It is possible to alter the context within the general framework of the specialization .. but it is better to maintain it and keep it going.

The most promising are interdisciplinary research. Therefore, it is advisable to receive several trainings and carry out research in various fields of science.

Is it possible to switch research paths after completing a Ph.D.? or we should stay in the same discipline? Did anyone practice this?

It depends on your individual's needs or aspirations. My personal opinion & experience is - once you'd completed your PhD, you'd been taught the research process & rigor that capable to explore different research contents or how to help yourself to pick up when you are lacking in certain research areas / techniques / approach etc.

It is important to posses multifacet expertise of several disciplines so doctoral graduates can work and operate in different research settings. It is helps solve the one trick pony syndrome.

Hello, yes possible if you see future benefit in it.

Yes it is possible! But not too far. Anyway, most of us are forced to switch our reasearch paths.

Excellent Question !!. On Global Issue it is recommened to join at any Post - Doc

position under a SR. Scientistists Lab as R.A / at a Research & Technology Scientist Position .

But in Indian Scienario after doing Ph.D & after doing 5 yrs post Ph.D position at Industry / Academic postion just seating idle / Unemployed position for last 02 Yrs .It is most common experiance for an Indian Ph.D holder staying at India .

HI Dr. Anastas Ivanov Ivanov ,

Agreed through learning from other disciplines / neighboring scientific fields & combine them with our core domain research area can increase the opportunity for new knowledge discovery & contribution.

Thank you for a nice discussion topic.

I think it is difficult to change the research track after PhD. But, of course it is not impossible...

In that case, that research needs more effort and dedication...

We should never succumb to our desires . As such, if the action gives one an inner satisfaction , one should act without any hesitation. However, this would be a difficult situation. As Robert Frost describes in one of his poems:

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

I do not prefer to switch paths of research immediately after completing the doctorate, but after a long period of time and after the researcher acquires new skills, then the researcher can change his research path.

You can search in fields that related to your specialization in one way or another but not to go far because your accumilatef knowledge from your study in PhD will go in vian.

Of course it is possible. The dissertation project is a limited but very important time of a young researchers career.

But nobody is bound for ever in this limited field...

New ideas or views may arise during this research or simply in a new institute or new project that follows after the dissertation (PhD-thesis)...

My personal story is like this:

I did my PhD-thesis more than 10 years after I left university and while working in real live (in public service): I finished twelve years ago and am still regularly working in its field. But later on I collected different interesting questions and am regularly also publishing on these different questiosn (in more or less the same field)...

Thank you all for your valuable insight.

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I think it is possible

yes it's possible if you publish five papers on new major and three of them, should be the first author

It's absolutely possible. It depends on your research interests. Our research interests may change with time

Dear Mohammad Al-Qudah

Basically, researcher has to narrow down his research interest in order to form a solid knowledge and skills in his specialisation. However, in many circumstances, researcher should expand his research interest under the need of their workplace particularly, if researcher work in the industry out of the academia.

Very important question, really, we have to extend our ideas and rhinking style after getting Ph.D. degree.

Have a couple of colleagues who switched research path away from their original academic background. They are all doing well

You can go to other fields of science because science is already intertwined

Could be very beneficial, depending on the industry, research topic, and the salaries

You will always benefit from your PhD experience whatever you do after the PhD.

I agree with Sule Akkoyunlu