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Lunchtime Career Seminars

The sessions involve two previous Bristol PhD graduates or research staff talking about their transition to a non-academic job. The focus will be on how they generated ideas for jobs, how they went about finding and applying for jobs, the important skills that they developed during their research and how these transferred into a non-academic environment, plus any other tips that they may have on how to sell yourself outside academia.

The sessions take place on Tuesdays over lunchtime from 12.30 - 1.30pm. As the speakers are confirmed this page will be updated. You may want to make a note of the dates:

7 February 2012

Matt Bassford, Research leader, RAND Europe Dr Kathleen Sedgley, Research Development Manager, Research Enterprise and Development (Funding)

6 March 2012

Dr Don Mowbray, Director, Cloud Application Foundation & SOA, Oracle EMEA Middleware & Core Technology Dr Kate Miller, Academic Liaison Officer, Centre for Public Engagement, University of Bristol To book a place, please complete the online booking form.

3 April 2012

Steve Bullock, Teaching Support Assistant, University of Bristol and Teach First Ambassador with 4 years experience of teaching in secondary schools. Dr Judy Evans, Professional Development Adviser, Transition into teaching To book a place, please complete the online booking form.

1 May 2012

Hazel Philips, Board Secretary, Medical Research Council Mike Smith, Senior Research Officer, Centre for Health Analysis and Reporting, Office for National Statistics To book a place, please complete the online booking form.

12 June 2012

Dr Sam Bailey (Masters, PhD, Chemistry, University of Oxford), Mewburn Ellis Please visit his biography for further details. Dr Andrew White (MSci, Physics University of Bristol), Mewburn Ellis Please visit his biography for further details. Dr Gary Crotaz, Director, Articulate Consulting Ltd (PhD Medicine, University of Bristol) To book a place, please complete the online booking form.

3 July 2012

Dr James Leggett (Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Bristol, 2004 - 2011), Medical Student, University of Warwick

4 September 2012

To be confirmed

2 October 2012

Jessica Sellick, Rose Regeneration, the Rural Services Network and UTASS (a farming charity in County Durham)

6 November 2012

To be confirmed

4 December 2012

To be confirmed

As spaces are limited you are advised to sign-up. Sign-up will be via the Careers Service Website once speakers are confirmed.

You can find details of the careers seminars held in 2009 and 2010 including the presentations and audio recordings, where available (UOB only).