I want to work in ..... Research
“The outcome of any serious research can only be to
make two questions grow where only one grew before”.
Thorstein Veblen - The Place of Science in Modern Civilization (1919)
Careers in research cover a wide range of areas, both specialised and generalist. Not all of them are similar to academic research and many will require good people skills as well as analytical and investigative skills.
You can find a wide range of Occupational Profiles for careers in this sector at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/InfoServices
Other pages on this site:
- Library and Archive Work www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesinf.htm
- Academic Work - see:
- I Want to Work in a University www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/university.htm,
- Lecturing in Further & Higher Education (Prospects Occupational Profile) www.prospects.ac.uk/links/EduLectFHE
and (since you will need a postgraduate degree to enter this field): - Postgraduate Study and Research www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm
- Scientific Research www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/researchsci.htm
- Political and Social Research www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/political-research.htm
- Intelligence www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/intelligence.htm
- Patent and Trade Mark Work www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/patent.htm
- Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/cra.htm
- Market Research www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesadv.htm
- Media Research www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesmedia.htm
Other useful sites:
- Research Careers Outside Academia www.careers.lon.ac.uk/files/pdf/CEP_ResearchCareersoutsideAcademia.pdf - information for PhDs , prospective PhDs and postgraduate researchers from the Careers Group, University of London
- Research Councils UK www.rcuk.ac.uk/ResearchCareers/Pages/home.aspx
Last fully updated 2012