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Careers outside of academia with a PhD in volcanology – Stories and stats for insight into the lives of PhD-holders with non-academic jobs.
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![Careers outside of academia with a PhD in volcanology – Stories and stats for insight into the lives of PhD-holders with non-academic jobs. Careers outside of academia with a PhD in volcanology – Stories and stats for insight into the lives of PhD-holders with non-academic jobs.](https://volcanologistsoutsideacademia.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/charlottestamper.jpg?w=181)
Careers outside of academia with a PhD in volcanology – Stories and stats for insight into the lives of PhD-holders with non-academic jobs.
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Melissa PLAIL | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | PhD Volcanology | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | wits | School of Geosciences | Research profile
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Melissa PLAIL | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | PhD Volcanology | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | wits | School of Geosciences | Research profile
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Melissa PLAIL | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | PhD Volcanology | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | wits | School of Geosciences | Research profile
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