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PIPS and your career options

Overview • Why do an internship? • What are my options? • Accessing Support • BREAK! • Opportunities and where to find them • Networking, Applying, Interviewing and other animals

Why do an internship?

Why do an internship? • Discuss! • Apply your skills in a different environment • Develop new skills • Check out another career area • Gain an insight into a new work environment • Extend your professional network

Non-academic roles Non-university research (industry, government etc.) PhD Graduates (100 %) Professor Permanent Early Career ~ Time Research Staff Research

Non-academic roles Non-university research (industry, government etc.) PhD Graduates (100 %) Professor Permanent Early Career ~ Time Research Staff Research

Non-academic roles Non-university research (industry, government etc.) PhD Graduates (100 %) Professor Permanent Early Career Research Staff Research

Non-academic roles Non-university research (industry, government etc.) “The Scientific Century”, Royal PhD Graduates (100 %) Society 2010 Permanent Professor Early Career Research Staff Research

'No More Plan B‘ A career outside academic research is not a consolation prize! Times Higher Education, November 2014

Employment sectors of PhD graduates in UK employment 50.00% 45.00% 40.00% 35.00% 30.00% 25.00% All Biological sciences 20.00% Biomedical sciences 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% Higher Education Finance, Health and Manufacturing Research & Public Other sectors Education (other) business and social work development administration IT

Occupational clusters of PhD graduates in UK employment What do researchers do? Early career progression of doctoral graduates, Vitae 2013

Career paths post-PhD

What may interest you? Working for a research company Looking at related careers outside academia • Medical writing (but not doing research, e.g. • Science communication business development, clinical trials, • Science policy (or HE policy) marketing) • Research funder – administration Patent law • • Biotechnology companies • Pharmaceutical Exploring something completely Contract research organisations • different • Financial services? • Consultancy? ???? •

Identify science employers http://careers.abpi.org.uk/Pag Related professional bodies • • es/default.aspx (e.g. Society for Biology, Royal Society, Universities Scotland, employer listing Scottish Funding Council) http://www.icr-global.org/ • • Spot interesting job adverts jobs board to identify and research the companies employers (www.prospects.ac.uk; www.ukspa.org.uk • www.s1jobs.com) List of all science parks in • BioDundee company directory the UK http://www.biodundee.co.uk/ • www.talentscotland.com Listing/?area=0&sector=0&key words= Has a searchable list of employers • LabHoo http://www.labhoo.com/

Meta-academic roles Academic publishing Editorial roles in the peer review process, plus technology, marketing etc Independent publishers, universities and learned societies Experienced hires? Make your written work visible in your applications

Meta-academic roles Research councils Funding portfolio management Variety of research and support roles www.topcareer.jobs STFC – operates a graduate training scheme NERC – recruits for several national initiatives

Meta-academic roles Academic support Research funding, alumni relations, communication & events, careers, student services… Stepping away from research www.jobs.ac.uk – select “Professional/Managerial”

Meta-academic roles Knowledge Exchange Academic-industrial liaison “…to drive external engagement, to identify and develop relationships with local SMEs who can benefit from the University’s newly established Low Carbon Economy Innovation Hub project…”

Meta-academic roles Knowledge Exchange Academic-industrial liaison Universities, research councils, academic bodies HEFCE, TSB, KCMC Knowledge Transfer Partnerships: www.ktponline.org.uk/ Knowledge Transfer Networks: https://connect.innovateuk.org

Meta-academic roles Academic Support & Knowledge Exchange Email auril@strath.ac.uk to join the mailing list

Think Tanks Public policy research institutions Likely to have political leanings Staff numbers vary widely Approach each case individually http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/wiki/Think_Tanks http://www.careers.cam.ac.uk/pdocahss/ukthinktanks.pdf

Research institutes

Research institutes

Support at your Institution

 Professional & Organisational development  Workshops, seminars and funding for researcher development  www.st-andrews.ac.uk/capod  Career advice, information & guidance  One-to-one advice & guidance  www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers  www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/researchers  Funding support  Online funding resources, and grant writing support  www.st-andrews.ac.uk/researchsupport

www.dundee.ac.uk/careers  Organisational & Professional Development (OPD)  Workshops, seminars and funding for researcher development  http://www.dundee.ac.uk/opd/  Career advice, information & guidance  One-to-one advice & guidance  Lunchtime workshops  www.dundee.ac.uk/careers

 Skills and professional development courses  e.g. writing for publication, creativity and innovation in research, social media for research & impact, presentation skills, and many more  www.ed.ac.uk/iad  Career development support  e.g. career decision making, job search and application strategies, career options, identifying employers, academic career planning  www.ed.ac.uk/careers  Business start-up training  www.launch.ed.ac.uk

 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/careers/  http://www.abdn.ac.uk/develop/

Finding Opportunities

How to find an internship • Respond to an advertised opportunity • Research employers or career areas of interest • Network

Linked In • A great opportunity to connect and network with people • Interest groups

Marketing Yourself for an Internship • Identify what you’ve got to offer • Experience, skills and attitudes • Practise ‘selling’ that • Develop a pitch • Create an appropriate CV

PhD graduates stand out in three ways: 1) by their competence – they acquire specific expertise to conduct research within and across disciplines, 2) by their achievement – they gain personal effectiveness, a problem solving attitude and leadership skills 3) by their social skills – they develop a team work attitude and can collaborate and communicate with specialists and non-specialists. Doctoral degrees beyond 2010: Training talented researchers for society (March 2010) LERU

‘If you want somebody who is a critical thinker, a problem solver, a communicator, and able to handle a serious and very difficult project . . . that’s what the PhD programme should be about. And that’s maybe what you want in your organisations – that’s certainly what I want in my organisation.’ Professor Sir Kenneth Calman, Vice Chancellor, University of Durham ( UK GRAD Programme , 2004a) – now Chancellor of University of Glasgow

So what have you got to offer? (and is that what the employers that interest you are looking for? Discuss!) www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf

Applications

Questions for discussion… What is a CV? What is a CV for? Do I need a CV? What should inform my CV? What makes a good CV?

Chronological CV Title Dates Paragraphs Bullet points Sections Font Space Make it your own!

Example Address, N. Amingame 111 11111 noreply@replymail.com

Theo C. Cupier

For researchers… Where should Education appear? How much emphasis on academic experience? Publications? Conferences? Will academic jargon be understood? Should I consider a Skills-based CV?

CV Do s and Don’t s Don’t… Do… Allow typos in! Be honest – they may ask (leave gaps) Check, and re-check Say “Duties included…” Make sure your name & contact details are on there Forget to check with your referees Use a unique file name Neglect your degree/PhD Check what format is required Neglect your cover letter (1-page; academic; EU, US; Write CV at the top spelling) Use bullet points Keep it relevant! Focus on achievements Show, don’t tell

Covering Letters Single page of A4 Send to named individual (where possible) Avoid being gushing Structure around 5 sections: 1. Why you are writing; your current status; where you saw role advertised (name your contacts) 2. Why this role? 3. Why them? 4. Why you? What can(’t) you offer from the job spec? 5. Concluding message (“Thank you for considering my application, I look forward to hearing from you.”)

Interviews

Interviews, in brief Preparation Practice Presence Why them ? Anticipate questions… …but don’t be scripted