Getting a postdoc position

Getting a postdoc position

A Graduate School Careers Seminar

Dr Sally J Leevers
Academic Director
Cancer Research UK London Research Institute

 Dr Leevers oversees the recruitment of  Postdoc scientists at London Research institute. She is going to talk about recruitment from a Cancer Research UK perspective, but the discussion will broaden out to starting a science career after your doctorate.

 It will be of interest to PhD students across the Health sciences, students at any stage of their doctorate (including  the early  months) and post-docs.

Date Monday 8^th December

5 – 6.30pm

Graduate School Training Room

4^th floor

Waterloo Bridge Wing

Waterloo campus

To attend e-mail Phd-careers@kcl.ac.uk

PhDjobs.com

Phdjobs.com is a website for employers seeking postgraduates, and for postgraduates seeking employers.

You can visit the site by clicking here.

Starting your Career in Science – from Lab Support UK

Lab Support Uk will be running a special session for King’s students next Tuesday 25 November at Guy’s – Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Hodgkin House from 5.30 – 6.30pm.
The session will cover:
- Writing your CV
- Getting work experience
- Preparing for the interview and interviewing advice
- Tailored career ideas and suggestions focused on the group
Any questions contact laura.mackenzie@kcl.ac.uk.

Publishing lecture and workshop for humanities and social sciences on 18th Dec

We are offering you the opportunity to attend the following lecture and workshop on publishing in the humanities and social sciences.  The lecture on academic publishing is open to all researchers and academic staff working in humanities and social science disciplines, followed by an intensive workshop for postgraduate research students ONLY who are in the later stages of their PhD. 

The lecture and workshop are being facilitated by Josie Dixon who has extensive experience working in academic publishing.  The workshop will help participants to understand the process of publishing, who the decision-makers are and what they are looking for and will be of particular interest to those researchers interested in publishing their PhD thesis as a book. 

TO BOOK: please email gradtrain@kcl.ac.uk with details of whether you want to attend the lecture only or both the lecture and workshop.
18/12/08
11am – 12.30pm (lecture for research students and academic staff) FWB G79
1.30pm – 4pm
(workshop for research students only)
RDP Training Room (Room 4.14, 4th Floor, Waterloo Bridge Wing)

Viva Survivor workshop – 4 December

The History Lab is an established network for postgraduate students and new researchers in history and related disciplines.

History Lab has organised a ‘Viva Survivor’ workshop on Thursday 4 December, from 2pm – 4.30pm, at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House. The workshop will be led by Professor Steve King (Oxford Brookes) and will provide tips and practical advice on how to get through the PhD viva process.

To register a free place on this workshop please email history.lab@sas.ac.uk

NUS research into student parents

NUS research into student parents: online survey

We’d like to bring to your attention a major piece of research being carried out by National Union of Students into the experiences of parents studying in further and higher education.

The aim of the research is to shed light on the barriers faced by student parents, as well as to investigate the positive impact that learning can have on individuals and their families.

 

NUS is seeking further evidence of the issues facing student parents so that they can campaign for changes to improve their experience of education now and in the future.

Online survey

Anyone filling in the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win one of three £50 High St Vouchers! All survey responses are anonymous. Click here.

If you have any questions about the survey please email:studentparents@nus.org.uk 

Jane Austen Society Conference

Places are available at the forthcoming Jane Austen Society conference at the University of London: Cult and Commerce of Jane Austen: Saturday 22 November 2008, from 9.30am.   

If you would like to attend please send in a registration form, available from the conference webpage (click here).

Three-year Postdoc and PhD positions are available at the Open University from 1st February 2009.

“Secure Change: Security Engineering for lifelong Evolvable Systems” (click here).

Department of Computing, The Open University (click here).

Salary range is up to £33,780 per year (depending on qualifications and experience), plus resources for conference travel and equipment .

The aim in this project is to develop techniques and tools that ensure “lifelong” compliance to security, privacy and dependability requirements of long-running evolving software systems. The project will focus on mobile devices and homes, which offer both great research challenges and long-term business opportunities. The results will be continuously validated jointly with key industry players.

Applicants should have (or expect to have by the start of the project) a PhD in Computing or Mathematics, preferably with experience in one of Software Engineering, IT Security, or Formal Methods.

Each position will run for three years and includes no teaching obligations.

Informal enquiries are welcome and encouraged. Contact details and more information can be found here.

Financial Planning for New Business Ventures

Monday 17th November 2008 – 5.30pm – 7.30pm

Financial Planning for New Business Ventures

FWB 5.132

Presenters – James Kelly, Partner, Rawlinson and Hunter

Making sense of financial information and being able to articulate clearly the business case for a new venture are key to any successful for profit or sustainable idea.  This seminar will give you all you need to know about financial planning for a new venture.  Expert Advice comes from Rawlinson and Hunter, sponsor for this business plan competition.

Bring your College ID card.

Refreshments will be available.

The Credit Crisis Explained – Barclays

20th Nov @ 13:00 in FWB room 1.16 – Waterloo.
Learn how the credit crisis began & its effects on you.
To sign up, click here.