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Early Career Researcher Professional Development

Events: Panel Discussions

The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊEarly Career Researcher Continuing Professional Development sessions are free online panel discussions, which are aimed at Early Career Researchers and run by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊEarly Career Research Committee. Each sessions focuses on a particular element of career development for Early Career Researchers.

Schedule for 2023-24:

Register hereÌýto attend theÌýContinuing Professional Development sessions in 2023/24, is now open. The Zoom link will be circulated to registered participants in the confirmation email.Ìý

Session 3) The Grant Application ProcessÌýThursday 7th March 2024 12pm (GMT)

Panellists:ÌýAl Kaspryzk (Nottingham; Chair), Andrea Brini (Sheffield), Gareth Jones (Manchester), Sara Lombardo (Heriot-Watt) andÌýMaiara Piovesana Roberti (EPSRC Pure Portfolio Manager)

If you have any queries and/or any suggestions for topics to be discussed at the next session, or future sessions, please email ecr.chair@lms.ac.ukÌý

Schedule for 2024-25:

The programme for 2024-25 will be finalised and published in September 2024. If you have any ideas for session topics, please email ecr.chair@lms.ac.ukÌýby 1 June 2024.

Downloadable Content from Panel Discussions

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Session 1) Academic job search Thursday 7th December 2023 at 12pm (GMT)

Panellists:Ìý; Chair), , , and .

This panel covered the basics of applying for academic jobs (what material you need, where to find jobs, etc), and offered the opportunity to ask more detailed questions.Ìý The target audience included both finishing PhD students and postdocs looking for their next position.Ìý

Session 2) Publications and Peer-ReviewÌýThursday 1st February 2024 at 12pm (GMT)

Panellists: Al Kaspryzk (Nottingham; Chair), Simon Buckmaster (LMS), Laura Ciobanu (Heriot-Watt), Manuel del Pino (Bath) and Constanze Reim (Kent).

Slides from Sessions in 2022-23

Session 1) Academic job search slides from the session onÌýThursday 20th October 2022 at 12pm (BST)

This panel covered the basics of applying for academic jobs (what material you need, where to find jobs, etc), and offered the opportunity to ask more detailed questions.Ìý The target audience included both finishing PhD students and postdocs looking for their next position.

Session 2) Applying for grants and fellowshipsÌýslides from the session onÌýThursday 1st December at 12pm (GMT)

This panel covered the basics of applying for grants and fellowships, and offered the opportunity to ask more detailed questions.ÌýThe target audience was postdocs applying for a first grant, and PhD students planning ahead.

Session 3) Writing and publication slides from the session onÌýThursday 19th January at 12pm (GMT)Ìýwill be available soon.

This panel discussed aspects of writing and publication, and offered the opportunity to ask more detailed questions.Ìý The target audience was early career researchers at all stages.

Session 4) Building your research communityÌýslides from the session onÌýMonday 6th March at 10.00am (GMT)Ìýwill be available soon.

This panel discussed how to find and build your research community, including how to find collaborators, and offered the opportunity to ask more detailed questions.Ìý The target audience was later year PhD students and early postdocs.

Session 5) Applying for jobs in industryÌýslides from the session onÌýThursday 30th March at 12pm (BST)Ìýwill be available soon.

This panel discussed how to find a first job in industry (broadly defined), and offered the opportunity to ask more detailed questions.

Slides from Sessions in 2021-22

  • Session 1: 12.00pm (BST) Wednesday, 27 October 2021ÌýThe academic job search

This panel covered the basics of applying for academic jobs (whatÌýmaterial you need, where to find jobs, etc), and offered the opportunityÌýto ask more detailed questions.ÌýÌýSession 1: The Academic Job Search Slides

  • Session 2: 12.00pm (GMT) Wednesday, 30 November 2021ÌýStarting your first post-doc

This panel covered what to expect and what to prioritise in yourÌýfirst postdoc. ÌýThe intended audience were people in their firstÌýpostdoc, and PhD students planning ahead.ÌýSession 2: Starting your first postdoc Slides

  • Session 3: 12.00pm (GMT) 24 February 2022ÌýWriting and Publication

Panellists: Jelena Grbic (Southampton), John Hunton (Durham) and Diane Maclagan (Warwick)

Session 3: Writing and Publication slides

  • Session 4: 12.00 (GMT) 24 March 2022ÌýBuilding your research community

Panellists: Diane Maclagan (Warwick), Rachel Newton (KCL), Chris Parker (Birmingham) and Mariya Ptashnyk (Heriot-Watt)

This panel covered ways in which early career researchers can build their research community. ÌýThe intended audience were people in their firstÌýpostdoc, and PhD students planning ahead.ÌýSession 4: Building your research community slides

Early Career Advice from the Newsletter Archive

Guidance for the Supervision & Support of PhD Students

The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊResearch Policy Committee in consultation with the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊEarly Career Research Committee have producedÌýGuidance for the Supervision & Support of PhD Students.Ìý

Sources of Funding for Fellowships

Academic Jobs Pages

Mailing list sign-up

If you would like hear about the Panel Discussion events and other activities to support Early Career Researchers' Professional Development, please email ecr.chair@lms.ac.uk to confirm that you would like to be added to the mailing list.