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Careers support for University of Edinburgh staff
The Careers Service is able to provide career development support for research staff, as indicated below. Careers support for other staff may be available through HR.
Careers support for University of Edinburgh research staff
Through special funding arrangements the Careers Service is able to provide career development support for academic research-only staff, e.g. research assistants and associates, post-docs and research fellows.
We offer career management workshops including:
- Careers Strategies for Researchers; a one day course to help you consider your career options
- CV Briefing session; a 1.5 hour session on what makes a good CV, for academic and non-academic job applications
- Introduction to MBTI Personality Type; to help in understanding more about preferred ways of interacting with others, taking in information and making decisions, as an aid to working in teams and managing people
We also offer individual career development consultations with a careers adviser. These are confidential, available at any time throughout your contract and you can book as many consultations as you need. They can be used for many purposes including:
- Discussing your career options and strategies
- Practical advice on preparing a targeted CV or application form
- Undertaking a practice job interview for a role you have applied for
To find out more about these services, book a place on a course or arrange a career development consultation visit the research-only staff section of the Institute for Academic Development website.
Other staff
Staff who are on short-term contracts, are at risk of redundacny or who are considering applying for voluntary severance may be eligible for support via HR's Staff Support Service. Please contact HR for further information.
This article was published on Mar 12, 2012