The thesis
Well this week is meant to be the last week of uni I have. Ever. Even if I wanted to I probably couldn’t do any more time as a student. Bit weird really. I have spent 8 years as a student – I know what to do, I do student pretty good now! I know the uni system quite well, know most people worth knowing and can get stuff done quickly and efficiently. I even have influence in some cases. So after Friday I won’t have any of that hard earned comfort as I will hand in the PhD and after a week of holidays, back out into the workforce of gainful employment. Bit scary really. I’ll have to work in a team, communicate, all those sort of things. I’m looking forward to it, it might just take some time to settle into a new role.
No chance of switching the brain off though. The unfortunate by-product of being a scientist is you always have to secure your next job – so while I have 6 months of work lined up everything is a bit grey after that. The plant breeding job I will be in may continue, or not. The other option is to apply for funds to continue on my current research as a post doc. Either way I will apply and if successful either do that or become a CI (supervisor) to the project. Big year ahead!