Careers Videos

Turning Your PhD into a Book

You worked on it for years. It’s a great piece of original scholarship. So… don’t let your PhD sit on a shelf gathering dust. Turn Your PhD into a Book.

How to Use Mentors to Kick Start Your Academic Career

Whether you’re a postgrad or a new academic, you can’t succeed alone. Colleagues are going to help you on your way: the best will be mentors.

Global Academic Careers: Exploring International Opportunities – HERC Webinar

Thousands of academics have already migrated to the UK, Europe and other areas to develop their Global Academic Careers and experience rich academic and cultural offerings.

Academic Job Interviews: Top Tips for Success – Google+ Hangout on Air

Interviews can be nerve-racking experiences. Academic job interviews, in particular, can be all-day events which usually involve a panel interview of three or more people and a lecture or presentation to future colleagues.

How to Secure a Job after your PhD – Google+ Hangout on Air

jobs.ac.uk organised a live video Q&A on the subject of ‘How to secure a job after your PhD’. Our panel of experts answered questions from our audience covering:

7 Habits of Successful Early Career Researchers

Have you got your first job as a researcher? Watch our short video to pick up some good habits to help you get started and become a successful researcher! Habit 1: Work like every contract could be your last, because if you don’t, it just might be. Gaining further contracts…>

How to be a Successful Digital Academic to Boost Your Career

To help you identify how you can use digital tools to enhance your research and career to give you a competitive advantage, jobs.ac.uk hosted a 60-minute live #jobsQ Google+ Hangout.

jobs.ac.uk live Q&A: Alternative Career Pathways After Your PhD

What can I do after my PhD? It is a difficult decision for any PhD student on whether to pursue a career in academia or consider alternative careers. In our dedicated live Q&A, we asked a panel of experts who have moved outside of academia, to share their top tips…>

PhD & Research Opportunities in Denmark – Google+ Hangout on Air Summary

We hosted a live Google+ Hangout on Air with six inspirational panellists with one simple objective: to help you consider opportunities open to you and specifically options for pursuing PhD & Research Opportunities in Denmark.

Latest Jobs

Cambridge ERC IMAGINE PhD Studentship 2020
Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
Location(s): Cambridge
Salary: Fully funded studentship

PhD Studentship: Next-Generation Cathode Materials
School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham
Location(s): Birmingham
Salary: Not specified

Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN Early Stage Researcher Post in Health Monitoring and Lifecycle Management of Advanced Aerospace Composite Structures (Fixed term)
Engineering, University of Nottingham
Location(s): Nottingham
Salary: £38,866 - £48,714

PhD Studentship: Bi-directional High Power Density On-board Charger using WBG Devices
Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath
Location(s): Bath
Salary: UKRI stipend £15009 (2019/20 rate), UK/EU tuition fees, TSF £1000 per annum for up to 3.5 years

PhD Studentship: Integrating Battery Management and Drive System through a Modular Multi-level Converter
Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath
Location(s): Bath
Salary: UKRI stipend £15009 (2019/20 rate), UK/EU tuition fees, TSF £1000 per annum for up to 3.5 years

Business Development Sales Manager (Skills)
Enterprise & Business Development , University of Hertfordshire
Location(s): Hatfield
Salary: £40,322 - £42,792