Careers in Your Ears

Dec 13 2024 65 ep. 26 mins 14
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The Careers Podcast for PhD Students and Research Staff at King's College London.

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Series 11: Episode 5 From Theoretical Physics to Quantitative Finance: Navigating Career Transitions

Dec 13 2024 36 mins  
In this episode we are delighted to be joined by Teresa Bautista Solans who shares her transition from a research career in theoretical physics to quantitative finance. It's a fantastic testament to the transferability of the skills developed in research such as critical thinking, analytical skills, and research communication which are so valuable in her role as a Senior Analyst an

Series 11: Episode 4 Innovating Beyond Academia: Think lean and listen!

Nov 28 2024 42 mins  
In this episode, we delve into the intersection of research and entrepreneurship with Dr. Mercy Ofoya, founder of the Mami app, and Dr. Ema Talam, Entrepreneurial Skills Manager. Our discussion explores how Mercy, with support from the King’s Entrepreneurship Institute, took an idea for a life-saving health app and made it a reality. Ema tells us about the entrepreneurial mindset

Series 11: Episode 3: Is an internship a good idea?

Oct 31 2024 30 mins  
This week's guest is Pippa Sterk, a postdoctoral teaching fellow at King's who was curious about where their research could take them. Seizing an opportunity, they successfully applied for a place on the King's Parliamentary Research Internship (for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers). Pippa tells us the valuable lessons they learned through this work experience and how it has s

Series 11: Episode 2: Return to King's

Oct 18 2024 19 mins  
In this episode we meet Dr. Lienkie Diedericks, a King's PhD graduate. After completing her PhD Lienkie worked for the Royal Institute of British Architects on their equality and diversity initiatives. She has now returned to work at King's on research culture in our Faculy of Dentistry, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences. In this episode we discuss the unexpected turns researchers car

Series 11: Episode 1: From Science PhD to Strategy Consulting

Oct 04 2024 32 mins  
We're back with Series 11! We are delighted to be joined by King's PhD alumnus, Adrian Signell, Senior Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Adrian completed a PhD in Biology and Genomics in 2023 and started it 'with the full intention to ride the academic wave until, you know, being a professor into my late 70s'. Find out what happened next including tips for building releva

Series 10: Ep. 7: A Humanities Story - PhD research, writing and journalism

May 31 2024 24 mins  
In this episode we meet Joe Shute, a humanities PhD researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University. Joe is also a journalist and is about to publish his third book. In this podcast he talks about combining his three careers and offers us his insights on how they compliment each other. He also provides us with tips on getting started in writing and how he manages the multiple dema

Series 10: Ep6 Narrative CVs Demystified

May 17 2024 34 mins  
“Narrative CVs are an attempt to be able to surface all of the things which academics do in a structured way.” We would like to invite all researchers and their supporters, developers and enablers to build their awareness of Narrative CVs (NCV) with this podcast episode. They are increasingly used for funding applications, in recruitment or promotion processes, and as such are

Series 10: Ep5 UKRI Future Leaders Fellow - the highs and lows of fellowship applications

May 03 2024 34 mins  
'It's really an art' - join us for an enjoyable and informative conversation with Antonio Forte about the ups and downs of applying for fellowships, the importance of resilience and building a supportive network and the joy of thinking outside the box (and how this helps with applications). There is also a fascinating glimpse into the future in the form of shape shiftin

Series 10: Ep.4 - Research Funding from the Leverhulme Trust

Apr 19 2024 22 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Sarah Burton, writer and researcher tells us about her career in education and about her experience of gaining funding from the Leverhulme Trust, what that meant to her and gives some tips on making an application. Many thanks to the Trust for introducing us and making this episode possible.

Series 10: Ep. 3 - Strategic Thinking in Your Academic Career

Apr 05 2024 22 mins  
In this episode we are joined by Dr. Dmitry Kishkinev who is a lecturer in animal behaviour and behavioural neuroscience at Keele University. He tells us all about his career history, moving countries, the need to think strategically about your career and the support he has received from the Leverhulme Trust. We'd like to thank the Leverhulme Trust for their generosity in helpi