Universität Wien

980046 TS Careers beyond research: applying your skills outside academia (2015W)

0.00 ECTS (0.75 SWS), DoktorandInnenzentrum-Kursangebot

Participation is subject to the successfully passed public presentation of your dissertation project.

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Freitag, 3. Juli 2015, 09:00 bis 17:00 im Seminarraum 1, Berggasse 7 (Erdgeschoss, Zugang über den Hof)

  • Thursday 14.01. 09:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum 2 Berggasse 7 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

There are a number of options outside of academia that are open to Ph.D. graduates and postdoctoral researchers. Not everyone chooses to climb the academic ladder and many researchers are unaware of the variety of other options that are available. During their career, researchers develop a number of skills that they can utilise in a variety of other positions, whether these are related to their research or not. A key component to finding a job outside academia is presenting yourself well at interviews, writing an engaging C.V. and explaining your academic experience in a way that appeals to certain employers.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This workshop aims to highlight a number of these careers and to explore what particular options might be compatible with individuals. We will include overviews of a variety of different job types, case studies of researchers who have moved into different careers and provide resources to help participants explore their options. In addition, participants will be invited to complete an individual ElementsTM skills analysis to help them with future job applications and interviews. This has proven very popular with researchers and it is designed to help them reflect on their own skills and experience so that they can communicate these effectively in written applications and interviews.

Examination topics

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