1. The Royal Society of Chemistry James Hutchinson PhD MRSC Royal Society of Chemistry Imperial College London, Post-Doctoral Symposium Wednesday 20 th January 2010 Supporting Chemists for Life

2. The RSC Burlington House,London Thomas Graham House,Cambridge Conferences Publishing Industry & Technology Library & Information Centre Careers Service Education Campaigning RSC

3. Key Attributes of the RSC  Global  Professional  Influential  Informed  Innovative  Inspired

4. Get Involved  Divisions, Forums and subject groups  Local and International Sections  Events  School outreach  Organisation  Your gateway to the international scientific community

5. Global  International development  International partnerships with leading chemical societies and international networks  Dissemination of knowledge  Encouraging international collaboration  Global science policy

6. Professional: Helping your career  Professional body  Professional development  Training and mentoring  Careers guidance  Awards  Chartership – CChem, CSci  ChemNet Ambassadors  Designatory letters – AMRSC, MRSC, FRSC

7. Influential – Science Policy  Helping to serve the Public Scientific interest  Promoting the chemical sciences  Parliamentary Links & European science directives  Roadmap – Chemistry for Tomorrow’s World

8. Informed…

9. Innovation @ RSC  Latest Journals  Lab-on-a-Chip, Chem Technologies. Etc.  ChemSpider  Educational tools for students and tutors  Discover Maths for Chemists  Online Access to Virtual Library  Journal Archive – 250,000 articles  Chemistry Innovative Knowledge Transfer Network – helping SME’s

10. Services for RSC Members  Something for everybody, at every stage  Academic resources  Networking opportunities  Funding opportunities  Lifestyle  Discounts  Counselling and benevolent fund

11. One to One careers support Discuss: Developing skills, changing career direction, job seeking, career breaks, redundancy… Consultations: Confidential, free 45 minute consultations [value: £100-200 (2009) ] Available: At BH & TGH; careers surgeries across UK & Ireland (17/year) 2009: 400+ members seen, 500+ email enquiries

12. Careers Case Study International postdoctoral researcher based in the UK exploring alternatives to research Initial phone consultation – advice on sources of information  2 months later – 1-to-1 consultation in London  Sent follow-up resources following consultation Feedback – 2 months after consultation: “Thanks for all the positive inputs you gave me, especially on matter of networking and 'knocking at doors'. This has led me to apply for an internship [in Germany] which has eventually been offered to me. I'll spending the month of May at their offices and gain some precious book-publishing experience which will surely turn useful for future job applications.”

13. It’s easy to join…  Calendar year membership  Membership rates  FRSC - £102  MRSC - £102  AMRSC - £61 (£16 for students)  Fill in an application today

14. Thank you for listening… …any questions?