Postgraduate Jobs

Non-Academic jobs for postgraduates

Non-Academic jobs for postgraduates

Academic jobs for postgraduates

More and more employers are recognising the advantages of recruiting those with postgraduate qualifications. These range from Multi-national organisations to small to medium enterprises (SMEs).

The UK Grad programme's study ‘What do PhDs do?' (Published 2004) found that a number of employers value PhD graduates for their maturity, independence, problem-solving skills, determination and innovative thinking.

Although most employers do not have a specific postgraduate recruitment process, there are a number of opportunities requiring postgraduate qualifications.

Types of non-academic postgraduate jobs include:

Arts & Humanities:

-         Journalist/ Broadcaster

-         Journals/Professional Magazine Editor

-         Policy and Research Manager

-         Policy Adviser

-         Project Manager

Business & Finance:

-         Business Adviser

-         Journals/Professional Magazine Editor

-         Marketing/Market Researcher

-         Project Manager

-         Senior Manager

Languages:

-         Project Manager

-         Translator

Science, Technology and Engineering:

-         Clinical Research Associate

-         Design Engineer

-         Development Engineer

-         Journals/Professional Magazine Editor

-         Project Manager

-         Research and Development Scientist

-         Scientific Researcher

-         Senior Lab Technician

-         Senior Scientist

UK Grad and The Research Council's Graduate School Programme provide information and personal development programmes to help PhD students gain the necessary skills for work outside of academia.

Useful links:

UK Grad