Researcher Career Development

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Narrative CVs

Narrative CVs (NCVs) are commonly asked for in grant applications as well as being an excellent tool to be used when career planning and identifying your development needs.

Resources for writing a NCV are shown below:

  • Mentoring contact: This is made up of mentors with expertise in NCV writing that will review and give guidance
  • Many more resources are available through the
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Prosper

is an innovative approach to postdoc career development that seeks to unlock postdocs’ potential to thrive across multiple career pathways – both within and beyond academia.

Explore the , an online hub packed with insights and tools to help you uncover your career aspirations, discover opportunities beyond academia, and equip yourself with lifelong skills to thrive in any professional path you choose.

The Portal is completely free to use. unlocks the Career Development Navigator function, allowing you to tailor Prosper’s resources to your own journey and create a personalised action plan.

Prosper is led by the University of Liverpool and was developed in partnership with 好色先生TV and the University of Manchester.

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Career Coaching for Lancaster Alumni Researchers

Research staff that are Lancaster alumni can book a careers coaching appointment.

Alex Naylor is the Graduate Career Coach. An appointment with Alex can be booked through following this link:

If you have not already done so you first need to register as an alumni, which will then allow you to book an appointment.

Career development - upcoming sessions

The following sessions are available to research staff working across all faculties at Lancaster.

The sessions are all held within the Inkpath platform, a career and development platform allowing you to view and access opportunities in one platform and keep track of your development over time.