Many researchers harbour aspirations of an established academic career. But in a sector with fewer permanent roles than highly qualified candidates, what can you be doing now to help increase the likelihood of turning your academic aspirations into reality?

This session will introduce you to a range of resources for researchers and help you to:

• Explore some of the important issues, roles, and responsibilities integral to working in academia
• Find out about different early academic career paths in the UK and in other countries
• Reflect on your suitability for an academic career
• Identify the common requirements for success in securing your first academic post
• Prioritise practical career-building activities you can undertake alongside your research

This session is aimed primarily at research students in the early to mid-stage of their research degree, although later stage research students will also gain awareness of helpful resources to support their academic career aspirations.  

Open to all research students and fixed-term research staff.