‘What’s Next?’: Navigating the Postdoctoral Terrain

Thursday 23rd of June

1.30 - 3.30pm

Room 8, University of Strathclyde, TIC Building, 99 George St, Glasgow G1 1RD

Dr Craig Lamont (University of Glasgow)

Dr Craig Lamont is a Research Associate on 2 major editing projects: ‘Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century’ (PI: Carruthers, 2017-2022) and ‘The Collected Works of Allan Ramsay’ (PI: Pittock, 2018-2022). His research interests are Scottish and English Literature, cultural history, memory studies, book history, bibliography, and digital humanities. His monograph, The Cultural Memory of Georgian Glasgow, was published in 2021 by Edinburgh University Press.

About this Session

This workshop offers an honest, transparent view of postdoctoral life, showing how you can remain hopeful while navigating these often precarious, uncertain, and confusing years.

In this two-hour session, we look closely at the types of career paths available to you after the viva. You have spent many years working hard to obtain your PhD, so… what’s next? The session leader offers an honest examination of his own career to date, including the many highs, lows, and middling moments along the way. But the point of this workshop is to create an open and frank forum on life after the viva for you. It is an opportunity for you to ask yourself – and your peers – what you want to do next, what worries you about getting there, and what avenues would you like to explore further.  

Who might be interested?

This session is aimed at PhD students, particularly those nearing the end of their studies. It is open to everyone who wants to know more about postdoctoral life, and therefore anyone in that group is welcome, including those who have recently acquired their PhD or those who have recently begun postdoctoral work.  

Event contact: craigronald.lamont@glasgow.ac.uk 

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First published: 24 May 2022