Navigating Researcher Career Development Frameworks

Across Europe, Researcher Career Development Frameworks are increasingly used in HEIs as a reflective tool for strategic career planning amongst researchers. What does a Researcher Career Development Framework bring to Masters by Research and PhD candidates in terms of thinking ahead about planning a research career. This workshop goes into detail on the emergence of these frameworks outlining why they are significant for PhD and Masters by Research students.

Across Europe, Researcher Career Development Frameworks are increasingly used in HEIs as a reflective tool for strategic career planning amongst researchers. What does a Researcher Career Development Framework bring to Masters by Research and PhD candidates in terms of thinking ahead about planning a research career. This workshop goes into detail on the emergence of these frameworks outlining why they are significant for PhD and Masters by Research students.

This workshop will focus on:

• The policy context around Researcher Career Development Frameworks
• Their origins and development
• Their usefulness as a reflective tool to assist with career planning

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this session, learners will be able to:
Critically examine some of the main researcher career frameworks (state of the art) in Europe

Identify how they can be used as a reflective tool on aspects of your research career to date

Identify how they can be effectively be used to assist with career development going forward

Register by Fri Nov 13th, 2026,

Link: RCDF – Fill out form