Career Audit and Skills for the Future
Practical information
- Audience: Postdocs and research staff at Queen’s University Belfast
- Date/Time: 30 October 2025 | 11:00 - 15:00
- Duration: 4 hours
- Location: Seminar Room, First Floor, 63 University Road
- Organised by: Postdoctoral Development Centre (PDC)
Content
As we move through the academic year, it's important to take a moment to pause, to reflect on your life and career, and to look ahead to the future.
In the business of everyday life, it’s easy to overlook the value of reflection. This session offers an opportunity to take stock of where you are in your career, examine your current skills and experiences, and use that insight to make informed, intentional decisions about what comes next.
Course Overview
This workshop will cover:
- Introspection
- Who you are, how you got here and what you want to take forward
- Consideration of lifestyle, values, skills and contribution
- Understanding what skills are in demand both now and in the future including enterprising skills and commercial awareness
This course has been organised as part of the Research Culture NI project, generously funded by Wellcome.
If you want to be notified of future events, please email pdc@qub.ac.uk.
Registration
Registration is currently closed. Stay tuned for details.
.png)
Facilitator
Jill Wright | Research Careers and Employability Officer, QUB
Jill is Research Careers and Employability Officer within the Research Culture team at Queen's University Belfast, as part of the Wellcome-funded Research Culture NI project. Her role involves preparing postdocs across both Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University for future career transitions through delivering a suite of training and development opportunities to enhance skills and helping postdocs explore alternate career paths outside of academia, supporting them with job applications and interview preparation. Her role also involves engaging with employers across NI who are employers of postdocs and those that are new to the conversation to promote the talent pool of postdocs that we have in Northern Ireland across our two universities.
Before joining the Research Culture team in June 2024, Jill worked in the private sector and brings with her extensive experience in early career development as well as running employability programmes in partnership with government bodies and local higher education institutions. Jill has established relationships with Queens and Ulster as a previous key graduate employer.
Feedback
Rating (out of 5): 5.00
Recommended by: 100%
Number of feedback provided: 2
Quote: "It was such a well thought of and well-designed training/workshop with very enlightening and enjoyable concepts nicely presented. Well done." (Participant, January 2025)