Publish Your Thesis To Make It More Career-Oriented.
The final hoop to jump through, a thesis, but this thesis doesn't have to be just an 'end-point.' One of the richest resources a newly-started researcher has on hand - full of the latest-data-sets-which-are-all-incredibly-relevant and evidence of our critical thinking - is our thesis. But without publishing it, the resource may remain just what it is - something to hand in, at university. Publishing your thesis is the means of developing it into a career-oriented resource.
There is nothing unique about this, apart from what the research proves about you, the researcher. A completed thesis proves our ability to conceptualize a problem, investigate it thoroughly, manage a multi-stakeholder project, and present our findings convincingly. These abilities are highly valued not just in academia, but in countless professional sectors where an evidence-based approach and sharp reasoning are needed.
This all becomes accessible through publishing your thesis. The general academic public – not just supervisors or examiners - the institution, interested employees or professionals who can benefit from your specialized knowledge can now access it. Instead of an obscure academic document it is transformed into an asset.
The primary, and perhaps the most essential, career benefit of having published thesis work comes down to one thing: credibility. A published thesis clearly communicates to others the value of your research beyond fulfillment of a degree requirement, that the findings warrant sharing and that the research has an intellectual merit to be accessed by others. This could be critically important, especially as you approach future opportunities or when your own research capability needs to be illustrated.
For a research career (whether in the academy, a university, research institute or research focused NGO) publishing a thesis would be useful when applying to any post as part of your CV – teaching posts, academic writing positions, PhD applications, research posts, post-docs, scholarships, research grants and awards. In a lot of cases a published thesis will be the genesis for many subsequent papers.
In a number of non-academic roles such as working in policy, teaching (which does count as an academic pursuit but one that is not necessarily research based) or policy think tanks or in a more commercial context like consultancy, public health, social research, science and the technology industry the ability to engage with evidence and produce a report with clear findings would be highly desirable, and an existing thesis would certainly stand out.
In short, publication not only enhances the visibility and usability of your thesis in a career context; but is also crucial for networking, gaining professional recognition and, not least, ensuring that the research, which took years of dedicated work to complete, has a life beyond your academic studies.
Don’t let your thesis become one of the unused tools in your academic armory; make it into one of your career powerhouses. Publish it and you can ensure your efforts continue to work for you long after you have graduated.
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