Academic Career
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Academic cover letters - 3 questions that need an answer
As the season is approaching when I spend a lot of time giving feedback on cover letters for academic (lectureship) positions, I wanted to share some quick thoughts on the main things you need to cover and how to craft...
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Researcher Careers month - how professional bodies can help your career
Guest blog post from Dr Robert Bowles from the Royal Society of Chemistry on how getting involved with a professional body can support your career development How professional bodies can help your career. What they are and what they do?...
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Researcher Alumni case study - working as an academic
In our latest researcher alumni case study, Dr James Roscow from the Department of Mechanical Engineering gives us an insight into day-today life as a lecturer What do you do day-to-day in your current role? My time is split mainly...
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Academic job interviews - quick tips
As I’m spending quite a bit of time at the moment helping our research staff to prepare for lectureship interviews, I thought I’d share a few of the things I’m saying most often about how to prepare and how to...
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Applying for academic jobs - what to ask a contact for informal enquiries
The inspiration for this post came from a session I participated in yesterday as part of Bath’s Academic Career Academy, which focussed on academic job applications and interviews. One of the topics we discussed was whether to contact a recruiting...
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Selling your experience in academic job applications - research
This post was written jointly with Dr Amy Birch, Researcher Development Manager at the University of Bath. The next instalment of our mini-series on selling your experience in academic job applications. Selling your research experience, potential and future plans effectively...
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Selling your teaching experience in academic job applications
As the ‘peak’ season for applying for jobs in academia is fast approaching, we thought the time was ripe for a little mini-series on selling your experience in academic job applications. We’re starting today with selling your teaching experience; upcoming...
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Postdoc Appreciation Week: Look for potential, rather than looking for track record
As part of our blog series celebrating Postdoc Appreciation Week, Dr Amy Birch, Researcher Development Manager at the University of Bath, has written a guest blog post with her reflections on Vitae Connections Week 2020 A key theme in researcher...