Workshops
Planning Your Research Career
Date: tbc
9.30 am - 1.00 pm
This short course provides early career researchers with an introduction to career planning in higher education. The topics explored will include:
- Higher Education in the UK
- The role of the researcher
- Career progression in Higher Education
- Understanding the key criteria of academic success
Writing Your Academic CV
Date: tbc
9.30 am - 1.00 pm
A half-day course that introduces early stage researchers to the fundamentals of “the most important document you may ever write”! The topics explored will include:
- Your experience checklist
- Tailoring your CV to the role (researcher, senior researcher, lecturer)
- CV Design
- Guidelines for an academic CV
- CV critique
Preparing for Academic Interviews
Date: tbc
9.30 am - 1.00 pm
The half-day course is intended for researchers who may be applying for further research positions/lectureships. The topics explored will include:
- Preparing for interviews
- Handling interview questions
- Practice interviews (a chance to hone your interview skills)
Research staff attending this course will be offered the opportunity to have a follow-up interview with an experienced senior academic, who will provide individual advice and feed-back.
Career Exploration for Researchers
Date: tbc
9.30 am - 1.00 pm
A half-day course exploring the transferability of the skills developed in research to other career options outside of universities. The topics explored will include:
- Skills developed by research
- Alternative careers
- Career modelling: theory and practice
- Dealing with employer perceptions of academic researchers
- Knowledge transfer partnerships
