Hello,
This is my first time posting on reddit, so please forgive me if I make any mistakes or drone on too long. My work focuses on freshwater fishes (although I worked with amphibians, too). For my dissertation, I studied fish communication networks from a hormonal perspective. Many fish produce sounds during specific behavioral interactions (e.g. mating or fighting), and I played the vocalizations back to individual fish and measured their hormonal response. I also spent time measuring stress in response to anthropogenic noise. My research background is a mixture of behavior, ecology, and physiology.
After defending, I accepted a term position with a government lab (I don't want to call out the specific agency). They were interested in my work on stress, and it seemed like a good opportunity since I was not completely sold on the idea of staying in academia. They were primarily a genetics lab, and I made it abundantly clear during the interview that my expertise was physiology, not genetics. But they had not had a physiologist in-house for several years, and they said they wanted one on staff. Without going into all of the details, it was not a good opportunity. They refused to purchase even basic supplies for the work I needed to conduct (they spent thousands each month on genetics reagents, so funding wasn't really an issue). I wrote about 5 different proposals that were initially supported, but funding was pulled last minute. They assigned me to tech-like assistant roles. I was also the only woman on the team (which may have been a contributing factor). The last straw was when I had to be placed on administrative leave for about 2 weeks since they "lost my paperwork" and I was a "liability and could not be on-site". There were other issues too; my supervisor would constantly use my anxiety to bring my performance into question (in front of other employees, I might add). My graduate advisor ended up bringing me back to her lab as a postdoc, which saved my sanity. That brings me here.
The postdoc is not meant to be a long-term solution. After my brief stint with the government, I am very hesitant to return; although I realize my experience may have been an outlier. Prior to being offered the postdoc, I was applying to any relevant position to escape. I applied to a number of positions with consulting firms (e.g. environmental consulting group looking for a fish biologist). At this point, I'd like a stable career that utilizes my skills - a tall order these days, I fear. If anyone has experience with transitioning to a consulting or industry oriented career, I would love to hear your input. If there are any early-career academics out there, I would appreciate your advice as well!
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