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Researcher Development : What Next - Postdoc Career Steps Alumni Panel Session
| Description | Theme: Education and Research Category: Education and Research. . This activity is for Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers. This session will be DELIVERED VIRTUALLY - joining instructions will be provided beforehand.
About this course: Join this Alumni Panel session What Next? Postdoc Career Steps as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2025! Hear from three Exeter alumni who have gone on to use their researcher skills and backgrounds in higher education institutes and beyond into diverse sectors. We are looking forward to welcoming: - Dr Elizabeth Laruni, who gained a PhD in History and is now Conflict Sensitivity and Gender Lead with the charity International Alert. - Dr Jamie McFadzean, who gained a PhD in Biological Sciences and is now Vaccination & Research Policy Lead with DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). - Dr Hannes Titeca, who gained a PhD in Economics and is now a Senior Analyst for Ofgem. Each panellist will give a brief overview of their career steps after completing their research degrees at Exeter, and reflect on how their research backgrounds and skills have led to their current positions. There will be time for Q&A.
Learning outcomes: As a result of attending this course, you will:. - Reflect on how researcher skills and backgrounds can be applied in diverse sectors. - Reflect on career development and variety of options available to progress your career while using your existing skills and expertise. - Celebrate the value of researchers and how they apply their skills and expertise in diverse sectors and the wider society.
Who should attend this course: This activity is for Research active staff and would be particularly useful to Early Career Researchers as well as PGRs. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk in advance to discuss further.
Presenter(s): Dr Peter O'Rourke & Alice Forty. Elizabeth completed her History PhD in 2014 (after a first degree at Exeter - BA Archaeology & History and an MA in Kurdish Studies). She is working as Conflict Sensitivity and Gender Lead with the charity International Alert. Jamie completed his PhD in Biological Sciences in 2019. He is working as Vaccination & Research Policy Lead with DEFRA. Hannes completed his PhD in Economics in 2022 (following an MA Economics in 2016), following which he worked as a lecturer in Economics at Exeter, then as a Research Manager with Verian Group. He is now working as a Senior Analyst for Ofgem.
Before the course: No preparation is required for this course. A joining link will be provided beforehand.
Learning provider: This course is administered by Researcher Development; please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk for more details. If you register for any of our sessions, it is expected that you will attend. If you are not able to attend please log in to the `iTrent' online system to remove your name from the relevant activity before it is due to take place. You will be expected you to attend for the whole session and for ease of administration, attendance registers will be taken at the end of each session. Should you need to leave a session early or you experience ongoing technical issues, please email ResearcherDevelopment@exeter.ac.uk. | ||||||||||||||
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