A Podcast dedicated to conversations about the Middle East PhD Job Market. Talking to people from tenured faculty to adjunct professors, librarians, think tank consultants, and more! All in an effort to better understand what awaits Middle East-related PhD grads post graduation. Understanding how people got to where they are and how the job market is changing.
Together as hosts, PhD students in Middle Eastern History Amy Fallas (UC Santa Barbra) and Tyler Kynn (Yale University), try to figure out the confusing possibilities of life after grad school. Interviewing guests on the twist and turns of the job market and posting one too many cat photos.
Defined by the ever so trustworthy Urban Dictionary as “is an Arabic word that loosely translates into ‘clout’ or ‘who you know’. It refers to using one’s connections and/or influence to get things done, including government transactions such as the quick renewal of a passport, waiving of traffic fines, and getting hired for or promoted in a job.” ( https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Wasta) Following this, the title of our podcast is a tongue and cheek remark on the sometimes black box nature of the job market and life after obtaining a PhD.
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Project Wasta Podcast: A Middle East PhD Professionalization Conversation 