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Introduction to Career Choice for Researchers

Gill Barber

Senior Career Consultant

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What is your current strategy?

Linear progression

Changing the emphasis

New direction

No idea yet !

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Some facts and figures (What do PhDs do? Three years on)

27% Employed (Other Common Doctoral Occupations) 22% HE teaching and lecturing roles 19% HE research roles 13% Non-HE research roles 13% Other Occupations 6% Teaching roles outside HE

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Value of a Doctorate

50% PhD required for role 32% Important for role 12% Helpful for role 6% Not Important at all

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Examples of destinations of 2013 finishers

Durham University -Teaching fellow Nasarawa State University – Lecturer Northumbria University - Research Fellow The University of Leeds - Research Fellow University of Oxford -Postdoctoral Research Asst.

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Employment outside academia British Geological Survey Environment Agency

Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Edge Analytics Teagasc The Israeli Knesset

(Parliament) Ricardo - AEA

Volcanologist radioactive substances

regulation officer Specialist in the research

institute Demographic Analyst Research Technologist Researcher

Air Quality Analyst

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The Career Planning Process

‘A process by which individuals make decisions and take actions which impact on their career’

Not a ‘one-off’ event but a process which will go on way beyond your first job after your PhD

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Knowing yourself

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Academia-increasing your chances

Publications Research and project funding Teaching experience Project management Quality assessment Understanding HE issues Networking LinkedIn

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Develop your skills and network Demonstrating/teaching Committees Supervising research Conferences University development opportunities Gradschool Students Union

In the workplace SDDU courses Networking events Bidding for funds Be alert to the next step in your research Careers Centre and events LinkedIn

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Where to look for more information

Vitae: What do Researchers do? -  Information on career destinations of researchers.

PhD Jobs - Recruitment solutions for the postgraduate community. 

Find A PostDoc - Postdoctoral job opportunities.

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Support from the Careers Centre Employer events – e.g. Mon 13 Oct The Edge

Wed 22 Oct Environment Careers Fair Drop in sessions, Mon – Fri 9am-4pm

CVs, applications, information Individual Careers Guidance Workshops e.g. applications, assessment centres Mock interviews Employer presentations Vacancies – currently have approx. 700 www.careerweb.leeds.ac.uk

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