{"id":530,"date":"2016-05-16T16:49:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/beyondlec\/?p=530"},"modified":"2017-02-22T12:07:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T12:07:04","slug":"resources-for-phd-students-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/beyondlec\/2016\/05\/16\/resources-for-phd-students-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for PhD students and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This post contains links and information relevant for PhD students and early career academics. The list is incomplete, so please <a href=\"mailto:paul.j.young@lancaster.ac.uk\">get in touch<\/a> if there is something you would like to see added.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Finding out about opportunities<\/h2>\n<p>The following is a list of academic job sites that good to register on to be aware of post doctoral and faculty opportunities. It&#8217;s a good idea to also be registered for research council and learned society mailing lists or RSS feeds, as these often list jobs as well as one-off opportunities (e.g. media fellowships etc).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jobs.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">jobs.ac.uk<\/a> &#8211; also has general academic careers support<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.academickeys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Academic Keys<\/a> &#8211; also has general academic careers support<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lists.rdg.ac.uk\/mailman\/listinfo\/met-jobs\" target=\"_blank\">met-jobs<\/a> &#8211; environmental science and related jobs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mailman.ucar.edu\/mailman\/listinfo\/es_jobs_net\" target=\"_blank\">ES-jobs<\/a> &#8211; environmental science and related jobs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fellowships<\/h2>\n<p>Several research councils, learned societies and charities fund fellowships to develop your own research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerc.ac.uk\/funding\/available\/fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\">NERC Research Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epsrc.ac.uk\/skills\/fellows\/Pages\/fellowships.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">EPSRC Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/royalsociety.org\/grants\/schemes\/university-research\/\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Society University Research Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leverhulme.ac.uk\/funding\/ecf\/ecf.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/research\/mariecurieactions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marie Curie Research Fellowship Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Careers outside academia<\/h2>\n<p>Check out the advice on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prospects.ac.uk\/your_phd_what_next_non_academic_jobs.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Prospects website<\/a>. A PhD does not restrict you to a career in academia (indeed, most people do not follow that path!) and it can be an asset for several other careers. There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/search?q=jobs+after+PhD&amp;ie=utf-8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;channel=fflb&amp;gws_rd=cr&amp;ei=rIqpUtn6MZD07Ab0pIC4BQ\" target=\"_blank\">wealth of resource on the web<\/a>, but also talk to your supervisor and peers about their experiences and network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">Looking for further opportunities? 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