Standard Course (free or paid)

Being an early career academic researcher, whether you’re a doctoral student or research staff, can be challenging: should you pursue further academic research? What skills will help you progress in an academic career? What other career options are open to you?

On this course you will answer these questions and more, considering how to manage you career and reflecting on what you want out of a career. You will be encouraged to consider different career options, both within and outside academic research, and build your confidence in marketing yourself in applications and interviews.

The topics covered are:

• Factors that are important when considering future career development including key drivers, strengths, interests, personality, and values and how these impact on career choice
• Experience, skills and qualifications that aid progression in an academic career and how to build relevant experience
• Common career areas researchers enter outside academic research and how to generate and research individual career ideas
• CVs for different roles and how to present experience effectively when applying for academic and non-academic jobs
• What to expect at academic and non-academic interviews, and how to prepare effectively for these

This course has been developed by the Partnership of the University of Glasgow, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Sheffield.

This course is for academic researchers - both postgraduate researchers (PhDs) and early career researchers (post-docs).

Obtained Academic degrees.