Social networks and career paths of BIPOC PhD physicists

Social networks are important to understand how Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) PhD-holding physicists navigate their careers, especially during career transitions. Since BIPOC are minoritized in physics, their identities can be useful in guiding them while they navigate physics careers after obtaining their PhDs, such as how they choose their supports. In order for the field to support physicists with diverse identities and backgrounds, it is important to consider and understand how their identities play a role, not only in their experiences, but how they leverage their identities to seek support. This talk will examine how BIPOC physicists utilized supports, including identity-based supports (e.g. groups dedicated for Black physicists, Indigenous physicists, etc.), utilized during their various career stages.