Presentation by careers advisers on career options for PhD researchers

1. Claire Ward & Helen Gorman, Careers & Employability Advisers
Career Exploration
for PhDs

2. - Introduction to careers exploration and CEC
- Self analysis
- Academic pathways
- Careers outside academia
- Resources
- How we can help
Aims for today

3. To stay or not to stay…..

4. • PhD
• Associate Tutor
• Faculty tracks:
• Teaching and Research (faculty)
• Research (postdoctoral fellows)
• Teaching and Scholarship (teaching fellows)
Career Ladder through academia

5. Career Ladder through academia
Salary Grade
Professor Research Professor Professorial Teaching Fellow
Reader*
Senior Lecturer
Grade 8 Research Fellow B Teaching Fellow Grade 8
Grade 7 Research Fellow A Teaching Fellow Grade 7
Promo on Track: Research Fellow Track Teaching Fellow Track
*the tle of Reader may be awarded to members of teaching faculty on any scale, but it is most usually used at Senior Lecturer level
Senior Teaching FellowGrade 9
Teaching (and Research) Faculty Track
Professor
Lecturer B
Lecturer A
Senior Lecturer
Senior Research Fellow

6. - http://academicpositions.co.uk/
- http://www.sciencemag.org/careers (science positions - post docs advertised)
- https://jobs.newscientist.com/en-gb/
- The institution’s website - search directly for jobs
- https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/ (jobs in Europe)
- www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/uk/
- www.jobs.ac.uk
- www.vitae.ac.uk/Researcher Development Framework (RDF)
ttprs://www.vitae.ac.uk/ttps://www.vitare.ac.uk/tps://www.findapostdoc.com/
Academic Job resources

7. Translating your skills

8. 1. Industrial research and development
2. Pharmaceutical industry
3. Engineering industry
4. Central government
5. Research Councils
6. NHS research roles
7. Careers in Medical communications
8. Charity and voluntary sector
9. Finance
10.Consultancy
10 possible career paths for
researchers

9. • Consider the ‘parameters’ (location, salary expectations)
• Examine your motivations, interests, best environment
• Build up your network. Take the chance to meet and talk to new people.
• When applying for jobs, be ready to ‘repackage’ your PhD. Think about it
in terms of the transferable skills you’ve developed and experience you’ve
gained
• If you have an extended job hunt, try to have something else running
alongside (paid work / volunteering) so it’s clear to employers that you’re
taking an active approach and are continually developing your skills
• Make the most of your careers service
Tips on making a successful move

10. Generating careers ideas outside academia
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/interests

11. Vacancy sources

12.  Self-assessment – (e.g. Profiling for Success)
 Research ideas further – however vagueww.prospects.ac.uk
 ‘Talk’ to your Contacts Network including Linked In
 Arrange work shadowing/work experience
 Careers and Employability Centre workshops (inc PhD CV design 21/3/17)
 Arrange a Careers consultation - www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/researchers
 Look for vacancies – careers and employability centre website, relevant
Journals etc
 Making applications, speculative approaches
Ways forward

13. • Media & Communications
• Development, Charities and Not for Profit
• Business & Finance
• Government, Public Services & Heritage
• Creative & Digital Technologies
• Life Sciences
• Physical Sciences, IT and Engineering
• Law
• 20th Feb - 2nd March
Alumni networking events

14. questions?