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A Career in Higher Education Means More

jobs.ac.uk careers - February 5, 2020

Since the inception of jobs.ac.uk more than 20 years’ ago, we have had the pleasure of supporting a wide range of academic institutions and individuals across the higher education sector with career opportunities and cost-effective recruitment solutions.

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Professional Services

jobs.ac.uk careers - December 11, 2019

jobs.ac.uk’s new Professional Services campaign message is ‘a career in higher education means more’. We are aiming to highlight the fantastic benefits of working within professional services at universities, to…

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5 Reasons why you should attend Careers in Asia 2019

jobs.ac.uk careers - April 18, 2019

We understand the amount of work that needs to go into finding the right opportunities, as well as how hard it can be to get the information you need when…

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Moving to a New City and Finding a Job: What to Know

Frankie Wallace - October 24, 2018

For anyone, finding a new job can be daunting. But if you’re moving to a new city where you don’t know anyone, it can be even more terrifying. However, you…

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“What for?”: when languages were an unpopular option

Maria Seijo-Richart - May 18, 2018

Around fifteen years ago, I met a girl whose friends deemed her crazy because she decided to study Arab (“What for?”). She ended having the last laugh when an oil…

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10 Career Paths for PhDs

jobs.ac.uk careers - April 25, 2018

10 Career Paths for PhDs

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Is working in the Higher Education sector right for you?

jobs.ac.uk careers - March 22, 2018

  If you’re looking for a new job or want a career change and you’re thinking of working in HE, here’s what you need to know to help you make…

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Getting over post-interview blues

Andrew Clappison - March 2, 2018

I recently applied for a short-term academic post. Ironic, given some of my previous articles about moving on from academia. I’ve worked outside academia for some 10 years now, but…

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How understanding your strengths and weaknesses could propel your academic career to new heights.

Andrew Clappison - February 23, 2018

You may have a vague idea of some your strengths and weaknesses. But do you have a ‘yardstick’ by which to measure these against? Sadly, people and their institutions are…

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A PhD brings valued skills to non-academic roles, but “beware of the boffin tag”

Andrew Clappison - January 9, 2018

The strengths offered by PhD graduates can soon turn into weaknesses when entering a non-academic career. In this blog, I spell out what some of these strengths are and aim…

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