June 2024 was Careers Month. It included weekly briefing sessions, quick career queries, and careers-focused blog posts. What is Careers Month? During June 2024, the Institute for Academic Development Research Staff Career Consultants provided dedicated careers support each week. Eligibility Our career support is 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). 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 included weekly briefing sessions, quick career queries and blog posts. Programme Date & time Workshop / event Location How to book Wednesday 5th June 12:00 - 12:45pm Careers Briefing Session: Decision Making Online Booking link - book via P&M Learning App Monday 10th June 12.05 -12.55pm Recruitment Consultant Insight Session Online Booking link - book via P&M Learning App Tuesday 11th June 12:00 - 12:45pm Narrative CVs Briefing Session Online Booking link - book via P&M Learning App Tuesday 18th June various timeslots Short 20-minute 1:1 career consultations Online Booking link - book via P&M Learning App Please check under 'Available Offerings' to see the various timeslots Wednesday 19th June 9.30 – 11am Principal Investigator (PI) Researcher Realities on effective career development conversations On campus Booking link - book via P&M Learning App Wednesday 19th June all day The Careers Services’ PhD Horizons Conference This event is open to UoE Research Staff McEwan Hall PhD Horizons Conference - find out more How to get involved Book onto a briefing session or book a quick queries consultation We will be blogging each week from blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers. Subscribe to our blog to ensure you are notified of news and kept up to date Follow @researchersated and use the #IADCareersMonth Resources and Support IAD Research Staff Careers Support Career Development Consultations 10 Days Professional Development Career Blogs Diverse Career Path Blogs Narrative CVs CMVM Careers Beyond Academia Series 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. This article was published on 2024-04-29
