Two PhD students begin with the same dream. Two supervisors lead them toward very different futures.
Maya Rahman and Ethan Cole arrive at university full of ambition, convinced that talent and hard work will determine their success.
Maya is assigned to Professor Daniel Hart, a demanding but supportive mentor who challenges her ideas, protects the ownership of her research, and gradually teaches her to become an independent scholar.
Ethan is supervised by Professor Victor Hale, a celebrated academic whose charm hides a far more dangerous form of control. At first, Victor offers access, praise, and opportunity. But the promises soon become pressure. Feedback is delayed, credit is taken, opportunities are withheld, and Ethan’s future is used as leverage against him.
As Maya’s confidence grows, Ethan begins to lose control of his work, his relationships, and his sense of self. When he finally decides to speak out, he discovers that challenging a powerful supervisor may be harder than completing the PhD itself.
The PhD Supervisor is a compelling novel about mentorship, ambition, academic power, stolen credit, institutional silence, and the fragile boundary between guidance and control.
It asks a question every doctoral researcher should consider:
What happens when the person responsible for building your career also has the power to destroy it?
Perfect for readers interested in academic fiction, university politics, psychological drama, workplace power, and the hidden realities of doctoral life.
Book One in the Inside the PhD series.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Two PhD students begin with the same dream. Two supervisors lead them toward very different futures.Maya Rahman and Ethan Cole arrive at university full of ambition, convinced that talent and hard work will determine their success.Maya is assigned to Professor Daniel Hart, a demanding but supportive mentor who challenges her ideas, protects the ownership of her research, and gradually teaches her to become an independent scholar.Ethan is supervised by Professor Victor Hale, a celebrated academic whose charm hides a far more dangerous form of control. At first, Victor offers access, praise, and opportunity. But the promises soon become pressure. Feedback is delayed, credit is taken, opportunities are withheld, and Ethan's future is used as leverage against him.As Maya's confidence grows, Ethan begins to lose control of his work, his relationships, and his sense of self. When he finally decides to speak out, he discovers that challenging a powerful supervisor may be harder than completing the PhD itself.The PhD Supervisor is a compelling novel about mentorship, ambition, academic power, stolen credit, institutional silence, and the fragile boundary between guidance and control.It asks a question every doctoral researcher should consider: What happens when the person responsible for building your career also has the power to destroy it?Perfect for readers interested in academic fiction, university politics, psychological drama, workplace power, and the hidden realities of doctoral life.Book One in the Inside the PhD series. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798189374463
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Two PhD students begin with the same dream. Two supervisors lead them toward very different futures.Maya Rahman and Ethan Cole arrive at university full of ambition, convinced that talent and hard work will determine their success.Maya is assigned to Professor Daniel Hart, a demanding but supportive mentor who challenges her ideas, protects the ownership of her research, and gradually teaches her to become an independent scholar.Ethan is supervised by Professor Victor Hale, a celebrated academic whose charm hides a far more dangerous form of control. At first, Victor offers access, praise, and opportunity. But the promises soon become pressure. Feedback is delayed, credit is taken, opportunities are withheld, and Ethan's future is used as leverage against him.As Maya's confidence grows, Ethan begins to lose control of his work, his relationships, and his sense of self. When he finally decides to speak out, he discovers that challenging a powerful supervisor may be harder than completing the PhD itself.The PhD Supervisor is a compelling novel about mentorship, ambition, academic power, stolen credit, institutional silence, and the fragile boundary between guidance and control.It asks a question every doctoral researcher should consider: What happens when the person responsible for building your career also has the power to destroy it?Perfect for readers interested in academic fiction, university politics, psychological drama, workplace power, and the hidden realities of doctoral life.Book One in the Inside the PhD series. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798189374463
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