Career management

The Research Staff Career Support Team is Eleanor Hennige and Darcey Gillie. Together they provide a range of online resources, careers workshops throughout the year, as well as 1:1 impartial and confidential career development consultations. On this page, you can browse and find out more about the full range of careers support on offer to University of Edinburgh research staff on fixed-term contracts.

A range of self-guided resources, online and downloadable, short videos, and case studies for academic research staff, for careers both within and beyond academia. You can work through these at your own pace at times and places that are right for you.

Information and guidance on Narrative CVs, as well as steps to take to make your own Narrative CV.

A research staff career development consultation is a one-to-one appointment with a professional careers adviser.

Further information on mentoring and coaching at the University of Edinburgh and 1:1 support available, both internally and externally.

Our workshops for University of Edinburgh research staff which are on the theme of: Career management. Information on how to locate and book them in the People and Money Learning App.

June 2025 was Careers Month. It included weekly briefing sessions, quick career queries, and careers-focused blog posts.