If you weren’t able to attend the PhD Horizons careers conference on 6th June, notes and recordings from the sessions are now available at the link below.  You can hear from PhD graduates who have entered careers from government research to medical writing to freelance composing to financial risk – and many more.  Find out about the jobs and how the graduates are using the skills they gained during their PhD. PhD Horizons notes and recordings   ..read more

Spotted this earlier today on LinkedIn.  We don’t have anyone from scientific publishing coming to speak at our PhD Horizons Careers Conference on 6th June (www.bit.ly/phdhorizons) so check out the webinar below if you think it may be an interesting career for you. PhDs & Postdocs – learn more about editorial and publishing roles Nature Research (Publishing). Webinar 30th May.    Register here: go.nature.com/2rhTZmO ..read more

Gradconsult is running their microgrants programme for the second year.  Applications are invited for small grants (the total pot of money available is £2,000) from researchers to support their research. The aim of these microgrants is to help researchers to kick-start their funding track record. The key criteria for applicants are: You must have less than 3 years’ experience post-PhD, or currently be working towards your PhD If you have already received a research grant of £1,000 or more (excluding fee waivers/hardship bursaries etc) then you would not be eligible, but if you have had s ..read more

If you are interested in gaining some work experience (in addition to teaching) in the University during your PhD then we currently have 3 Employ.ed for PhD internship opportunities that are closing soon.  Have a look at the job descriptions on MyCareerHub for further information. uCreate Studio Makerspace Assistant Technician (closing midnight Monday 12 March) Human Osteoarchaeology Collections Intern (closing midnight Monday 12 March) Sustainability Researcher (closing 18 March ..read more

A recent survey of their members by the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) reported that 53% of their employers are now using video interviews as part of their recruitment process.   This is up from 6% in 2012. Video interviews involve the candidate being given questions that are usually written  on-screen and then they have time to record their answers before submitting them to the employer.  It’s  very different experience to the traditional face to face interview as you do not get any non-verbal or verbal cues to gauge how well you are answering the questions.&nbs ..read more

We have a new quick video guide to Academic CVs on our website.  You may find it useful if you are making any academic applications in the near future – whether for an academic job or a fellowship.  There’s also some advice on academic cover letters in the guide below the video. Guide to academic CVs ..read more

I did a workshop recently with some PhD students from across Europe.  We were talking about values and an academic career.  I had come across a couple of articles on this that I thought may be interesting to share.  Have a look at the summary of the articles below and think about how your own personal values may or may not be a good fit for an academic career – and how this may help with your career decision making. A small study of biomedical sciences PhD graduates that showed they chose an academic career (or not) based on their personal values, and not on how successful they ..read more

The Guardian gives some good advice on performing well at interviews in the piece linked below.  It’s relevant whatever type of job you’re applying for as all employers want to know that you’ll be a good fit for their organisation and that you can do the job. Inside the mind of your job interviewer Remember that we have some information on interviews written specifically for PhD students on the Careers service website. Interview advice for PhD students ..read more

It was our PhD Horizons Careers Conference last week.  We had 33 speakers talking about their career journey after their PhD and demonstrating how many career areas could be possible once you complete your PhD.  I chaired 5 out of the 10 panels and I was struck by how so many of the speakers, despite working in varied career areas, shared similar messages.  A few of these were: Your PhD is valued by lots of different types of employers but it’s often the SKILLS you’ve developed that interest them rather than the subject of your PhD. Even if you go into an organisation at the sam ..read more

We’ve been notified of an event on publishing at the end of June that you may be interested in.  There are free places available for PhD students.  Have a look at the details below if you think you may be interested. Publishing & scholarly communication for early career researchers: immortalisation, recognition and metrics Date: Friday 30th June 2017, 0930-1700 Venue: Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, Edinburgh (near Old College) Registration & programme: https://reconevent.com/programme/ Twitter: #ReCon_17   @ReConEvent >> Apply for a free place ..read more