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Independent Planning Advisor
About you? What is your background? Planning and Transportation for Coventry City Council in March 2007, During my career I was President of the Planning Officers Society, served on several Government working parties and chaired many national and regional planning bodies. Over the last 3 years I was also…>
Contract Researcher
About you? What is your background? Former classroom teacher, Masters and PhD at Cambridge, 4 years spent as a contact researcher. What initially attracted you to your job? I have never been attracted to being a contract researcher! I am killing time before a lectureship and it gives me…>
Project Officer / Enterprise Co-ordinator
About you? What is your background? I studied at Coventry University from 2000 – 2006 completing a Ba(Hons) in Human Geography before completing a PhD looking at the Socio-economic Implications of Organic Vegetable Production in Leicestershire and Oxfordshire. I applied for the Project officer job in the last few…>
MA Programme Coordinator
About you? What is your background? Fine Art degree and then work experience in top UK auction houses and temping for media companies. PA and administration work. What initially attracted you to your job? The reputation of the company and the variety involved in the job specification. Define your…>
Web developer and usability consultant
About you? What is your background? I have a degree in Psychology with minor in German, and am currently studying for an MA in Contemporary Religions and Spiritualities. After graduating, I worked in various temp jobs (some in HE), learnt to write HTML, then went into teacher training (PGCE…>
Professor and Head of Marketing
About you? What is your background? BE (Chemical ENGG.) PGDBM (IIM-Bangalore) PhD (Management sciences) What initially attracted you to your job? The challenge of being a fresh mind in this area of knowledge and of stimulating creativity in young minds. I believe these are the pillars of the nation….>
Associate Professor in the Behavioural Science Dept
About you? What is your background? Nursing, Teaching/ Training and Development. I hold an R.N., BA(Hons) Social Science, Teaching Cert. (Further Ed.) and MSc Economics (Social Policy & Planning) and did all my studies in England. What initially attracted you to your job? I was happy at home managing…>
Assistant Manager – Marketing & Recruitment
About you? What is your background? Worked in marketing since 1997 after completing BA (Hons) Marketing. Have worked in education since 2000 when I was employed by a FE College in the marketing team. Moved onto working for a national charity that raised awareness of learning and organised national…>
Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice
About you? What is your background? I am a pharmacist. I trained in Industry, worked in the NHS, locum-ed in community pharmacy (I still do this) then did a PhD. What initially attracted you to your job? Being able to direct my own research programme Define your job? Teaching,…>