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Author: Darcey Gillie
Darcey Gillie is one of the IAD’s two Research Staff Careers Consultant, supporting fixed-term research staff at the University with their career planning and options. Darcey provides our 1:1 career development consultations, and delivers a suite of career workshops and works with Schools/Research Staff Societies on career specific events and workshops. Darcey works on a part-time basis (normally Tuesdays and Wednesdays) and can be contacted at ResearchStaff.Careers@ed.ac.uk
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Careers Month: Career Decision-making
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Diverse Career Paths: Marketing in the Publishing Industry
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Diverse Career Paths: Senior Production Editor, Publishing
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Diverse Career Paths: Notes from the Careers in Data Science Online Panel Session
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Diverse Career Paths: Advice for Changing Career
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Diverse Career Paths: The Transferable Skills of Writing
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Diverse Career Paths: Careers in Policy and Public Affairs
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Diverse Career Paths: Careers in Research Beyond Academia
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Diverse Career Paths: Academic Adjacent Careers
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