Research Staff Development

Career Development

Image of students walking along the entrance atrium of Bridgeman Building, home to the Careers Network.

Research staff are welcome to book a careers appointment with a member of the Careers Network team.

Career Coaching appointment - to discuss career options - what next after the end of your contract, your next career move or transition

Careers Advice appointment – for a CV or application review

Interview Coaching appointment – if you have been invited to attend an interview and would like some support preparing.

Appointments can be made by telephone (01509) 222765 or email studentservices@lboro.ac.uk.  You will also need to register on our online booking system in order for the booking to be made – select the Graduates and Research Staff tab.

You may find the video below helpful as you start to consider your future career.

Career development links

  • jobs.ac.uk
    This is a good source of vacancy information from UK HEIs. The website also includes career development resources.
  • Vitae 
    Researcher development organisation, lots of resources for research staff.
  • Prospects 
    A vacancy search engine, also provides CV checking service, interactive advice and online career coaching.
  • Graduate Recruitment Bureau 
    A job search engine online advice and job hunters toolkit feature on this website. Despite being aimed at graduates this is a good source of information and links.