Project management for researchers

Adding some links below for free resources and certification available online Free course list.
1. Free learning1
2. Free PMP
3. LinkedIn learning
4. Free learning 2
5. https://www.oxfordhomestudy.com/free-online-courses-with-certificates


Exmaples of of jobs/ roles available:

Actually PhDs dont usually get hired as PM in industry (as learned from my experience, industry professionals) , a great article on how to appply for PM jobs and difference between acadmeic PM and how company PM role works: Blog

Probably "scientific PM" roles are suitable to apply, or grant PM roles for researchers, universities. A great comment thread on it below my comment from professianls and coaches explain this: Comment link
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