Career Management for Early Career Academic Researchers

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This course is for academic researchers - both postgraduate researchers (PhDs) and early career researchers (post-docs).

The topics covered are:

  • Factors that are important when considering future career development including key drivers, strengths, interests, personality, and values and how these impact on career choice
  • Experience, skills and qualifications that aid progression in an academic career and how to build relevant experience
  • Common career areas researchers enter outside academic research and how to generate and research individual career ideas
  • CVs for different roles and how to present experience effectively when applying for academic and non-academic jobs
  • What to expect at academic and non-academic interviews, and how to prepare effectively for these

This course has been developed by the Partnership of the University of Glasgow, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Sheffield.

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The thought put into the process of looking for and planning for all kinds of work as an Early Career Researcher was excellent, and really helped me carefully think and work through my own career plans, as well as a nice confidence boost for all the skills I already have.
Summary
  • Type of course
    Short course: Study a subject through videos, articles, discussions or quizzes.
  • Cost and certification
    Free, with option to upgrade for a certificate
  • Duration
    4 weeks
  • Weekly effort
    3 hours
  • Difficulty level
    Introductory: No previous knowledge required
  • Learning platform
    FutureLearn
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