I'm a Researcher, What Next?

8 May, 13:00 - 14:30: Careers After Academia - An insight into Life Sciences Consulting

This is an educational event designed to give PhD students and Postdocs an insight into the transition from academia to the corporate sector and in particular what a career in consultancy looks like both in terms of the day to day realities of the role and longer term career progression.

Learn from industry professionals from Cambridge Healthcare Research who will introduce you to the role and sector before taking you through an interactive case study and answering your questions.

The format will consist of a presentation delivered by an Associate (entry level role) and a Senior Associate. This will be followed by an interactive case study, led by a Consultant and a Senior Consultant. There will be opportunities for Q&A's throughout the session designed to make the whole experience very interactive and informative.

This event will be particularly useful if you have completed or are working towards a PhD in a life sciences subject and are keen to know more about how you can apply this to a career in consultancy.

Attending this event will enable you to make an informed decision about your choice of career path, understand how your academic research skills can be applied in the corporate world, learn from industry professionals who have already made the move from academia to industry.

9 May, 13.30 – 15.30: Recognising your skills as a researcher

Join us for this workshop designed for early career researchers aiming to identify their skills. In this interactive session, we will use practical exercises and tools to objectively identify your diverse skill set from subject knowledge, to research skills and techniques, to analytical skills to communication skills and project management skills.

13 May, 18:00 - 19:00: Citadel | GQS PhD Information Session

Are you a PhD Student or Postdoc interested in applying your research skills to a career in quantitative finance?

Please join us to learn more about Citadel’s systematic investing business, Global Quantitative Strategies (GQS)!

GQS quantitative researchers will introduce you to quantitative finance and show you how the research and skills you are developing during your PhD could translate to a successful career within quantitative finance and at Citadel | GQS.

13 May, 14.00 – 16.00:  Self-Reflection & Generating Ideas for STEM Researchers

This workshop is your space to reflect and generate ideas that will work for you and your future - in a supportive and safe setting. Specifically for STEM-based researchers, Careers Consultants Sonali Shukla & Vicki Tipton will guide you through a range of approaches and tools to help you get closer to what matters to you, and how that can be used to formulate or refine ideas. 

15 May, 14.30 – 16.30:  Self Reflection & Generating Ideas for Arts, Humanities & Social Science Researchers  

Have you been thinking about what you might do after your postdoc or PhD, but are not quite sure where to start? This is a workshop specifically for AHSS postdocs and PhDs who are contemplating their career direction or how to formulate and refine their ideas – for those who are considering options outside academia, and for those who are evaluating whether the next steps in the academic career path are right for them.

21 May, 15.00 – 17.30: Networking Outside of Academia for Researchers

Join us at this in-person event to meet researchers who have moved from academic research to a non-academic role. Researchers from a range of organisations and in a variety of roles outside academia will be on hand to share how they made the transition and how networking enabled their shift.

30 May, 16.00 – 17.00: Applications for Non-Research Roles

In this interactive workshop you will learn how to articulate the motivation for a career change. You will also use a real job advert to select evidence for transferable skills from academic research experience and additional activities. And we will talk about different CV formats. At the end, you will be ready to write a CV and Cover Letter.

18 June, 15:30 - 17:00: Translating academic and technical knowledge to industry recruitment

Are you a PhD student or Postdoc from a STEM field actively looking for your first full-time position in industry? Do you want to showcase your technical skills but are not sure of the right way to do so during the recruitment process?

Join Deepsea Technologies to help you translate your academic background to industry in order to secure a successful recruitment process.

We will run step-by-step through the process, share tips and insights, and identify aims and key takeaways at each step, as well as what you should consider from your side.

Attending this event will enable you to understand how the recruitment process for tech roles works, and learn the main takeaway of each step, know how to present yourself: showcase your background and succeed in the process, know what to look for: how to prepare and what to assess during the recruitment process