Pursuing an academic career
This page 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. The following sections offer you some useful information and questions to ask yourself as well as activities you can do to help you consider your next steps.
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Research Fellowships
Support and guidance for successful fellowship applications.
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Understanding UoB academic career pathways and role profiles
You may also find the Bristol academic career pathways and role profiles a useful resource in helping you to understand the different academic roles within the University. It is useful to have a look at these to see what skills and experience you need to acquire in order to progress.
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Resources in aid of pursuing an academic career
This Vitae resource, contains information to allow you to understand and make the most of the competitive academic job market. It includes information about applying for academic jobs, raising your academic profile, writing an academic CV and research funding sources.
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Develop your teaching
Find out more about the support offered by Bristol Institute for Learning and Teaching (BILT) to research staff for developing their teaching.
Understanding your motivations
The Researcher Development Framework, developed by Vitae, is a useful tool which details the attributes required to be an effective researcher and has been designed as an inspirational guide to personal development to help you make the most of your strengths.
Moving up the academic career ladder
The jobs.ac.uk guide to moving up the academic career ladder (PDF, 570kB) will provide you with a useful overview, tips, and tested techniques for making yourself promotion-ready.
How to apply for an academic job
The Jobs.ac.uk ebook How to apply for an academic job (PDF, 573kB) covers interpreting job adverts, tailoring applications and interview top tips. The book provides step-by-step advice and also provides exercises that will get you thinking about your career development.
