The document outlines a workshop for researchers taking place in Dublin, Ireland on March 7-8, 2016 to help researchers pursue their career ambitions. It discusses several career development interventions that will be part of the workshop, including involving alumni with non-academic careers, standard career center support like one-on-one advising and workshops, developing supervisors and PIs, and additional Vitae resources.

1. Policy into Practice:
EURAXESS Researcher Career Skills for Career Development
PIPERS
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework
Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant
agreement No 643330
Helping researchers to pursue their professional ambitions:
A workshop for researchers
7-8 MARCH 2016
DUBLIN, IRELAND
Other Career
Development
Interventions

2. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Involve Alumni
Invite alumni with non-academic careers
Lunchtime session
Short presentation from alumnus about their career
path
Then networking lunch

3. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Standard Careers Centre Support
1-to-1s with Careers Advisor specialising with PGRs/post-docs
Workshops
• Academic/non-academic CVs
• Interviews
• Assessment centres
• Psychometric testing

4. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Developing Supervisors/PIs
A Brief Guide to Careers
Conversations with
Research Staff
Vitae publication – so
only available to
subscribers

5. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Other Vitae Resources
Researcher Career Stories
Careers in Academia
Managing an Academic Career
Research Staff Futures
• Managing Your Career
• Progressing an Academic Career