Careers: University and Beyond
Jobs
In this section you can find information on all aspects of employment, from that first job application through to retirement. Follow one of the links below for more information.
You can post your CV on the Institute's own job pages or find links to the sites of many other recruitment companies.
Vacancy Sources
A list of newspapers, journals and website advertising vacancies.
Graduating with a 2:2 or a 3rd?
Following requests from a number of members this page has been added to provide extra support to those members with the above degrees.
Tips - communicating, networking, job applications and interviews
Read what our members have said and send us your own.
Gap years for the young, and more experienced, physicist
Want to travel before you start work? Want to take time away from work to travel? Want to keep busy after retirement? Everyone's going travelling.
Search and Survive - advice for job seekers
How to survive the job application and interview process. Although mainly aimed at recent graduates and students, this section is a great place for more experienced professionals to take a referesher course in, for instance, writing a CV and preparing for an interview.
Profiles of physicists in all walks of life. Find out what it is like to be, for example,an academic or an engineer at Rolls-Royce.
Give yourself an edge over other applicants.
Both women and men need to take career breaks for a variety of reasons.
Click here for advice on what to do if you find yourself in this situation.
It happens to everyone. Follow this link for more information.
Discover how current employment law applies to you.
The Institute of Physics carried out a survey into the Pay and Conditions of its members in 2005. Follow this link to view the results.
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