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Career in Research

If you are interesting in contributing to the body of knowledge about your subject, a career in research is worth considering.

Get an insight into research life

UK Research and Innovation have a collection of case studies of researchers which give an insight into life as a researcher and the different career paths some researchers take.

A postgraduate qualification (most often a PhD) is likely to be required. 

Jobs and some PhD studentships can be found on Jobs.ac.uk. More PhD opportunities can be found on findaphd.com.

 

Explore the Graduate School
Types of research roles
Social researcher

Plan, design, conduct, manage and report on social research projects.
Academic Librarian

Manage, organise, evaluate and disseminate information, providing support to members of an academic community including students, researchers and lecturing staff.
Archivist

Acquire, manage and maintain documents and other materials that have historical importance for individuals, organisations and nations.
Government Social Research Officer

Providing research to aid the analysis and decision making of ministers - with regard to developing, implementing and evaluating new and existing government policie
Information Officer

Work with electronic information - especially online databases content management systems, open access and digital resources - and traditional library materials.
Research at Queen’s University Belfast
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