Cheeky Scientist
Jessica Gadsden, Ph.D., is an experienced educator and academic professional dedicated to mentoring students in various educational settings. Currently serving as an Apprentice at Cheeky Scientist since December 2021, Jessica assists PhD graduates in transitioning to industry roles through professional development programs. Previous roles include Academic Instructor at CoreCivic, where collaboration with a multidisciplinary team supported the education of incarcerated students, and Academic Tutor for The 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, Inc., focusing on talented high school students. Jessica has a strong educational background with degrees from prestigious institutions, including a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Cancer Biology from Meharry Medical College, along with extensive experience in teaching and curriculum development across multiple disciplines.
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Cheeky Scientist
Who We Are Cheeky Scientist is an industry training platform for academic PhDs who are ready to become confident and successful industry professionals. Our Purpose Only 2% of Fortune 500 CEOs have PhDs (StatisticBrain Report). Our purpose and mission is to increase this number to 51%. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Our Goals 1) Place 100,000 academics into industry positions. 2) Support all advanced degree programs in providing industry training to their students, members, and researchers. 3) Enact change that requires all government-funded principle investigators and academics to receive management and financial training. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ How Things Are Changing Today, only 0.45% of PhDs will go on to be professors (Royal Society). That's only 1 in 222. The number of PhDs from all backgrounds who will be unemployed after graduation is above 60%. The number of Life Sciences PhDs who will be unemployed after graduation is above 80%. In the U.S., the national average for a postdoc salary is only $46,100 per year (PayScale), while the national average for a PhD employed in industry is $91,200 (Science Magazine, National Science Foundation). ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ What We Offer The Cheeky Scientist Association When you become a Cheeky Scientist Associate, you gain exclusive access to our private PhD-only job referral network of 4,000 industry professional. You also gain access to our complete PhD-level job search blueprint, which includes over 100 industry training videos as well as a lifetime pass to the 50+ live webinars we host each year, access to the complete Transition Plan and Industry Insider Series, and lifetime access to our private online support community. Enrollment for the Cheeky Scientist Association is only open 4 weeks a year. Click here to get notified when enrollment opens next: http://cheekyscientist.com/association Visit us today: http://cheekyscientist.com/