Keele University
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Information for Postgraduate Students
The following websites contain useful information for those currently doing a PhD, or considering doing one, and wondering what they should be doing to improve their employment prospects.
Postgraduate careers websites
Your PhD...What Next www.prospects.ac.uk
Information and advice from the Prospects website.
Prospects Planner www.prospects.ac.uk
A self assessment package that generates career suggestions.
Vitae www.vitae.ac.uk
See the Postgraduate Researchers’ section for ideas when considering career options, enhancing your academic profile, assessing your skills and skill gaps, attending conferences, making academic and non academic applications and much more. It also has information on regional and national training events on both careers and research matters.
Bristol University Careers Service www.bris.ac.uk/careers/postgrads
Includes interesting articles on the value of postgraduate study and an academic career versus alternatives as well as links to other valuable sections.
University of Manchester Careers Service www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/careers/postgraduates
Contains dedicated sections for doctoral level and masters students. Has links to postgraduate vacancies and a postgraduate careers blog.
Reading University Careers Service www.careers.rdg.ac.uk/postgrad
Accessible sections of this newly designed website include access to careers resources including PhD career case studies and a link to postgraduate vacancies.
Warwick University Careers Service www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/careers/researchers
This website includes podcasts of former PhD postgraduates as well as advice on all aspects of recruitment.
University of York Careers Service
www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/careers/students/postgraduates
Provides advice on career planning, applications and job search.
Identifying vacancies
Jobs.ac.uk www.jobs.ac.uk
Jobs in academic and related institutions.
THE www.timeshighereducation.co.uk
Advertises academic and related jobs.
PhdJobs www.phdjobs.com
An agency holding jobs for postgraduates focussing on business and science.
FindAPostDoc.com www.findapostdoc.com
Provides information on postdoctoral job opportunities.
