Hilary Term 2012: Weeks 6 to 8, Wednesday afternoon, Manor Road Building (convenor: Dr Michael Biggs)

Attendance is compulsory for all doctoral students in their second year, unless they are undertaking fieldwork overseas (in which case they must attend in their third year). Other postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers in Sociology are most welcome.

The speakers are different this year, so that students who attended last year’s sessions will find fresh perspectives.

 

Week 6 (22 Feb), 2pm, Lecture Theatre

  • Publishing the thesis as a book: Dr Heather Hamill
  • Publishing journal articles: Dr Christiaan Monden and Prof Federico Varese

Week 7 (29 Feb), 3pm, Seminar G

  • Research careers in public service: Prof Betsy Stanko (Senior Advisor for Strategic Analysis, Metropolitan Police)

Week 8 (7 March), 2pm, Seminar G

  • Managing an academic career: Prof J. G. Gershuny
  • Surviving the job market: Mark Taylor (Teaching Fellow, University of York)

Trinity Term, Week 5, 2pm, Seminar G

  • Working in the private sector: Dr Ying Zhou (Surrey Business School, formerly Towers Watson)
  • Quantitative careers: Alison Park (NatCen Social Research, Head of Society and Social Change)