Preparing for a Research Future during Covid-19

The pandemic is impacting on the career paths of PhD students and Postdocs who face disruption and uncertainty about their academic / other professional careers. This Panel will discuss what advice and support students and Postdocs can expect from their advisers on career advancement and research opportunities in communications, information and internet policy fields.

 

Moderator: Professor, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science

• Marjory Blumenthal, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
• Derrick Cogburn, Professor, International Communication and Development, School of International Service, and Professor, Information Technology & Analytics, Kogod School of Business, American University
• Martin Weiss, Professor, School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh