Career path
A career in research can take many twists and turns. Whether you decide to stay in academia or move onto industry, Researcher Academy’s career resources will help you plan accordingly. Browse the different career sections for sound practical advice to tackle your future.
Modules in Career path
Business Development for Researchers
Business benefits with deep insights from research, but is it possible for researchers to benefit from business models?
Lean Startup Principles
The temptation to work in the industry while not wanting to leave academia is a common contention for many researchers in their career trajectory.
Design Thinking: Turn research into innovation
Innovation is vital for most working fields and research is not an exception. In fact, innovation is a central tenet of research that can advance the field based on previous body of knowledge.
The right choice of study
Discover why it’s never too late to change disciplines and the many advantages to be gained.
What skills do employers seek?
Researchers at the start of their career don't often know where or how to search for jobs - academic or otherwise. This webinar takes you through key strategies,
How to find your intrinsic motivation?
As an early career researcher, or someone in the final stages of their PhD, a perennial question on one’s mind is “what’s next?”.
Job search strategies for early career researchers
Researchers at the start of their career don't often know where or how to search for jobs - academic or otherwise. This webinar takes you through key strategies
How to make the most of your PhD capabilities and find fulfilling jobs
As an early career researcher, or someone in the final stages of their PhD, a perennial question on one’s mind is “what’s next?”.
Writing an effective CV
Find out which skills to showcase in your CV if you want to move from academia to industry.
Preparing for an industry interview
As an early career researcher, you have probably survived your fair share of interviews and have a good idea what an employer wants to hear.
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Careers outside Academia: Making an Impact in NGOs and Foundations
As a PhD student, graduate, or early career researcher contemplating your next steps, the question of "what's next?" can be a source of uncertainty.
How do I prepare for the next step?
How do you take decisions regarding your professional future as a researcher? Making a career in academia can be challenging and it's natural to feel like you don't see the complete picture.
How to transit from Academia to Industry?
There are different reasons why people switch from academia to industry but the decisions, questions and the process remain similar.
Top 5 career questions for researchers
How do you take decisions regarding your professional future as a researcher? Making a career in academia can be challenging and it's natural to feel like you don't see the complete picture.
Transitioning from Academia to Industry
There are different reasons why people switch from academia to industry but the decisions, questions and the process remain similar.
Mindfulness for researchers – an approach to stress relief and “research-life” balance
Scientific research is a stressful business.
What is burnout and how to address it
Burnout is not a new phenomenon, but its increased visibility has given the issue more focus and light, especially in high-stress related fields and professions.
Podcast: 5 tips for researchers to support a healthy research career
Making an impact through research is an important goal of many researchers, but this goal might impact or hamper healthy and sustainable work patterns.
How to network at conferences
Networking at conferences is one of the most important parts of a researcher’s job.
Managing mental health: dealing with imposter syndrome and more
This module draws on latest psychology to look at evidence-based strategies you can use to stay well while you research.
A healthy work-life balance
A busy scientist and mother-of-three shares her secrets to success.
Choosing a career in academia or industry
To move or not to move – we run through some of the pros and cons.
Thinking outside the box
A senior scientist explains why you should never be afraid to break the mould.