Online workshop: Managing your next steps as an early career researcher
8 October 2024, online
With invited speakers and opportunities to engage in group activites, this online workshop is designed to better equip early career researchers to take your next career steps. Register via Eventbrite.
This online workshop organised by the SHARE Network (the Supergen Bioenergy Hub’s network for early career researchers) is focused on the next steps you might be considering for your career. Across the two sessions (participants are free to attend either one or both), we will focus on developing your career and reflect on the impact that career transitions can have on your personal life. Whether you are a PhD researcher thinking about life beyond your PhD, coming to the end of a postdoctoral position, or considering a new challenge outside of your current area, this session will provide you with the skills to make it happen.
Session 1: Career development and next steps (1.5hrs) 10:00am-11:30am
The aim of this session is to support ECRs who are considering the next step in their career. We will be weighing up the pros and cons of working in industry, academia or policy, and how to tailor your CV to suit your chosen career path. Speakers from industry, policy and academia will share their top tips for success during this session. You will also have the chance to consider your own career path and get advice on how to look for new opportunities.
- 10:00am – Introduction from the SHARE Committee
- 10:05am – Flash presentations from industry, academia and policy on their career journeys
- 10:25am – Group career path activity
Break
- 10:50am – How to tailor your CV activity, with speakers
- 11:10am – Career panel discussion, chaired by SHARE
- 11:30am – Close
Session 2: Managing the impact on your personal life (1hr) 1:30pm-2:30pm
The aim of this session is to support ECRs to manage the impact of early career research on their personal lives, touching on topics such as mental health and stress-related factors. We will discuss how best to manage the challenges that arise during the transition between research positions, signpost existing resources where ECRs can find support, and hear from ECRs on their own personal experiences of managing stress. During this session, you will have the opportunity to discuss your own experiences of research life with fellow ECRs in a safe space, and design your own toolkit of supportive resources, techniques and strategies.
- 1:30pm – Introduction from the SHARE Committee
- 1:35pm – Discussion about the difficulties of PhD and postdoc transitions, with presentations from three ECRs
- 2:00pm – Building a toolkit of tips and tricks
- 2:25pm – Rounding up and looking forward
- 2:30pm – Close
