Careers workshops
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We maintain attendance registers; unexpected absences will be noted. If you consistently fail to attend, or repeatedly cancel with very short notice, you may be prevented from booking future IAD events.
- Building your Employability
- CV Briefing Session: Academic CVs
- CV Briefing Session: Non-Academic CVs
- Careers Surgery Drop-In
- Changing Careers: Exploring Career Options
- Changing Careers: Where Do I Start?
- Fellowship Interviews
- Getting the First Lecturing Job
- Imposter Syndrome and How to Deal with It
- Research Staff Career Development Consultation 1:1
Building your Employability
Description | Information about the post-academic destinations of researchers varies from field to field, but it's widely accepted that there are more researchers than academic opportunities. The good news is that research staff have skills and experiences that are appealing in other sectors and roles, particularly if you can demonstrate the relevance of these. This short session will look at
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CV Briefing Session: Academic CVs
Description | This workshop is for research staff will focus on writing academic CVs. It will address how to present your skills, experience and research effectively, and assist you to tailor your CV for different roles within academia. This one and half hour briefing session is for research staff thinking of applying for a new job in academia, whether academic teaching or academic research. The session will explore:
The session will include a presentation and group discussion of some example CVs. Please note that feedback on individual CVs is not possible at this session. This is best done by arranging an individual career development consultation. Further information on these consultations can be found at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/careers/university-staff/careers-service-support-for-staff After attending this session you will be able to:
This workshop relates to domains B1, B3 and D1 of the RDF. For further information on the RDF visit: http://edin.ac/2cDDzAE |
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Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Tuesday 02-Feb-2021, 09:30 - 11:00 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
CV Briefing Session: Non-Academic CVs
Description | This workshop for research staff will focus on creating a CV for non-academic jobs. It will address how to present your skills, experience and research effectively, and assist you to tailor your CV for different roles. This one and half hour briefing session is for research staff thinking of seeking a change to a non-academic job (within or out of higher education) or making a career switch. The session will explore:
The session will include a presentation and group discussion of some example CVs. Please note that feedback on individual CVs is not possible at this session. This is best done by arranging an individual career development consultation. Further information on these consultations can be found at: http://www.ed.ac.uk/careers/university-staff/careers-service-support-for-staff After attending this session you will be able to:
This workshop relates to domains B1, B3 and D1 of the RDF. For further information on the RDF visit: http://edin.ac/2cDDzAE |
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Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Thursday 04-Mar-2021, 09:30 - 11:00 |
Venue | Online (via Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
Careers Surgery Drop-In
Description | To complement the recent series of career themed workshops (now available to download from the Pop-Up IAD https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers/category/pop-up-training/) The surgery will be open for two hours and we'll see people for short appointments in order (in a private break out room). You can come along with any quick questions about your career, quick CV check or general career pointers. We'll either help you with relevant resources, point to one of our online sessions or suggest you meet our Careers Consultant for a longer appointment. If you have any questions please email to ResearchStaff.Careers@ed.ac.uk. Eligibility: Our Career Surgery Drop-in/Networking are only open to early career academic research-only staff on fixed term contracts, e.g. research assistants and associates, post-docs, and research fellows; and early career academic teaching staff on fixed term contracts, e.g. teaching assistants and teaching fellows. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide support to academic staff on open-ended lecturing contracts. |
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Changing Careers: Exploring Career Options
Description | This workshop focuses on strategies for generating and researching alternative career options. It is aimed at researchers who are considering a change of career direction but who have no clear ideas of what to do next. This workshop will help you to explore a range of careers open to researchers. It will focus initially on careers linked to research, but outside an academic environment, and other common career areas researchers enter. We will discuss different strategies for coming up with career ideas and the best ways to research careers to determine interest and suitability. You should attend this workshop if:
After attending this workshop you will be able to:
This workshop relates to domains B2 and B3 of the RDF. For further information on the RDF visit: http://edin.ac/2cDDzAE |
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Changing Careers: Where Do I Start?
Description | This workshop will focus on the early stages of career choice and will help you to start to identify what is important to you in a career; including the skills you want to use, values to be satisfied, preferred work environment and other factors important to you. You may be considering moving out of academia into another career area but how do you decide what else you would like to do? In this workshop we will look at the early stages of career choice and you will begin to identify what’s important to you in a career through structured self-reflection. You will start to develop a ‘wish list’ of what you’re looking for in your career in terms of skills you want to use, values to be satisfied, preferred work environment, and any other factors important to you. This will help you in the future as you start to assess your interest in and suitability for different career areas. This workshop will help you to:
The workshop will be followed by an optional linked workshop, ‘Changing Careers: Exploring Career Options’, which will focus on strategies to help you to generate and research alternative career options. After attending this workshop you will be able to:
This workshop relates to domains B1, B2 and B3 of the RDF. For further information on the RDF visit: http://edin.ac/2cDDzAE |
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Fellowship Interviews
Description | The final hurdle of the challenging path to a fellowship is the interview. In front of a panel, you'll need to demonstrate the skills, experience, creativity and leadership expecting of future research leaders. This session will look at the typical format of fellowship interviews, the questions you might expect to face and answer your concerns about delivering the same impact in a virtual environment. |
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Getting the First Lecturing Job
Description | This short workshop will outline the experience and skills expected of new lecturers. It will encourage reflection and discussion on how to continue to build your profile and develop relevant experience to improve your competitiveness for an academic career. You should attend this workshop if: If you are wondering how to make the transition from early career researcher to first lecturing job then this interactive session will be of interest. Drawing on the results of a national survey of academic staff in universities across the UK, the session will outline the experience and skills looked for in new lecturers. We will discuss what experience you need to develop (and share tips about how you can be gaining this experience) and what to emphasise at application and interview stages. After attending this workshop you will be able to:
This workshop relates to domains B1, B3 and D3 of the RDF. For further information on the RDF visit: http://edin.ac/2cDDzAE |
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Eligibility | Academic Researchers |
Date | Wednesday 26-May-2021, 09:30 - 11:30 |
Venue | Online (via Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
Imposter Syndrome and How to Deal with It
Description | Have you ever sat in a meeting and looked around the table and heard an inner voice say what are you doing here? Have you ever spent sleepless nights worrying about not being good enough to answer the questions after a talk you have to give? Have you ever just felt like a fraud? If you have, you are not alone. Most professionals have suffered from so-called “Imposter Syndrome” at some point in their careers, and for others it can be a lifelong affliction. In this webinar we will look at this attitude, what causes it and offer strategies for dealing with it. After this session the attendees will: · Know what is meant by “Imposter Syndrome” · Be aware of how widespread it is · Understand its causes · Know how to deal with it when it happens. |
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Research Staff Career Development Consultation 1:1
Description | A career development consultation is a 1 hour one-to-one appointment with a professional careers adviser. You can have as many consultations as you need and they are available all year round. You can use this appointment for many purposes, including:
Consultation appointments can help you, whatever your current stage. You may:
Eligibility: Our 1:1 appointments are only open to early career academic research-only staff on fixed term contracts, e.g. research assistants and associates, post-docs, and research fellows; and early career academic teaching staff on fixed term contracts, e.g. teaching assistants and teaching fellows. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide support to academic staff on open-ended lecturing contracts. Please note:
Please refer to our webpage for our Privacy Statement for Career Development Consultations: https://www.ed.ac.uk/institute-academic-development/research-roles/research-only-staff/career-management/career-consultation |
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Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Monday 25-Jan-2021, 15:30 - 16:00 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Monday 25-Jan-2021, 14:30 - 15:00 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Monday 25-Jan-2021, 14:00 - 14:30 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Monday 25-Jan-2021, 15:00 - 15:30 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Tuesday 26-Jan-2021, 09:30 - 10:00 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Tuesday 26-Jan-2021, 10:30 - 11:00 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Tuesday 26-Jan-2021, 10:00 - 10:30 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Wednesday 27-Jan-2021, 10:30 - 11:00 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Thursday 28-Jan-2021, 10:00 - 10:30 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |
Eligibility | Academic Researchers All Academic Staff |
Date | Thursday 28-Jan-2021, 09:30 - 10:00 |
Venue | Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course . |