Dementia Researcher Blogs15 Feb 2023

Dr Sam Moxon - How to Navigate a Job Switch

Dr Sam Moxon, narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.

Sam started a new job this month. A new job that meant he left a place he had been at for 6 years, moved to a new city and ventured out into a totally new workplace. It’s quite a lot of change all at once but but did a great job of navigating it. With the challenge of short-term contracts, its easy to become desensitised to moving house in academia. You basically do it every year! But it got Sam thinking job changes and how best to navigate them. It can be quite a stressful experience and he talks about how you can make transition easier. So without further delay… here are Sam's top 5 tips for navigating a job switch:

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https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-how-to-navigate-a-job-switch/

Dr Sam Moxon is a biomaterials scientist at the University of Manchester. His expertise falls on the interface between biology and engineering. His PhD focussed on regenerative medicine and he now works on trying to develop 3D bioprinting techniques with human stem cells, so that we better understand and treat degenerative diseases. Outside of the lab he hikes through the Lake District and is an expert on all things Disney.

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