Careers

Researcher development

• LSHTM Strategic Research Office - supports research funding applications and researcher development activities. If you're looking for specific support for your academic career, we recommend you start here strategic_research@lshtm.ac.uk
• Bloomsbury Postgraduate Skills Network - Are you making full use of the Bloomsbury Postgraduate Network? LSHTM is a member and it provides a comprehensive programme of training to research students. See courses available and manage your professional development using Inkpath.
• If you need additional support, CV or application guidance, or you're looking beyond academia, the careers team can help.

What LSHTM doctoral researchers do next

Research tools to explore career paths of doctoral graduates:

• LSHTM Connect: Directory - use the filter under 'London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - Degree' to see profiles and contact details for over 100 previous PhD graduates.
• LinkedIn: Alumni tool - explore over 1500 LSHTM alumni who have done or are doing a PhD, and filter profiles by where they live, where they work, what they do, what they studied and what they're skilled at.

Career planning and exploration

Recommended resources:

• Prospects.ac.uk: Your PhD, what next? - a good starting point
• Ultimate Careers Guide London: Career Planning for PhDs - a step by step plan over three years
• Vitae.ac.uk: What do researchers do - data studies, case studies and stories
• Careers in Your Ears - podcast for PhD students and research staff from King's College London (including episodes
• ScienceCareers: MyIDP - career planning tool designed for PhD students and post-docs in the sciences, from Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and partners.
• UCL: Researcher case studies - interviews with doctoral graduates from UCL and beyond in both academic and non-academic occupations.
• Careers using your research skills (January 2021) - recording of LSHTM career workshop

Opportunities outside of academia

Recommended resources:

• Options for PhDs and Early Career Researchers Outside of Academia -  PDF guide from The Careers Group, University of London covering a wide variety of industries
• 10 Career Paths for PhDs - downloadable e-book from jobs.ac.uk which focuses on non-academic career paths which use your transferable skills
• Changing Expectations (February 2021) - recording of a 2 hour webinar with a range of speakers who have transitioned to a non-academic career as a doctoral graduate (including science writing, industry, research-adjacent roles, government and NGO positions).
• LSHTM Strategic Research Office - supports research funding applications and researcher development activities

Opportunities in academia

Recommended resources:

• Vitae.ac.uk: Pursuing an academic career - detailed guide covering raising your academic profile, funding sources, publications, networking, knowledge transfer and professional development planning.

• Walking through open doors - an accidental career in academia, Dr Paul Barr (recorded June 2020); Dr Paul Barr is an Assistant Professor in the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, with advanced training in quantitative and qualitative methods (read more about him and his work here).
  

Vacancies:

• Jobs.ac.uk - major vacancy site for UK higher education and research
• higheredjobs.com - US vacancy site for higher education
• euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs- research jobs, funding and fellowships listed on this resource from the European Commission

CVs and applications for doctoral researchers

Recommended external resources:

• Vitae.ac.uk: creating an effective academic CV - good advice and example CVs
• Prospects.ac.uk: example academic CV - clear annotated example of a basic academic CV from a PhD student in nutrition.
• PhD competencies - a comprehensive list of skills you develop as a PhD researcher to help you draft your CV.

LSHTM Example CVs: