{"id":566,"date":"2025-03-10T13:35:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/?page_id=566"},"modified":"2025-05-20T09:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:50:43","slug":"exploring-career-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring career options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box \">\n    <div class=\"box-header\">\n          \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/generating-career-ideas\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\">       \n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Generating-career-ideas-1-550x309.jpg\" class=\"attachment-teaser-large size-teaser-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Generating career ideas\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Generating-career-ideas-1-550x309.jpg 550w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Generating-career-ideas-1-170x96.jpg 170w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Generating-career-ideas-1-250x141.jpg 250w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Generating-career-ideas-1-875x492.jpg 875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>        \n        <\/a>        \n         \n        <h2 class=\"box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/generating-career-ideas\/\">Generating career ideas<\/a><\/h2> \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"box-body\">Research common career pathways for researchers and understand how to generate career ideas. <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box \">\n    <div class=\"box-header\">\n          \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/careers-in-academia\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\">       \n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Careers-in-academia-550x309.jpg\" class=\"attachment-teaser-large size-teaser-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Careers in academia\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Careers-in-academia-550x309.jpg 550w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Careers-in-academia-170x96.jpg 170w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Careers-in-academia-250x141.jpg 250w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Careers-in-academia-875x492.jpg 875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>        \n        <\/a>        \n         \n        <h2 class=\"box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/careers-in-academia\/\">Careers in academia<\/a><\/h2> \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"box-body\">Explore career pathways for research and teaching roles in academia.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box \">\n    <div class=\"box-header\">\n          \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/alternative-careers-in-higher-education\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\">       \n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"211\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Alternative-careers-in-HE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-teaser-large size-teaser-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alternative and academic-adjacent careers in higher education\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Alternative-careers-in-HE.jpg 376w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Alternative-careers-in-HE-170x96.jpg 170w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Alternative-careers-in-HE-250x141.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/>        \n        <\/a>        \n         \n        <h2 class=\"box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/alternative-careers-in-higher-education\/\">Alternative and academic-adjacent careers in higher education<\/a><\/h2> \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"box-body\">Discover alternative roles and professional services in higher education institutions.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box \">\n    <div class=\"box-header\">\n          \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/research-and-policy-careers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\">       \n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Research-management-and-policy-550x309.jpg\" class=\"attachment-teaser-large size-teaser-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Research and policy careers\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Research-management-and-policy-550x309.jpg 550w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Research-management-and-policy-170x96.jpg 170w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Research-management-and-policy-250x141.jpg 250w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Research-management-and-policy-875x492.jpg 875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>        \n        <\/a>        \n         \n        <h2 class=\"box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/research-and-policy-careers\/\">Research and policy careers<\/a><\/h2> \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"box-body\">Utilise your research expertise in research-related and policy careers.  <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box \">\n    <div class=\"box-header\">\n          \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/self-employment-and-portfolio-careers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\">       \n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Self-employment-and-portfolio-550x309.jpg\" class=\"attachment-teaser-large size-teaser-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Self-employment and portfolio careers\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Self-employment-and-portfolio-550x309.jpg 550w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Self-employment-and-portfolio-170x96.jpg 170w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Self-employment-and-portfolio-250x141.jpg 250w, http:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/files\/2025\/03\/Self-employment-and-portfolio-875x492.jpg 875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>        \n        <\/a>        \n         \n        <h2 class=\"box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.cardiff.ac.uk\/career-directions-for-researchers\/exploring-career-options\/self-employment-and-portfolio-careers\/\">Self-employment and portfolio careers<\/a><\/h2> \n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"box-body\">Understand options for being your own boss, working as a freelancer and working in multiple roles.<\/p>\n    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