Academic Aspirations: Navigating Your Career Path

Trish Strzelecka
Wednesday 24 January 2024

This GRADskills workshop focuses on what to expect from an academic career, and what steps might be involved in terms of career planning to help you figure out if an academic career is the right path for you after your PhD. Based on interactive activities participants will identify where to focus their self-development requirements linked to their academic career aspirations and start to develop their own career goals.

This workshop will be lead by Careers Centre Advisor, Julie McLellan or Philip Ireland

Understand the UK academic career path

Navigate career progression nuances across countries

Support transitioning from PhD to first research/academic role

Identify personal development needs for academic career growth

Utilize event exercises to shape your academic career plan

Discover additional resources for ongoing support

Tuesday 30 January 2024
11.00 to 12.30

Please use pdms to sign up: PDMS – University of St Andrews (st-andrews.ac.uk)