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Careers Talk

Careers Talk. WHRI Asaf Federman June 2010. Staff numbers in academia. Source : HEIDI database: HESA. Academic Staff FTE Cost Centre (13) Agriculture & forestry. HE institutions Employing in Agriculture & Forestry 2008-2009. Staff and PhD numbers in academia.

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Careers Talk

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  1. Careers Talk WHRI Asaf FedermanJune 2010

  2. Staff numbers in academia Source: HEIDI database: HESA. Academic Staff FTE Cost Centre (13) Agriculture & forestry

  3. HE institutions Employing in Agriculture & Forestry 2008-2009

  4. Staff and PhD numbers in academia Source: HEIDI database: HESA. Academic Staff FTE Cost Centre (10) Biological Sciences: research only VS research and teaching. Student FPE – HE Qualifications obtained, JACS Subject Area (3) Biological sciences, Doctorate.

  5. Metcalf, Hilary, Heather Rolfe, Philip Stevens and Martin Weale (2005) Recruitment and Retention of Academic Staff in Higher Education National Institute of Economic and Social Research,Research Report, No 658 p.107

  6. The Supply and Demand for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Skills in the UK Economyby Department for Education and Skills , 2006. p.20 ISBN 1 84478 768 0

  7. What do researchers do? First destinations of doctoral graduates by subject. Vitae 2009.

  8. Years 2003-7 total number of 250 PhD graduates 56% 9%

  9. What do researchers do? First destinations of doctoral graduates by subject. Vitae 2009.

  10. Years 2003-7 total number of 5135 PhD graduates 55% 56% 41% 9% 4%

  11. Beyond Academia

  12. The industry (SEMTA report) (Semta Bioscience labour market survey 2006) 29% of employers responding to the survey report skills gaps among their current workforce. Most often these are among the following occupations: • laboratory scientists, • senior scientists, • other managers, • senior researchers • science managers. The following recruitment issues have been raised by employers as having an impact on their recruitment: • Bioscience graduates that are weak in chemistry, mathematics and physics, and are not equipped to cope with the cross-disciplinary of modern bioscience; (Semta ) – AACS LMI (Version 2.5) March 2010 (word .doc)

  13. The industry (SEMTA report) Skill shortages For specific scientific areas, the greatest skills shortages are in: • Clinical/pharmacology/translational medicine • Bioscience • Analytical and physical chemistry • Process and chemical engineering • In vivo sciences • Bioinformatics Hard to fill vacancies The three most common reasons for Hard to Fill Vacancies in the UK science companies surveyed are: • lack of applicants with required work experience (39 out of 59 companies), • lack of breadth of skills (23), • lack of applicants with required qualifications and skills (21). (Semta ) – AACS LMI (Version 2.5) March 2010 (word .doc)

  14. The industry (SEMTA report) (Semta ) – AACS LMI (Version 2.5) March 2010 (word .doc)

  15. O*NET – jobs in the US

  16. Salaries – some examples source: prospects.ac.uk

  17. Type of jobs “SIX OF THE BEST JOBS” • Plant pathologist Monitors the response of plants to different stimuli such as light, temperature and nutrients. • Botanical archivist Maintains and updates records in a botanical collection such as at Kew Gardens. • Sports surface technologist Develops and maintains turf to the highest competitive standards – there are opportunities for this in several sports. • Tree risk assessor Gauges the likelihood of a tree, or part of it, falling and causing an accident, and therefore the assessor decides whether or not the tree ought to be removed. • Crop trials analyst Checks the behaviour of a crop to see if, for example, it is consistent or can be marketed as a new variety. • Forensic ecologist Analyses evidence of plant, insect and soil traces, which can help in solving crimes. International Society for Horticultural Science: http://www.ishs.org/news/?p=1050#more-1050 O*NET – soil and plant scientist

  18. Jobs • http://www.jobshorticulture.org.uk/ • http://www.ieem.net/jobs.asp

  19. What Next? • Information pages for Life Sciences • Network • Professional Bodies • Prepare documents • Use others – groups? • Career Guidance, counselling, LDC

  20. http://www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/Vitae-WDRD-career-profiles-Jun-09.pdfhttp://www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/Vitae-WDRD-career-profiles-Jun-09.pdf

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