PhDreams – The Podcast for Academic Careers in Business and Economics

PhDreams is the go-to podcast for anyone navigating the academic journey in business and economics. Hosted by Marketing Professors Anatoli Colicev (University of Liverpool) and Alex Edeling (KU Leuven), this series is packed with insider tips, actionable strategies, and inspiration to help you not just survive but thrive as a PhD student, postdoc or assistant professor. The podcast builds on the PhD Journey Slides that Anatoli has developed since 2020, which cover several dimensions of the early academic career. Each episode brings you fresh perspectives and invaluable advice through lively discussions with renowned academic guests. From mastering publication strategies and navigating conferences to cracking the academic job market—PhDreams covers it all. Tune in and turn your academic aspirations into achievements!

The Balance Between Scientific Excellence and Academic Service: A Conversation with Professor Simone Wies

In this fourth episode of PhDreams, we are joined by our guest, Professor Simone Wies from Goethe University Frankfurt. We discuss academic services, the "third mission" of academics alongside research and teaching. We talk about the various levels of services, explore which requests to accept or decline, and demonstrate how academic service and scientific excellence can coexist. Additionally, we answer a listener's question about the pros and cons of personal websites for young scholars. Tune in to learn from Simone's great advice how to make services work best for you! If you'd like to submit a question for a future episode, send us a text or voice recording at phdreams.podcast@gmail.com.

09-24
50:59

Securing a Position within the Academic Job Market: A Conversation with Professor Andreas Lanz

In this third episode of PhDreams, we discuss the particularities of the academic job market with our guest, Professor Andreas Lanz from the University of Basel. We discuss how to make your application file stand out, why the research presentation might not be most important component of a job interview, and the pros and cons of assistant professorships versus postdoc positions. We also answer a listener’s question about how to handle conflicts with your PhD supervisor. Join us for an interview full of insider knowledge and practical advice! If you’d like to submit a question for a future episode, send us a message — text or, even better, a voice recording — at phdreams.podcast@gmail.com.

06-24
45:07

How to Ace Academic Conferences: A Conversation with Professor Anne Roggeveen

In this second episode of PhDreams, we explore the world of academic conferences with our guest, Professor Anne Roggeveen from Babson College— former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Retailing. She joins us for an inspiring conversation about everything from networking (or as she prefers to call it, "meeting") and handling tough feedback during presentations, to juggling conference travel with family life and how these events might evolve in the future. We also touch on the broader theme of finding balance in life as a researcher. Plus, we answer our very first listener question! If you’d like to submit a question for a future episode, feel free to send us a message — text or, even better, a voice recording — at phdreams.podcast@gmail.com.

04-22
39:06

The Publication Game: A Conversation with Professor Koen Pauwels

In this first PhDreams episode, Professor Koen Pauwels from Northeastern University joins us to talk about the publication game. Starting with the question of what young researchers can learn from marathon runners, Koen shares insights on rejections, journal lists, imposter syndrome, and the dark side of publishing from his career as an author, mentor, and current editor of the International Journal of Research in Marketing.

02-19
37:50

Trailer: PhDreams – The Podcast for Academic Careers in Business and Economics

Hi! We are Marketing Professors Anatoli Colicev and Alex Edeling. We are here to help PhD students, postdocs and Assistant Professors in Business and Economics navigate their careers. In each episode, we will discuss topics such as publication strategies, conferences or the academic job market with renowned guests from our field and present our own experiences along the way. The podcast builds on the PhD Journey Slides that Anatoli has developed since 2020, which cover several dimensions of the early academic career. Our mission: To help you live your PhDreams to the fullest.

01-06
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