My experience at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ prepared me very well to become an academic
How has studying at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ helped you in your career?
I look back to my days at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ very fondly. I still have friends in the department and visit from time to time. My experience at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ prepared me very well to join my current department at Essex, not least given the way both departments straddle the divide between Anglo-American and European philosophy and are committed to keeping philosophy in touch with real-world problems.
What is your current job like?
It involves the three dimensions of research, teaching and administration. On the research side, I’m currently co-leading a major AHRC-funded research project on the Ethics of Powerlessness.
Where did life take you after graduation?
First to Trinity College Dublin, for a temporary teaching fellowship and post-doctorate (4 years altogether) and then to Essex in 2007.
Any advice for current students?
Don’t be shy of talking to academic staff. I only really started doing so when doing my PhD and found them not nearly as scary as I’d imagined and generally great company!