Great jobs for bright people
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…
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…
This is first in a series of interviews with PhDs who chose careers outside of academia – hopefully will provide inspiration and an insight into possible paths after the doctorate!…
When I listen to stories of post-PhD transitions, whether in the context of various communities in which I participate or in the context of coaching conversations, the theme of silence…
A couple of weeks ago I was called into the office of the boss of my line manager who told me that I needed more confidence in my delivery. And…
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the post of my fellow Post-PhD life blogger, Ellie Mackin on her experiences of job insecurity one year out of PhD and the…
I was interested to read the recent article by Jack Grove in Times Higher Education (August 2016) about Professional Services staff feeling undervalued. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/professional-service-staff-feel-undervalued-study-suggests The article is based on a…
Recently I’ve been reflecting on the topic of PhDs being “overqualified” after the issue cropped up in a couple of conversations with colleagues and coachees. Some of the concerns were…
The topic of “ideal job” seems to be coming up quite frequently in the context of the coaching conversations I have with PhD students and graduates. Sometimes it is because…
Working in student support is certainly a fulfilling and worthy area of employment in a University environment. Of course, a University thrives on the academic quality and the teaching spaces.…
