Career Management

Exploring Career Options Beyond Academia (Physical Sciences and Engineering)

1/2 day

These events provide an opportunity to explore some of the career options available to you beyond academia. Speakers from a range of employers, both public and private sector, will talk about their own career journeys and careers within their areas. The events will provide insights into career paths and entry methods for these areas of employment. Through attendance, you will have the opportunity to:

• find out what PhD graduates do after graduation;
• find out from PhD graduates and researchers about the real opportunities available outside academia;
• identify the skills and competencies that employers look for in recruits;
• understand how your skills as a researcher can be transferred to different occupations;
• identify the steps that you may need to take to move outside academia;
• network with a variety of professionals.

Supporting information from the Careers Library will also be available.

Provider: UGC
Target Audience: RS & PGR