Katie’s journey into academia came from her love of learning. She enjoys the freedom to delve into her research with the opportunity to learn something new every day. Inspired by Jennifer Doudna, one of the pioneering women to be honoured with a Nobel Prize in the sciences, Katie aspires for her research to contribute meaningfully…>
Mining Engineering Jobs Profile-Teaching Assistant
Teaching assistants provide teaching and assessment support to academic staff. These are predominantly teaching-only roles. The Mining Engineering jobs profile looks into this further and provides an insight into this career choice. Mining Engineering jobs – Teaching Assistant duties: Supervision of individual and group student projects Supporting teaching and learning within the department or school…>
Postdoctoral Theoretical Physics jobs profile
A postdoctoral position in theoretical physics is a research position usually held by an individual who has a PhD in theoretical physics or a related field. This expanding field of research remains popular and continues to attract large numbers of researchers, students and funders around the world. Theoretical physicists play a key role in advancing…>
Why we chose a career in academia
The path to a career in academia can be widely varied, from building an industrial career that can transfer to teaching and research, to pursuing research following the completion of a PhD.
How to Champion Yourself | Webinar Summary & Recording
Empowering women to claim their space in HE Did you tune into jobs.ac.uk and Women-Space’s live webinar on ‘How to Champion Yourself?’ Drawing on a wealth of experience, Christina Hughes and an expert panel discussed how women downplay their strengths and achievements in higher education. The panel recommended solutions for empowering women to claim their…>
How to Champion Yourself
13:00 GMT | Thursday, 16 June 2022 | Webinar recording is available now >> This webinar is now closed. Our full webinar recording is available to watch now or read our short summary of the main points made by our HE leaders.
How to navigate the barriers and challenges in higher education | Webinar summary and recording
Overcoming gender bias in university careers Did you attend jobs.ac.uk’s and Women-Space’s live webinar on navigating the barriers and challenges in higher education? With guidance from Professor Christina Hughes and an expert panel, our session discussed the underrepresentation of women leaders in higher education and solutions for helping women to achieve their career aspirations. Our…>
Women in Higher Education
The number of women in academic leadership roles is growing slowly. Whilst this is good news, could more be done to encourage women leaders in academia?
Benefits of Working in The Public Sector
Over 6 million Britons work in the public sector. Schools, councils, and emergency services are at the forefront, but there are also many scientific posts and research positions to be found within the sector. What is the public sector? Any organisation run by the government and funded by tax-payers money can be classified as public…>