Internships are a significant pathway to full-time employment for PhDs and graduate students, both within the public and private sectors. Although PhD-level internships represent a smaller subset of overall internship opportunities compared to bachelor’s and master’s levels, in 2023-24 roughly 28.3% of employers reported hiring doctoral-level interns, indicating limited but specialized opportunities1.
As we have noted previously here at VPhD, industries such as technology, pharmaceutical and biotech, e commerce, financial services and research organizations are heavy recruiters of PhD graduates. Internships can provide a leg up in the process.
We have collected a few representative internships on our jobs page, and have content on our PhD Career Finder as well. If you haven’t considered an internship due to time or other constraints, consider again.
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