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Target Audience: Research staff who are looking to take next steps in their career

The aim of this workshop is to provide Early Career Researchers with a supportive environment to explore a wide range of career options, both within and outside academia. Through guided self-reflection, effective research techniques, mentorship strategies, and peer discussions, you will be empowered to explore career paths that align with their skills, interests, and values—helping you make informed and confident career decisions. 

Course Outcomes/ Objectives;

By the end of this workshop, you will: 

• Understand the diverse career options available to you, both within and beyond academia. 

• Learn effective career research strategies, including how to use online tools and resources to gather information about different job roles. 

• Recognise the important role mentors play in career transitions and how to seek and leverage mentorship for career development. 

• Engage in conversations with peers, sharing experiences and exploring different perspectives to broaden your understanding of potential career paths. 

Accessibility;

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff: 

For online activity: 

• The session will take place on Zoom. 

• Auto-captions will be enabled  

• There will not be audience participation  

• You are asked to keep your camera on  

• You are asked to attend the whole session  

• There will be several breaks throughout the session  

• The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.  

• Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants upon request.  

• Other access info, e.g. live captions available 

• Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements  

Cancellation Policy 

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking. 

Prerequisites