Dear Colleagues,
My comments are from the perspective of a lecturer reflecting on doctoral and postdoctoral research.
From my perspective, we could advance PhD studies in design by finding answers to four questions.
1. What are the top 10 doctoral programmes in design?
2. Where did new faculty hires in design do their doctoral training?
3. What career pathways outside academia are available to PhD graduates in the design?
4. What is expected of postdoctoral researchers in design and their supervisors?
The answers to questions 1 and 2 are needed so that prospective PhD candidates can make better decisions about whether to undertake PhD studies or not. Here I have in mind something similar to the Philosophical Gourmet Report but for the design discipline. See http://34.239.13.205/ and http://www.philosophicalgourmetreport.com
Is there over supply of PhDs relative to open faculty positions? Where’s the data? If so, then doctoral students in design need better understanding of career pathways outside academia. A postdocalypse is not the answer.
There are books on ‘how to get a phd’ and there is a growing literature on doctoral research in design. There is much less literature on postdoctoral research in design. A robust literature review article would probably make a good start on answering question 4.
Best wishes,
Luke
Luke Feast, Ph.D. | Senior Lecturer | Industrial Design | School of Art and Design | Auckland University of Technology | New Zealand | Email [log in to unmask]
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