ESRC Research Methods Programme

This session will provide an opportunity for early career researchers and PhD students to find out more about the career opportunities offered across a wide range of sectors.

There will be a number of short presentations from early career researchers in central government, local government, the voluntary sector, academia, the commercial sector and independent research organisations. These will provide a brief glimpse into the everyday life of researchers, including some of the best and worst aspects.

A panel of senior staff from employing organisations will be on-hand to provide additional information about career opportunities and to field questions from participants.

The early career researchers will include:

Local government:	Emma Burnett, Manchester City Council
Academic research:	Cate Heeney, University of Oxford
Central government:	Samantha Dowling and Rachel Prime, Research, Development and Statistics directorate (RDS), Home Office; William Barnes, ONS
Voluntary sector:	Maya Lavie-Ajayi, YWCA England & Wales
Business Sector:	Matthew Brown, BMRM

The panel of senior researchers will include:

Academic sector:	Paul Atkinson and Sara Delamont, University of Cardiff
Voluntary sector:	Colette Jones, Research Manager, YWCA England & Wales and Tony Newman, Principal Research Officer, Barnardo's Policy and Research Unit
Local authority:	Clive Lloyd, Worcestershire County Council
Central Government:	Gillian R Smith, Head of Social Research and Evaluation Division Department for Transport John Kinder, Social and Vital Statistics, Office for National Statistics
Commercial sector:	Nick Moon, GfK NOP Social Research

Related Web Links:

http://www.ywca.org.uk/itsasexthing.asp

http://www.ywca.org.uk/pcpublications.asp

http://www.ywca.org.uk/docs/whyonlywomen.pdf

There will be plenty of opportunity for asking questions and obtaining

There will be a break for tea/coffee from 3.30-4.00

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