Acting Like A Doctor
When looking to pursue a scholarly career in international studies, one crucial question is: how? How do you decide where you want to live? How do you determine what you’ll study? Teach? How do you think about what the job is and what it entails?
How do you remain a whole person in a job that can demand ever-increasing amounts of your time?
Hosted by aspiring academic Rebekah Pullen (Season 1), this series of interviews will look at ‘how’ people have built and managed careers in academia, exploring some of the potentials, pitfalls, and positives. Aimed at early career scholars (graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and ECRs) our guests share the lessons they've learned, the advice they've been given, and the successes that have shaped their careers. This podcast is produced with support from ISA Canada, through their Professional Development Committee; and we focus on Canadian academics in international studies - but there is certainly something for everyone, whatever your career stage, discipline, or research.
Join us for Season 1, and check out what we think is key to Acting Like a Doctor.
Original title: How? ISA Canada's PD Pod
Acting Like A Doctor
'The expectations of academic mobility...' with guest, Dr. Will Greaves - Part 1
Joining Rebekah and Liam, over zoom, Dr. Will Greaves shares his 'deceptively straightforward' academic journey, and the role that travel has played throughout his teaching, research and service projects. Will is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Victoria, and was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Victoria in April 2025.
We were very fortunate to have the time to extend our conversation with Will a bit longer than planned, so his interview will be split over two episodes. As noted in the title, this is part one. Part two will be released next week, where Will and Rebekah continue to talk about the highs and lows of working in academia, the joys - and challenges - of teaching undergrads, and the magic of e-bikes!
So make sure you’re following Acting Like a Doctor on your preferred podcasting platform so you don’t miss it! And don’t worry, each episode will have its own blooper, so keep listening.
Show notes (for parts 1 and 2)
- 'Fourth Assessment Report' by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Leah Sarson, Associate Professor, Dalhousie University
- Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
- Canadian Defence and Security Network (CDSN-RCDS)
- North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN)
- Réseau d'analyse stratégique (RAS-NSA)
- Matthew Hoffman, Professor, University of Toronto
- Thailand Field School, University of Victoria
Thank you for listening!
You can find Rebekah on Bluesky and X @rbkpulln and ISA Canada on Bluesky @isa-canada - look for #aladoctor for podcast updates. You can also find updates on the show by following the ISA on Instagram, Facebook, BlueSky and LinkedIn.
Reach us by email at aladoctorpodcast@gmail.com
