Resources for Researchers
Career.edu
Started as an academic project, Career.edu is now one of the fastest growing job boards for the international research and academic community. The service is reserved only for universities, research centers, and government agencies.
http://www.career.edu
EURODOC
The European Council of doctoral candidates and young researchers’ objectives are to represent doctoral candidates and researchers at the European level and promote the circulation of information on issues regarding researchers.
http://www.eurodoc.net
European Research Directorate–General
A wealth of material and articles about research initiatives and events across Europe.
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/index_en.cfm
The European Researcher’s Mobility Portal
If you are a researcher planning your next move in Europe, look here for career opportunities and to find relevant information and assistance.
http://europa.eu.int/eracareers/index_en.cfm
Higher Education Researcher Development
UK HERD’s overall mission is to enhance research capacity and performance by fostering better management, better professional development and better career structures for researchers.
http://www.ukherd.org.uk/
UK GRAD – Researcher Careers, including the RCI
A comprehensive source of information about national and international policy documents, organisations and careers advice for researchers.
http://www.grad.ac.uk
Marie Curie Actions
If you work as a researcher in a university, research institute or business and are interested in spending time abroad as part of an international, multicultural research team, then there is a Marie Curie Action to suit you.
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp6/index_en.cfm?p=10_curie
PhD Jobs
At this website you can search for jobs or post your CV.
http://www.phdjobs.com
Premia - Making Research Education Accessible
The Premia resource base is home to a range of awareness and development materials for research supervisors, managers, administrators, examiners, research and generic skills trainers, disabled students and graduates, staff developers, non-disabled researchers, careers advisers and others. The aim of all the materials is to make the research environment more accessible to disabled PGR students.
http://www.premia.ac.uk
Researchers in Europe 2005
The European Commission’s ’Researchers in Europe’ (RIE) initiative allows citizens to get closer to our researchers and gives a face to European research.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/researchersineurope/index_en.htm
Researchers in Residence (RinR)
A placement programme funded by RCUK and the Wellcome Trust. Managed by the Centre for Science education, Sheffield Hallam University it encourages science, technology, engineering and maths researchers (PhD and post doctoral) to spend some time in a secondary school anywhere in the UK.
http://extra.shu.ac.uk/rinr/site/ourmsg/rinr
The Researcher’s Mobility Portal United Kingdom
The portal which offers up-to-date information and assistance to researchers undertaking research positions either within the United Kingdom or abroad.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/eumobility
UK Council for Graduate Education
The UKCGE serves to promote graduate education in all academic disciplines, by bringing experts together for specialist working groups, as well as organising regular conferences and workshops, conducting surveys and publishing policy documents.
http://www.ukcge.ac.uk
UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET)
Funded by the Department of Trade and Industry the site includes information about support for women returning to SET, courses, statistics and mentoring.
http://www.setwomenresource.org.uk