Research in academia
In this section...
Sector overview
- Newcastle Researchers' Blog - information, advice, vacancies and events relevant to the career development of Newcastle University researchers.
- Vitae, the UK researchers portal, has articles on working in higher education, research roles and discusses why you might consider being a member of research staff.
- Prospects - Your PhD: Careers in Academia.
- Jobs.ac.uk includes an article on applying for a job in academia.
- An Academic Career - academic careers site from the University of Manchester.
- ResearchResearch - latest news for researchers.
- AGCAS - 'University Researchers and the Job Market' (PDF 498.6 KB) a practical career development resource for research staff.
- British Council EU Mobility - Information for UK researchers moving to the EU.
- Postgraduate Toolbox - networking resource for early career researchers.
- Science Careers - Academic Scientist Toolkit.
- ResearchGATE - professional online network for research across scientific disciplines.
- PhD.org - US site with career advice for researchers.
Roles and case studies
- University of Bath - Career paths of academic researchers - career profiles across a wide range of disciplines.
- Beyond The PhD – careers profiles of Arts and Humanities PhD graduates.
Vacancy sources and employers
UK
- Newcastle University Vacancies
- British Council EU Mobility - Jobs in UK.
- FindAPostDoc
- Jobs.ac.uk
- PhD Jobs
- Research Councils UK
- Times Higher Education
- Times Education Supplement
- United Kingdom Research Office
Europe
- Academic Jobs EU
- EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion programme.
- European University Institute - the Max Weber programme has fellowships for junior social science post-docs and an academic careers observatory for career development information, networking and research opportunities.
Global (including USA)
- Academic 360 - resources for academic job hunters mainly covering US, Canada, Australia and the UK.
- Association of Commonwealth Universities - research opportunities and information for 500 universities in the Commonwealth countries of Africa and Asia, Australasia and the South Pacific, Canada and the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Malta.
- Career.edu
- Chronicle of Higher Education USA
- Nature Jobs - science research roles.
- ResearchGATE - international job board with scientific research positions.
- Research is Cool - research jobs & academic social networking worldwide.
- Science Careers
- PostDocJobs
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