This workshop will cover:

• Introspection.
• Who you are, how you got here and what you want to take forward.
• Consideration of lifestyle, values, skills and contribution.
• Understanding what skills are in demand both now and in the future including enterprising skills and commercial awareness.

This course has been organised as part of the Research Culture NI project, generously funded by Wellcome.

If you want to be notified of future events, please email pdc@qub.ac.uk. 

Facilitator

Jill Wright | Research Careers and Employability Officer, QUB

Jill is Research Careers and Employability Officer within the Research Culture team at Queen's University Belfast, as part of the Wellcome-funded Research Culture NI project. Her role involves preparing postdocs across both Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University for future career transitions through delivering a suite of training and development opportunities to enhance skills and helping postdocs explore alternate career paths outside of academia, supporting them with job applications and interview preparation. Her role also involves engaging with employers across NI who are employers of postdocs and those that are new to the conversation to promote the talent pool of postdocs that we have in Northern Ireland across our two universities.

Before joining the Research Culture team in June 2024, Jill worked in the private sector and brings with her extensive experience in early career development as well as running employability programmes in partnership with government bodies and local higher education institutions. Jill has established relationships with Queens and Ulster as a previous key graduate employer.