One consideration: how do your choices affect your chances of getting elected?
Have you considered non-political work for the Australian government? Maybe policy work related to your PhD? Is that compatible with running (and having run) as a political candidate? EDIT: Ah, I see Australian Space Agency in your list.
Maybe also the UK Civil Service (as a Commonwealth citizen), but that might actually hurt your chance at getting elected in Australia if it signals “allegiance” to another country.
Have you ruled out earning to give?
What about working at a plant-based or cultured substitutes company? See GFI’s list.
I did think about working for a government department (non-partisan), but I decided against it. From my understanding, you can’t be working for ‘the crown’ and running for office, you’d have to take time off or quit.
The space agency was my thinking along those lines, as I don’t think that counts as working for the crown.
I hadn’t thought about the UK Civil Service. I’ve never looked in to it. I don’t think that would affect me too much, as long as I’m not a dual citizen.
I haven’t completely ruled out earning to give. I worked in the energy industry for 18 months before my PhD earning to give, but felt a pretty low personal fit for it. If I found a job that I was also intrinsically passionate about, I would consider it, but not otherwise.
Ah I hadn’t thought about the for-profit plant-based food tech side of things, thanks, I’ll think about that.
One consideration: how do your choices affect your chances of getting elected?
Have you considered non-political work for the Australian government? Maybe policy work related to your PhD? Is that compatible with running (and having run) as a political candidate? EDIT: Ah, I see Australian Space Agency in your list.
Maybe also the UK Civil Service (as a Commonwealth citizen), but that might actually hurt your chance at getting elected in Australia if it signals “allegiance” to another country.
Have you ruled out earning to give?
What about working at a plant-based or cultured substitutes company? See GFI’s list.
Thank you so much for the feedback!
I did think about working for a government department (non-partisan), but I decided against it. From my understanding, you can’t be working for ‘the crown’ and running for office, you’d have to take time off or quit.
The space agency was my thinking along those lines, as I don’t think that counts as working for the crown.
I hadn’t thought about the UK Civil Service. I’ve never looked in to it. I don’t think that would affect me too much, as long as I’m not a dual citizen.
I haven’t completely ruled out earning to give. I worked in the energy industry for 18 months before my PhD earning to give, but felt a pretty low personal fit for it. If I found a job that I was also intrinsically passionate about, I would consider it, but not otherwise.
Ah I hadn’t thought about the for-profit plant-based food tech side of things, thanks, I’ll think about that.