We meet a lot of PhD students and have based this section on the common questions they ask – please do contact us with suggestions for content or links to recommended sites.
If you are interested in learning about the wealth of opportunities available to doctoral graduates, "What Do PhDs Do?" is the first ever analysis of PhD destination statistics. Dr Sara Shinton was commissioned by UK GRAD (now Vitae) to write this in partnership with Graduate Prospects and also wrote the methodology to the study. Dr Keith Morgan wrote the second edition "What Do PhDs Do? A Regional Analysis".
- Academic Careers
- International Careers
- Careers outwith Academia
- Tailored sites for PhD students
Academic Careers:
Vitae - Developing your academic career
Jobs.ac.uk - Career Tools and Advice University of Strathclyde - How do I launch an academic career? Prospects - You PhD, What Next?For academic vacancies in the UK
jobs.ac.uk Quick access to all jobs in the academic sector: lectureships, research posts, but also administrative, student support and management posts.
Times Higher Jobs Jobs listing from the Times Higher Education Supplement.
Vacancies from Eduserve The HE information service.
For international academic vacancies, funding and opportunities
Jobs Search The vacancy links page of ScienceCareers. International and very comprehensive.
US Chronicle of Higher Education Vacancies in the US academic sector – the American version of THES.
Euraxess For researchers planning their next move in Europe: career opportunities, relevant information and assistance."
The Great Escape – jobs outside academia!
If you are happy to hang up your lab coat or give up that seat in the library that has moulded itself to your curves, then you aren't alone! A PhD can be a gateway to almost any career, provided you can identify evidence of having the right skills and attitude.
ScienceCareers is the first link – search for the job you're interested in and chances are, they'll have an article on it.
Vitae has a section on career planning which includes examples of plans for moving into non-academic careers.
Prospects has a staggering range of job profiles – some of which were written by us. Each links to further information and related jobs so you can quickly build up a list of potential careers to investigate further.
For careers information and advice written for researchers
Vitae's website is full of targeted advice and links.
The Careers Advisory Service at the University of Bristol has a postgrad section. This offers some great advice, interesting links and is clearly written by someone who understands what support PhD students need.
ScienceCareers is a huge site for scientific careers – advice, information and constantly updated. An international site with a wide range of profiles and stories on scientific careers from around the globe.
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