Ruth Docherty Managing Editor of the British Dental Journal based at Nature Publishing Group in London It’s not easy to find a job that utilizes your specialist knowledge as a PhD holder yet also provides a progressive career path. Many are looking outside the academic world for a rewarding career. Ruth Doherty, Deputy Editor…>
A Senior British Academic in China
Martin Stannard. Senior British academic and Coordinator of Overseas Staff in the School of Foreign Languages English & American Literature and American Culture Lecturer Beijing Normal University, China You may have been in academia for four or five years now and considering overseas opportunities to enhance your career or widen your experiences. You may…>
Skills CV Example
Either of the Classic CV or Skills CV formats can be used for any application for many jobs including managerial, professional, administration and any other non-academic job. Please see our Classic CV guidelines for more information, and download the Classic CV template here. PETER SMITH 10 Royal Street, Benkton, Yorkshire YE179PQ Mobile: 07592 453962 |…>
Lecturer and Tutorial Fellow at the Department of Philosophy, University of Sussex
Keith Wilson, Tutorial Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sussex Dr Keith Wilson works in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sussex as a Lecturer and Tutorial Fellow. Keith completed his PhD at the University of Warwick, where he undertook an exchange with Columbia University in New York…>
Refresh Your CV
How often do you refresh your CV? Do you only make small adjustments to your CV once a job deadline is quickly approaching.? In a rush to post the CV, it’s tempting to force in your last job at the top and hope for the best. Forgetting to refresh your CV with all your great…>
Teacher of English as a Foreign Language
Teaching English as a Foreign Language involves teaching in non-English speaking countries or teaching English to foreign students in an English speaking country. TEFL employment can be found in language schools, universities and colleges, private institutions and state schools. The key areas for teaching jobs are Asia (Korea, China and Japan), Europe, and the Middle…>
Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Bath
Dr John Troyer is a Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. He is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Death and Society, also based at the university. John is an academic expert in the field of death and dying and lectures on the only…>
Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania
Dr Andrew Newberg is a neuroscientist and medical doctor and is Director of Research at the Myrna Bring Center for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Developing Cross-Cultural Skills
As academic jobs become highly competitive in Western Europe and North America, many entering the job market may not have a choice but to move overseas if they want to work in academia. Experts say one of the most important skills for academics moving abroad because of work is cross-cultural skills. You not only need…>
Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Bath
Dr Philippe Blondel works in the Department of Physics at the University of Bath where he is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Remote Sensing Laboratory. He is also Deputy Director of the Centre for Space, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, joint between Physics and the University’s Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering. Philippe teaches undergraduate…>