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CEU Career ServicesFeb 3, 2011

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Getting started Career options for researchers Working in education, public

administration…etc. Research vs. non-research careers Job hunt strategies Employers and job titles of PolS. &

IRES doctoral graduates (from database)

Getting started

Start as soon as possible! Talk to your research supervisor and colleagues —

what are the steps they have taken to arrive to their current positions.

Find out what career paths former members of your department or research group have embarked on and get in touch with these individuals.

Access career advice and guidance from CEU Career Services. Contact: Rita Fekete at feketer@ceu.hu

Participate in personal/professional training and development programs.

Career options for researchers

Research roles in higher education are popular destinations.

HOWEVER

Career opportunities for researchers are not always obvious or easily accessible

Progressing as a researcher

Imbalance in the supply and demand for permanent academic positions and specialist research roles: competition is extremely

highYou need to be effective in: Undertaking innovative research Publishing your research Attracting research and project funding Teaching or lecturing Project management Supervision of research projects Administration Mentoring Participating in knowledge transfer

Working in higher education/education

Consider other options apart from research and lecturing posts, e.g.: administration and other support functions

Staff training and development Career support

Student recruitment and marketing Knowledge transfer

Representing non-academic but interesting and challenging roles within higher education

Advantages and disadvantages of careers in higher education

Advantages Offer researchers a flexible,

dynamic & international work environment

Part-time schedule Respect for positive work-life

balance Professional and personal

development opportunities Possibilities to work overseas Opportunity to engage w/

teaching and learning Undertake independent

research Transfer knowledge

Disadvantages Research and lecturing posts

are highly sought-after Levels of competition is high

especially for permanent positions

Many positions are on fixed-term contracts due to the nature of research funding

Earning potential in higher education is lower than many comparable professional careers

Working in education

Higher education is still the top employer within education for doctoral graduates.

BUT: there are other destinations and roles outside higher education.

Some possible teaching roles: High school/secondary school teacher Lecturer in further education college ESL/EFL teacher Adult education provider

Working in public administration

Public administration includes roles within the civil service, government agencies, local government, the intelligence services…etc.

The sector employs researchers in both research and non-research roles.

Not-for-profit sector: typically with humanitarian, social or environmental objectives is an attractive area for researchers.

Research vs. non-research careers

Research Career Higher education Further education Public/private research institutes Commercial research companies Central and local government

departments Trade associations and think-

tanks

Academic settings give you the most autonomy to develop your research interest, while commercial research organizations require you to focus on their business priorities.

Non-research career

Work in roles where you can:

engage with a new group of individuals/clients

Can expand your skills portfolio-business awareness

Obtain results from your work at a faster pace than is possible in most research projects

Research vs. non-research careers … cont.

When choosing a non-research role, consider:

How close you want to stay to your original academic discipline

Some positions depend on using transferable skills or require re-training

A non-research role may not be your ideal role, but it offers you a chance to develop skills and gain experience that will be key in securing the type of position you are ultimately aiming for.

Best ways to hunt for a job

Self-inventory: do a thorough self-inventory of the transferable skills and interests that you most enjoy and do the best, so you can define what job(s) you would most like to have

The Internet: Use the Internet to post your resume/CV and/or to look for employers, vacancies on the employers’ official websites

Networking: Ask friends, family, or people in your community for job-leads.

University: Ask a professor or teacher for job-leads, or seek advice from Career Services.

Newspapers/Journals: browse the professional journals in your field of interest and answer ads

Choose places that interest you: “knock on the door” of any employer, factory, organization, or office that interests you, whether they are known to have a vacancy or not.

Job titles of PolS. & IRES graduates (from database)

Adjunct Lecturer Analyst Assistant Producer Assistant Professor Associated Researcher Attaché Consultant Coordinator Director Director General Economist Editor in Chief Executive Director Fellow Fulbright Scholar General Director Head

Junior Research Fellow Junior Staff Lecturer Owner/Manager PhD Program Coordinator Post-Doctoral Fellow Professor Project Manager Assistant Research and Teaching

Assistant Research Fellow Researcher Senior Consultant Senior Director for Research

and Education Visiting Lecturer

Employers of PolS. & IRES doctoral graduates (from database)

Aberystwyth University Albanian Political Science Association (ALPSA) American University in Kuwait Angelo State University Anthony Knerr & Associates Baltic Defence College Budapest University of Technology Center for Research & Policy Making CEU CEU Business School China Center for Overseas Social and

Philosophical Theories Collegium Civitas Corvinus University of Budapest Corvinus University of Budapest EACEA,Eurydice Ebonyi State University ELTE European Council on Foreign Relations European Union Commission, Brussels Exclusive Analysis Fatih University German Foreign Ministry Glasgow Caledonian University Harvard University Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Economics of the Hungarian Academy

of Sciences

International Center on Nonviolent Conflict International University College Journal of Foreign Theoretical Theories Maastricht University New York University Open Society Institute OSCE Academy Pallai Consulting Services PPH Kozpolitika elemzo Kft Public Policy Centre Serbian European Integration Office Sofia University Southern State Polytechnic University The World Bank Tocqueville Research Center  University of Texas at Austin University of Belgrade University of Bradford University of Cyrill and Methodus University of Debrecen University of Quebec University of Rijeka University of Stockholm University of Sussex University of Twente University of Zagreb University of Bucharest Zsigmond Kiraly Foiskola

Types of grants/fellowships PolS & IRES doctoral graduates secured

•CEU Doctoral and research grant •EC FP5 MAGEEQ Project Grant •EC FP6 QUING Project Grant •CEU RSS Grant IWM Postdoctoral fellowship•CEU Doctoral support grant •OSI AFP -RS •OSI Chevening American councils JFDP Marie Curie IEF•Humboldt fellowship •Fulbright fellowship •Dahrendorf Visiting scholarship at St. Antony's College, Oxford, •OSI/LGI Policy fellowship•Fulbright Scholar in Residence•Kuchar Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Alberta,•Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Alberta

Types of grants/fellowships PolS & IRES doctoral graduates secured (cont)

• Coimbra group fellowship, The University of Graz• Grant for research project on village governance in China, provided

by European Union China Delegation; • Grant for studying the village governance research in China,

provided by Ford Foundation; • Grant for studying decentralization in China, provided by World

Bank • Grant for research project "China Governance Assessment",

provided by Asia Foundation• OSI/CEU, Full PhD fellowship• EU Institute for Security Studies, visiting fellow – • OSI International Policy Fellowship, • Compagnia di San Paulo, European Foreign and Security Policy

Fellowship• SCRC - Social Science Research Council Post-doctoral fellowship, UK• Bolyai fellowship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences• Eotvos osztondij, 3 months

Resources for PhD students

Vacancies board on Careers’ website: http://alumnicareer.ceu.hu/career/jobvacancies

Shared folder containing academic resources, fellowships (folder updated by ACRO)

Alumni database for alumni mentoring w/ info regarding jobs/positions/contacts

Employers Database Library databases List of research institutions (Career Services own database) PhD Alumni Career Survey (in progress) Reference books:

Encyclopedia of Associations—International Organizations The Grants Register—The Complete Guide to Postgraduate

Funding Worldwide Directory of Financial Aids for Women Guide to US Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors Directory of Research Grants Reference books on major employers in Europe, Russia…etc.

Useful websitesList of resources for PhD graduates on website:

http://www.tedjob.com/ http://jobs.guardian.co.uk http://www.ResearchResearch.com http://www.postdoctank.com/user_index.php http://www.eurodoc.nethttp://www.royalsoc.ac.ukhttp://www.leverhulme.ac.ukhttp://erc.europa.eu/index_en.cfmhttp://www.researchscholarships.org/http://jobs.phds.org/http://www.nationalacademies.org/http://www.society-in-science.org/http://www.braintrack.com/colleges-by-careerhttp://academia.edu/Jobshttp://www.eutraining.eu/

Further Career Resources

The Effective Academic: A Handbook for Enhanced Academic Practice by Heather Fry, Steve Ketteridge, and Stephanie Marshall

Managing Your Academic Career: Strategies for Success - by D. Royce Sadler

The Career Change Handbook: How to Find Out What You're Good at and Enjoy - Then Get Someone to Pay You for It (How to) by Graham Green

What Color is Your Parachute? 2011: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles

Moving on in Your Career: A Guide for Academics and Postgraduates by Lynda Ali and Barbara Graham

So What are You Going to Do with That?: Finding Careers Outside Academia by Susan Elizabeth Basalla

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