1. Careers within universities
UCL, Bloomsbury and East London Doctoral Training Partnership
Careers within universities
Professor Andy Tolmie
UBEL DTP Director

2. Do you want to do it?
Responsibilities/expectations within academic careers
Research
- publications at REF 3*/4*: internationally leading/ outstanding in originality, significance, rigour
- grant income: at 80% fEC if possible; only 20% time allowance without this
- knowledge exchange/impact

3. Do you want to do it? Teaching - lectures etc that are research-led
- developing innovative modules/programmes (leadership here)
- dissertation/doctoral supervision – capacity-building and feed into research
Service
- internal roles/committees etc
- journals, funding body work
NB not expected to start by hitting all this, but
need to work towards it to progress

4. Routes
Lectureships: may not be first step, though NB parental leave cover etc – but think carefully about teaching-only positions
Postdoctoral fellowships: Research Council format; ECR awards; project-linked positions
Importance of research track record (commensurate with career point), teaching experience
NB external openings, especially with links to industry and other collaborators; academic careers as follow on

5. Responding to ads
Need to actively seek/watch out for opportunities (always), with support where possible
Read job descriptions carefully for essential and desirable criteria
Think about fit: scoring system for shortlisting means you need to hit ‘meets criterion’ for as many as possible, ‘exceeds’ where possible
Interviews: be ready to talk to these points – but also think about other questions that might be asked, including by you

6. Questions?