This spring, the Early Career Scholars Network (ECSN) Committee of the ICTMD will host an online event on May 15, 2026, at UTC 12:00 Noon.

The Panel will be discussing “Regrounding in Flux: Navigating the Post-PhD Transition.”

To register, click on the link.

The panel will include Prof. Ann R David, Dr. Jon Bullock, Dr. Noramin Farid and Dr. Shuo Niki Yang.

Summary: Let’s face it—it’s precarious. You submit your PhD. Your university email gets taken away. You lose access to the library that you called home for many a sleepless night. The scholarly community you built over the years at your home institution feels out of reach. You find yourself sending out endless job applications and writing fellowship proposals, with little promised in return. Yet, somehow, we are meant to keep writing, researching, and maintaining our intellectual rigour... more details on the Early Careers Scholar's page.