Careers and Employability Service

Careers advice and events for research staff

Careers adviser talking to a researcher

Our dedicated careers consultants are here to support you throughout your research career at Nottingham.

Your careers consultants are Kirstin Barnard and Lucie Whitfield and they are based at the Careers and Employability Service in the Portland Building.

They offer individual careers appointment and a timetable of events. To book an appointment or a place on their events, log into MyCareer, our online booking service.

Your next steps

Log into MyCareer

If you have any issues logging into MyCareer, please contact our reception on 0115 951 3680 or email us

 

Careers appointments

Book an appointment to discuss:

  • academic career development
  • options for a career change
  • CV and application form feedback
  • interview preparation

These appointments are impartial and confidential. Use the MyCareer button above to book your appointment.

Careers events

  • Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences: Academic Applications and Interviews
    Starts: 20 May 2025, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 20 May 2025, 1:30 pm
    Venue: University Park, Portland Building, D37 Careers Event Space
    Remaining places: 80
    Join us for an insightful session with our panel of recent alumni and staff from the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences. In this event, our panelists will share their experiences with applications and academic interviews, offering valuable guidance and key tips to help you navigate the process. Gain a unique perspective from both sides of the application and interview experience and seize the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
  • How to move your Academic Career forward
    Starts: 5 Jun 2025, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 5 Jun 2025, 2:00 pm
    Join this session to think about how you can start planning your academic career. We will be talking you through strategies on how you can expand your experience and confidence in academia.
  • Narrative CVs for Research staff
    Starts: 12 Jun 2025, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 12 Jun 2025, 2:00 pm
    Find out about what a narrative CV is and how you can use these kind of CVs in the future-We are running this webinar in collaboration with the Researcher Academy who will be discussing the context of using these CVs in a funding bid. Research Intelligence Librarians who will talk about maximising your research and the Careers Service will be looking at how you can use them to showcase your transferable skills and strengths from a multi-disciplinary and collaborative angle.
  • From Research to policy and beyond
    Starts: 17 Jun 2025, 1:00 pm
    Finishes: 17 Jun 2025, 2:00 pm
    ​In this session, you'll hear from Dr Kristen Horner, Senior Policy Officer for Music Education at Arts Council England, and soon-to-be Impact and Evaluation Officer at the University of the Arts London’s Awarding Body. Kristen completed her PhD at the University of Nottingham (2019–2023) through a Collaborative Doctoral Award with Midland4Cities, exploring how music education policy is understood and implemented at ground level.
  • A Career as a Patent Attorney for Researchers (Research Staff)
    Starts: 25 Jun 2025, 12:00 pm
    Finishes: 25 Jun 2025, 1:00 pm
    Do you have a passion for innovation and research? If you are fascinated by the intersection of science, technology, and law, a career as a Patent Attorney might be the perfect fit for you. Join us for this webinar where Charlotte Crowhurst will talk through the exciting role of a Patent Attorney at Potter Clarkson, one of Europe’s leading intellectual property law firms.

Careers and Employability Service

University of Nottingham
Portland Building, Level D
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 3680
fax: +44 (0) 115 951 3679
email: careers-team@nottingham.ac.uk