Developing your career

• Career planner - getting you started
  Planning any kind of career or career change takes time. To start the process the Bristol Clear team have put together a career planner which provides you with a set of tools to consider where you are now and where you'd like to get to.
• Career planning toolkit - an in-depth guide
  Use this comprehensive career planning toolkit to develop an in-depth vision and plan for your future career, and to explore different career opportunities for researchers.
• Promotion and End of Contract information video for Pathway 2 staff
  This resource has been created to give you an overview of the promotion process for Pathway 2 staff. It also covers what to expect when a Pathway 2 grant funded contract comes to an end and what support the University provides to staff in this situation. The video link also provides useful links to the relevant policies and HR contact details.
• Making the most of your development review
  When we are caught up in the day to day challenges of managing our priorities, we don’t always take time to stop and take stock. Your staff review and development conversation is an opportunity to help you to clarify your goals and the direction you would like to be heading in.
• Pursuing an academic career
  This resource is aimed at early career researchers who are keen to follow the academic career route by carrying out further research positions and/or eventually becoming a lecturer.
• Considering alternative careers
  This resource is aimed at early career researchers who are not sure if the academic career pathway is for them and who may be considering a career change.
• Find a mentor
  Career planning often involves thinking through complex situations which are made easier when you explore them with a mentor. We have several schemes already established here at Bristol, but you can always find your own Mentor by approaching someone you respect and getting their opinion on your career progress to date.
• Bristol Clear 1:1s
  The coaching-style 1:1s are provided for research staff on Pathway 2, to give you the opportunity to review your career options with a member of the Bristol Clear team; whether you're considering a future within, or outside of academia.
• Networking guide
  Academics are expected to have a broad professional network and it is common to feel anxious or reticent about the idea of networking. This guide is designed to help you develop your confidence and to build your skills to network more effectively, in a style which suits you and remains authentic.
• Academic spaces for listening guide
  Many of us are seeking to understand more about what’s going on, and where we might go next. Creating a space for meaningful conversations can be instrumental in achieving this. Such space for listening does not give us the ‘answer’. What it does is give us the breathing space; to find out and share what is going on for each of us; and, to hear where others are too. This short guide details how you can set up your own listening space(s).