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Employable Researcher – A winning CV Sunitha Rao Pangala Third year PhD student Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems

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Employable Researcher – A winning CV

Sunitha Rao Pangala

Third year PhD studentDepartment of Environment, Earth and

Ecosystems

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• To achieve something significant• To discover or learn something new• To improve yourself• It fits you(The PhD Application Handbook. (Open University Press) by Peter Bentley)

For me – it is an entry ticket into academia

Why do a PhD?

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Academic job advertPerson specification

• You will be soon to obtain or have a PhD in …..

• You will have experience of ….., preferably with a focus on….

• Demonstrable relevant field work experience, data analysis expertise are

also essential

• with a solid grounding in

• A proven track record in being able to work as part of a team distributed in

different research institutes, internationally.

• Candidates with research strengths and experience

• Will have extensive experience in the design and implementation of ……….

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Academic job advert

Person specification

• A strong publication record, effective writing and presentation skills

• Contribute significantly to the dissemination and publication of the research teams findings at conferences and in international peer-reviewed journals

• Have an established publication record in these areas. Other candidates of exceptional quality and publication record may be considered.

• It is incumbent on you to take an active part in leading the preparation of manuscripts for publication, in oral and poster presentations

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Education

Publications, conference proceedings and abstracts

Awards and honours

Teaching and synergistic activities

Analytical and technical skills

References

Work experience

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• International journals

• Conference proceedings

• Conference abstracts

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International journals• Always consider writing as you go along

• First chapter = review article

• Data chapters = potential papers

• Have an idea about where you want to publish

• Don’t worry if your paper gets rejected – its referee’s way of saying

“Welcome to Academia”!

• Consider having atleast 3 authors = more feedback. The more you

collaborate more papers you get.

• Never compare your publication record with other PhD students

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Conference proceedings and abstracts

• Conference proceedings are sometimes peer reviewed

• Conference abstracts can be cited

• A list of abstracts convey that you have been active in disseminating research findings at national and international level

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Making the most of conference• Organise a session

• Volunteering

• Read the programme well in advance

• Prepare a short self-introduction

• Are you worth their time? They rather talk to someone else who they think is worth their time.

• Meet other researchers - Scatter gun approach -Targeted approach

WHY VOLUNTEER?

In return for five days of service, students volunteers receive a free registration and free shared guest room accommodations (two

people per room) for up to five nights.

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Awards and Honours• Funding secured

• Prizes

• Summer school participation (through an award)

• Internships

• Visiting fellowships

• Invited seminars

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Teaching and synergetic activities

• Teaching (associate lecturer, course development, residential schools, other universities)

• Skills development through research school activities, vitae, funding bodies (NERC, BBSRC, EPSRC etc.)

• Organising special interest group meetings, sessions at conferences, workshops in the OU, induction events, help your supervisor organise events, STEM net ambassador, tutoring

• Explore opportunities to mentor undergraduate/ postgraduate students

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Further reading• Kate L. Turabian: A manual for writers of term papers, theses and

dissertations, 1996, The University of Chicago Press, 6th Ed.

• Peter J. Feibelman: A PhD Is Not Enough!: A Guide to Survival in Science

• Marian Petre, Gordon Rugg: The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research

• Estelle Phillips: How to Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisors

• The guardian article - How not to get a PhD http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2002/nov/08/highereducation.books