Career case studies

Detailed information on the career pathways of people with a doctorate or research background.

Career profiles and films

Vitae’s Researcher Career Stories resource has personal narratives of researchers and their career paths, providing real insight into life after a PhD. It contains over 150 career stories from researchers and highlights themes of doctoral entrepreneurs, mature researchers, planned happenstance and career change.

All of these are available via the Vitae website. You may need to use your ed.ac.uk email address to register/log in to view content.

General career planning resources

Career planning should be something you think about from the very start of your research project; a good resource to begin with are Vitae’s webpages dedicated to developing your career.

www.vitae.ac.uk

These pages can provide information and guidance to think about how to manage your career, including helping you consider career options and ways forward

The information provided covers a range of career options, both within research and academia, and considering careers in other sectors.

 

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