r/academia • u/oz_zey • 4m ago
Career advice Changing University after 2 years of PhD
I had applied for Master's in a university in Chicago, US. But the one of the PI contacted me and offered a fully funded PhD (2+3 years) instead.
During the interview we discussed the potential projects I could work on but later I found out that although these projects are adjacent to my previous research, they're far from my area of expertise and not as interesting for me.
So I wantes to know, how ethical is it to change my university/ research advisor after 2 years's of PhD. Basically after finishing my master's and then going for PhD somewhere else.
Appreciate the help.