Future career: never too soon to
start planning
Publish everything you can
First author papers
Middle author papers
A review
Think about your “skill portfolio”
Project specific
Generic (writing, presentation skills,
stats etc)
Teaching/supervision
Admin, safety
Outreach activities
Entrepreneurship
Attend meetings
Broaden your horizons
Talk to people
Make contacts
What really interests you? Where do
you want to be? Who do you want to
work with?
Think about what comes next
Discuss with your
supervisor/colleagues/peers
Think about the options – there are many
Professional careers advice?
Fellowships
• Increasing numbers of fellowships for new
post docs
• Need to be planning in final year of PhD
• Worth considering if you want a research
career – and know what you want to do
• Get in contact with faculty research office
(Kristy Wonders)
• Start planning now!
All of these things are important…
But not at the expense of a
timely PhD submission!