Your Next Career Step — How to Get Ready and Find Support

Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 10.30am to 12pm

Designed for research staff who are considering their next career move—whether within Oxford, within academia more broadly, or in other sectors.
This interactive workshop supports researchers in navigating their career development with greater confidence and clarity. It offers participants the space to reflect on their ambitions, explore alternative futures, and engage in structured peer discussions to share insights and challenges.
Participants will use design-thinking approaches to consider different career scenarios. The session then moves into goal setting and peer advice-sharing, helping researchers to build practical short-term plans and identify supportive resources and networks.
Participants are introduced to key tools and services available through Oxford to support their development as they prepare for their next step, whatever that may be.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
* Articulate multiple possible career directions, including both preferred and alternative pathways.
* Identify actionable short-term goals that support career progress.
* Reflect on and assess their professional development to date, including skills, motivations, and values.

Everyone welcome, please register to receive the TEAMS link for this event

If you are a student or researcher with a CareerConnect account, please register "here":https://oxford.targetconnec[…]p;service=Careers%20Service
All other staff register "here":https://forms.office.com/Pa[…]1RSTjRJNjA4QkJTWDROVkwwNS4u the joining link will be in the registration confirmation email.

Speaker(s): Dr Chris Jeffs, Dr Susan Black

Department: Careers Service (Unit)