Preparing for an Academic Career - Keele University
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Learning and Professional Development Centre

Support for all staff in their learning and development

Learning and Professional Development Centre

Preparing for an Academic Career

Length of programme: 2.5 hours

About the workshop

This workshop will explore some of the ways in which an academic career may be developed, including applications for lecturing positions.

Topics covered will include:

  • The nature of an academic position, including the balance between research, teaching and experience.
  • Submitting proposals
  • Authoring research papers
  • Undertaking teaching and administrative tasks
  • Supervising research and undergraduate student projects
  • Applying for academic positions, including sources of jobs, preparing applications, making a presentation as part of an interview, dealing with offers.

Participants:

Research staff who are seeking a career in academia.

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