Skills audit and values

As a postdoc you’ve lots of career options but working out the exact detail of your next steps can feel unclear. You’ve got lots of skills but how do you figure out which of these skills you want to use and develop in your career? What skills do employers value? Where would you like your career to take you? All of this can seem overwhelming, but you can use Prosper to make this feel more do-able.

In this session we'll guide through:

• how to start unpacking some of the skills that you may be taking for granted,
• the skills employers have told us matter to them,
• how to identify what motivates you, setting your own practical next step

This session is for postdocs looking to develope in their career, whether in academia or beyond.

You will be expected to actively participate during the session, including polls, group discussion, feedback and self-reflective activities.

Format of the session

This session will be held online and will be led by the Prosper team.

Who can attend?

This session is for postdocs from the University of Liverpool.

More about Prosper

Prosper is a new approach to career development that unlocks postdocs’ potential to thrive in multiple career pathways.

Based at the University of Liverpool, our ultimate goal is to open up the huge talent pool that exists within the postdoctoral research community, to the benefit of postdocs themselves, Principal Investigators, employers and the wider UK economy.

Find out more by visiting our portal, emailing us at prosper.postdoc@liverpool.ac.uk or following us on Twitter/X

Accessibility Adjustments and Alternative Format requests: If you require any accessibility reasonable adjustments or have any questions about this session, please contact the Prosper team at prosper.postdoc@liverpool.ac.uk at least 7 days before the session date so that your requirements can be referred to the facilitator(s) who will make every effort to address them where possible.

Academy Researcher Development Inclusivity Statement: The Academy is committed to providing an environment that recognises and values people's differences, capitalises on the strengths that those differences bring to the institution and supports all staff and students in maximising their potential to succeed. In line with the Academy's firm commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we offer all postdoctoral and research-related opportunities to develop and network irrespective of a researcher’s gender, ethnicity, age, self-identification, disability, religious affiliation, or any other criteria used to separate and define.

Academy Code of Conduct: All events organised or facilitated by The Academy follow a Conduct of Conduct irrespective of the number of participants or session format. The Academy thanks all participants in advance for your cooperation to help ensure a safe and constructive environment for everybody. The Code of Conduct is available at: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/development/conduct-events/

Important: We take your privacy very seriously and will only use your email address to send you information about this session. Thereafter, we will contact you only where you have given us permission to do so. After that, you can opt-out at any time of receiving our communication by simply sending an email to researcher@liverpool.ac.uk