Interesting documents
In this section, you can access and download useful resources which help you to plan your research career and moving forward to a fully independent position as a researcher.
Delivering talent: Careers of researchers inside and outside academia
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Research Career path in Spain at a glance!
FECYT has created a diagram where you can explore the funding opportunities on each stage of the research career in Spain.
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A Practical Guide to Planning an Academic or Research Career
Jobs U.K has developed an ebook to help you to decide whether doing a Masters and then a PhD followed by an academic career is for you. You will learn about the routes you must take to become a lecturer or a researcher, as well as alternative career opportunities outside academia for those trained to postgraduate level.
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PhD and Postdoc Career Guide
Standford Career Development Center has developed a collection of practical resources for the PhD job search. It includes an extensive description of the academic career as well as other (non-academic) PhD career pathways.
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Tracking the careers of doctorate holders
The European University Association’s Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE) presents the conclusions of its working group on the importance of collecting career data about the career paths of doctorate holders.
Compilation of career development tools (AGAUR)
10 Career Paths for PhDs
Download the document: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/media/pdf/careers/resources/10-career-paths-for-phds.pdf
Career Planning for PhDs
This ebook, developed by Jobs UK, will help you to explore your options, read about the positive experience of other researchers and to consider what is required to succeed a competitive job market.
Download the document: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/media/pdf/careers/resources/career-planning-for-phds-ebook.pdf
Charting a Course for a successful research career – A Guide for Early-Stage Researchers
Download the document: https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/90040/charting-a-course-for-a-successful-research-career.pdf
Career Development Toolkit for Researchers
The toolkit offers some general starting points for those wanting to reflect on their career to date and to begin to formulate an ongoing career strategy.
Download the document: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/media/pdf/careers/resources/career-development-toolkit-for-researchers.pdf
Postdoctoral Funding Schemes in Europe
Download the document: http://www.scienceeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/20160922-Survey-Postdocs-Final.pdf
The Essential Guide to Moving Up the Academic Career Ladder
Download the document: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/media/pdf/careers/resources/the-essential-guide-to-moving-up-the-academic-career-ladder.pdf