For 2017/18 the Doctoral School and Careers & Employability Centre are running a number of events with a focus on helping doctoral researchers plan for their future career and position themselves to take advantage of the many options available to them.
As part of the Doctoral Research Training Series, there is a full-day event on 29 November open to all SHU doctoral researchers:
Doctoral Careers Booking link 29 November 2017
- What Do Researchers Do?
- Career Stories
- Planning
- Network building and profile raising
In the New Year this will be followed by a series of 90 minute workshops:
- Career Planning Tactics Booking link 25 January 2018
- Personal Skills Analysis Booking link 8 February 2018
- Effective Applications Booking link 22 February 2018
- Interview Techniques & The Viva Booking link 1 March 2018
Vitae resources
From October 2016 to January 2017, Vitae ran a focus on theme of ‘Planning ahead to manage your career’ which was designed to support researchers’ thinking about their career options. It provides resources and activities to help researchers understand themselves and be focused and efficient in their approach to professional development and career planning.
- a dedicated page collating our web resources on career management, professional development, mentoring for career development, Vitae RDF, and lots more https://www.vitae.ac.uk/focus-on/previous-focus-on-themes/focus-on-planning-ahead
- PDP ROC: Step-by-step guide to career planning for researchers www.vitae.ac.uk/pdproc
- a podcast on career paths of researchers with Taylor & Francis Develop your Research Career Podcast
*Vitae is managed by CRAC, a not-for-profit organisation with 45 years’ experience in enhancing the skills and careers of researchers.