GradStudent89

Hi Psygeek, thanks for your response! I forgot to mention... I have a master's degree in Social Psychology from an European university, so I'm eligible to apply. Some extra considerations: - There are three programs I'd like to apply, two of which have annual applications, I assume the number of admitted students per cohort is quite small though. - In all these programs, PhD students are expect to devote 20% of their time to teaching and administrative activities. Right now, teaching consumes 50% of my time. - There's a good fit between my previous research experiences and the research projects in these departments. I don't know how good my chances are, but I'm pretty confident in all three of them I would be able to do a great work. -The country I intend to move allows international students who earned a doctoral degree over there to apply for a permanent residence permit after 4 years. Of course, a residence permit is worthless if I can't find a job after graduation, and I know academic jobs are more scarce in Europe than in the US, but that's a risk I'm willing to take. - Indeed, moving to Europe doesn't guarantee I will get a better supervisor (although I had a great one in Europe!). However, I still have to address the fact that things are not going well with my current supervisor. Btw, I mentioned I'm not really interested in other research projects to suggest that switching supervisors within my department is not an option (I should have made that clearer). It's probably smart to emphasize my interests in a specific research project while applying to a different program. Perhaps the fact that I want to switch fields will help me account for that decision.

Hi everyone, I'm a second year PhD student at an American university, however, I'm unsatisfied with my course/department and life in the US in general. Lately, I've been thinking about re-applying to another program in Europe (I'm pretty familiar with the context). Long story short: - I believe doing a PhD in an European university would allow me to reach a better balance between researching and teaching duties, and perhaps have more publications by the time I graduate. - The cost of living in the city I intend to move is considerably lower than the city I'm currently live in. Also, I'd like to move there permanently after I graduate. - My supervisor has tons of time-consuming administrative duties and I'm not getting enough mentorship. I don't really relate to other research projects in my department. - I'm currently enrolled at a Sociology program and I would like to switch back to Psychology (my original field) I'm afraid, however, that my current status as a PhD student would be a dealbreaker (technically, I'm still a master's student though). I've read a lot about doctoral students trying to switch between programs within the US, but not between continents. Do you think it's feasible to do that? How would universities perceive my application, and what would be the best way to explain my decision? Thanks for the comments!