Jamie Butler on Exploring the Unconventional

Episode 4 of the The Next Step: Career and Grad School Advice from Our Alumni podcast, hosted by University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, titled "Jamie Butler on Exploring the Unconventional" was published on May 7, 2024 and runs 45 minutes.

May 7, 2024 ·45m · The Next Step: Career and Grad School Advice from Our Alumni

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Jamie Butler, PhD is a 2002 graduate of our Biophysics graduate program and now works as the Vice President of Marketing at Hamamatsu, a leading company of light and technology products. We talk about how he became interested in tech, what it was like starting his career in sales, taking a year off from his career for personal reasons, and ultimately how he worked his way up to his current role. If you're interested in writing services, alumni mentorship, events, fellowships and grants, research ethics, graduate student and postdoctoral groups, check out myHub, your resource for all things professional development: https://myhub.urmc.edu/. Jamie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-butler-5419b95/ #gradschooltips #photonics #careerjourney

Episode Description

Jamie Butler, PhD is a 2002 graduate of our Biophysics graduate program and now works as the Vice President of Marketing at Hamamatsu, a leading company of light and technology products.

We talk about how he became interested in tech, what it was like starting his career in sales, taking a year off from his career for personal reasons, and ultimately how he worked his way up to his current role.

If you're interested in writing services, alumni mentorship, events, fellowships and grants, research ethics, graduate student and postdoctoral groups, check out myHub, your resource for all things professional development: https://myhub.urmc.edu/.

Jamie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-butler-5419b95/

#gradschooltips #photonics #careerjourney

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