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 Careers Service

Careers Service For Postdocs - Physical Sciences and Technology

Welcome to the careers pages for physical sciences and technology postdoctoral researchers.

Resources and information on our website

  • Not sure where to start?
    Information and resources to help you think about what's important to you in a career.
  • Academic Research Careers
    Learn about how to get help with finding funding, find out what academic selection panels are looking for and more.
  • Other Careers
    Many postdocs go on to rewarding careers beyond academic research. Find out what other Cambridge postdocs have gone on to do and listen to talks from some of them.
  • Postdoc events diary
    Find out about future workshops and events.

Individual careers discussion / mock interview

Liz Simmonds and Madelaine Chapman are the Careers Advisers for postdocs in the School of the Physical Sciences and the School of Technology. They offer regular slots for career guidance discussions and mock interviews.
Find out more
Book an appointment

Events and workshops

We run regular workshops on a variety of topics like CVs, interviews and exploring different careers as well as bigger events with speakers. Find out what is coming up by looking at our Postdoc Events Diary. You can also view a list of previous events and workshops that we have run and listen to talks you may have missed.


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