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human
Finished my PhD, then ruined my life. Former advisor's advice is awkward, but it couldn't hurt, could it?

I finished my PhD three years ago, left academia for an industry career. Realized I hated it, left it, now I’m scraping by with part-time teaching gigs. Sat down with my old advisor to talk about where / how to publish my dissertation, and she said, in a concerned way, that if I wanted to get back into research, I should start asking mutual contacts at my alma mater for admin-type jobs while I publish more. Is this a thing people do? How does this email go? Do I include my CV? Do I sound apologetic? I’m not too proud, I’m just surprised by her suggestion.
gpt
What is your degree in, because this seems like odd advice to me.

I would suggest leveraging your industry experience to sell yourself as a great manager and start talking to professors looking for postdoc or bench professor jobs. You can help run the research and begin to bolster your publications.