Description:

Following on from the Academic Careers in Higher Education panel session, late stage Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences students will be able to use this session to focus on enhancing their ability to make competitive applications for their first posts in academia.

This workshop will concentrate on CVs and cover letters with input from Kirstin Barnard, Senior Careers Adviser for Postgraduate Researchers. She will offer tips and advice on making an effective and interesting application as well as insights into the things that can irritate recruiters when they are shortlisting. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions about applying for academic jobs in the arts and humanities.

This will be followed by Academic careers: a focus on interviews (Faculty of Arts).

Aims: To develop understanding and confidence in preparing effective written applications

Process: Webinar - Presentations from tutor followed by a Q&A session

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access MS Teams
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Use MS Teams chat box function
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course

 
Booking Conditions

Our webinars/ online courses are very popular, especially in the current period and we are experiencing large volumes of people on our waiting lists.  

Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate. 

Please note, attendances for courses will be recorded. There are no training points associated with courses run by the Researcher Academy.

Pre-Requisites

Webinar Access Instructions 

This session may be recorded. If a recording is kept of the session, then please note, that it may be made available to the wider University of Nottingham researcher community.

This is an online session within Microsoft Teams. On the day of the session please use the link in this email to join the meeting. Please do not click the link in this email until the day of the session. You will need a headset or speakers for the webinar and we recommend that you join 10 minutes before the webinar is due to start so that you can test them.

Please mute your microphone, switch off your webcam and open the chat box function as you join the Teams meeting. Any questions can be asked via the chat box.