Careers month

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

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What is Careers Month?

During June 2025, the Institute for Academic Development Research Staff Career Consultants will provide dedicated careers support each week.

Eligibility

Our careers workshops are open to Research staff on fixed term contracts (research assistants and associates, post-docs, and research fellows) and academic teaching staff on fixed term contracts (teaching assistants and teaching fellows). We also support academic staff on open ended contracts with review dates (OERD), this does not include academic staff on open-ended lecturing contracts.

Aims

Careers month was set up to complement our core careers programme, by providing dedicated careers support on popular topics. The month includes weekly briefing sessions, quick career 1:1 queries and blog posts. 

Programme

Date & TimeWorkshop / EventLocationHow to Book
Tuesday 3rd June (12:00 - 13:00)Briefing Session:  Dealing with Career AnxietyOnlineBooking Link

Wednesday 4th June (10:30 - 13:00) 

(Please check under 'Available Offerings' to see the various timeslots)

Career Quick Queries

(Short 20-minute 1:1 career consultations)

In PersonBooking Link
Wednesday 11th June (12:30 - 18:00)The Careers Service's PhD Horizons Conference* (Open to Research Staff)In PersonFurther Information
Thursday 12th June (12:00 - 13:00)Briefing Session:  Narrative CVsOnlineBooking Link
Wednesday 25th June (12:00 - 12:30)Briefing Session: The Prosper Portal: A how to GuideOnlineBooking Link
*PhD Horizons Conference, Wednesday 11th June - 12:30-18:00 -  PhD Horizons is the annual Careers Service event which focuses on careers for PhD holders - it's not just for PhD students!  Panel sessions have ranged from Policy to Heritage and Life Sciences to Tech and Data.  This one day conference will help you think broadly about career options beyond academia.  Find out more about this year's programme on the  PhD Horizons page PhD Horizons:  Career Insights for PhD students (11 June) | Careers Service - which also has links to previous years' recordings of panel sessions.

How to get involved

Resources and Support

Supporting research cultures

This activity has been developed by The Institute for Academic Development to improve the University of Edinburgh research cultures as part of the University's research cultures action plan.