Overview
Stand Out Skills is a new webinar series for early career researchers working in materials science disciplines. Hosted by experts, each episode will explore useful presentation, communication, or career skills for researchers which aren’t normally taught as a part of traditional education pathways for materials scientists.
Through Stand Out Skills webinars, you will learn a host of new abilities to complement your research career, including how to build your own research website, improve your academic CV and utilise new technologies to present your work more effectively.
The series will support your early career journey and help you to build a repertoire of valuable new skills to distinguish yourself and thrive in your research community.
About the webinar
Getting your CV right for academic roles can feel complicated, but it doesn’t have to. Whether you need a traditional CV or one with a narrative focus, the foundations are simple and easy to put into practice.
In the third episode of our Stand Out Skills Webinar Series, Jess Popplewell, Careers Consultant at Imperial College London, will walk you through the process of composing an academic CV and making sure that it helps you stand out from the crowd.
About the host
Jess Popplewell FHEA is a careers consultant at Imperial College, working most closely with the departments of Physics and Electronic & Electrical Engineering. She got her PgDip in Careers Education from Warwick University specialising in Higher Education and has been advising early career researchers as a careers professional since 2016. Outside of her work at Imperial, Jess has degrees in English Literature and Creative Writing, and her first novel is coming out in summer 2024. A huge believer in the power of storytelling in career development, Jess is invested in helping students and graduates “get the words right” to help them land their ideal role.
