PhD and beyond
Are you studying for a PhD in physiology? This page has information on how The Society can support you as well as tips and advice to help you if you’re considering the next steps in your career.
Staying in academia
One of the great things about physiology is that it is an incredibly broad subject area covering all aspects of studying life from cells to systems and behaviour. Our research pages have loads of interesting case studies from researchers working in all areas of physiology – take a look if you’re in need of some career inspiration!
A great place to start when looking for jobs in physiology is to take a look at the jobs board on our website. There are also lots of other job sites that can be useful for finding academic jobs such as jobs.ac.uk, Academic Positions and Nature Careers. HigherEd Jobs can be particularly useful when looking for US based positions and Euro Science Jobs is great for jobs in Europe.
Are you thinking about applying for jobs but not sure how to format your CV? Have a read of our ten tips for a winning CV from Sarah Blackford, a certified career consultant specialising in career education and guidance for bioscience PhD students and postdoctoral researchers.
Maybe you’re considering writing your first grant? Grant writing can often be a daunting prospect, but these tips from Maja Wallberg (Portfolio Manager at the Wellcome Trust, UK) will help get you on your way.
Exploring life outside academia
If you’ve decided that academia isn’t for you then don’t worry – there are lots of options for those with a degree in life sciences outside academia too. Take a look at some of our careers pages to find case studies from people working in science communication, teaching, healthcare and industry.
This blog from FindAPhD.com has some great advice for anyone considering a non-academic job following their PhD. Plus, our ten tips for a winning CV from Sarah Blackford also contains great advice for those formatting a non-academic CV.
Below we’ve highlighted some of the opportunities available at The Society to early career researchers to help your professional development.
Careers – no ‘one size fits all’ for scientists
The career path of scientists is often the result of happenstance; a chance meeting at a conference, a quirk in a dataset, a change in personal circumstance. There’s no one size fits all for scientists’ careers. We sought to highlight this with several case studies to encourage you on your way.
