• Reflect on your own sense of identity and how it connects to your professional life.
• Gain insight into how other academics and researchers have approached questions of identity.
• Develop a deeper understanding of how identity issues can influence career development, motivation, and satisfaction.
• Explore practical strategies for identity extension, adaptation, or redefinition during career transitions.

Come along, share your thoughts, and discover new perspectives on how to embrace and evolve your professional identity as your career develops.

This course has been organised as part of the Research Culture NI project, generously funded by the Wellcome Trust.

If you want to be notified of future events, please email pdc@qub.ac.uk. 

Facilitator

Jill Wright | Research Careers and Employability Officer, QUB

Jill is Research Careers and Employability Officer within the Research Culture team at Queen's University Belfast, as part of the Wellcome-funded Research Culture NI project. Her role involves preparing postdocs across both Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University for future career transitions through delivering a suite of training and development opportunities to enhance skills and helping postdocs explore alternate career paths outside of academia, supporting them with job applications and interview preparation. Her role also involves engaging with employers across NI who are employers of postdocs and those that are new to the conversation to promote the talent pool of postdocs that we have in Northern Ireland across our two universities.

Before joining the Research Culture team in June 2024, Jill worked in the private sector and brings with her extensive experience in early career development as well as running employability programmes in partnership with government bodies and local higher education institutions. Jill has established relationships with Queens and Ulster as a previous key graduate employer.