Welcome to CAREERS BEYOND ACADEMIA: Options and Pathways for Researchers

Our careers conference for research students and staff returns to provide inspiration and support for anyone considering career options beyond academia. We invite you to follow your curiosity, attend as much of our programme as you can, and keep records of everything you discover. Enjoy asking: Whatoptionsare outthereforme,andhowcanIpursueacareertransition?

Online panel sessions provide insight into diverse employment sectors that actively seek the skills and experience researchers possess. Our panellists of careertransitioners will share their career journeys, provide insights into their roles, and give practical advice to guide your own career planning.

In-person and online workshops offer practical tools and help you define actions for beginning a career transition. This includes understanding your values and motivations to guide career searches and decision making, setting goals for your skill development, and translating your research experience into strong applications to unlock that next fulfilling step in your career.

Importantly, all our sessions highlight the skills that researchers already possess, irrespective of discipline, and demonstrate that diverse careers routes are already open to you. Research skills and experience truly are of great value and actively sought by employers beyond academia.

We hope you will find the conference both informative and inspiring, and we are looking forward to meeting you in person or online.

Dr Chris Jeffs, Dr Rachel Bray, and Jonathan Black Oxford University Careers Service and Researcher Hub