PhD and Postgraduate Careers Conference Guidebook & delegate list 26 June 2012, Avon Room, Uni Centre

3rd annual

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T I M E T A B L E

10.00 – 11.00 Networking Training Joel Graham-Blake, award-winning entrepreneur and mentor 11.00 – 11.45

Careers in Industry - Panel debate Including representatives from Ishida, BAE Systems Detica, ERA, Schlumberger, Council for Industry and Higher Education and Joel Graham-Blake 11.30 – 13.30 Employer recruitment fair, alumni networking and exhibition

Includes Free Lunch and CV Checking (Sign-up on the day) 13.30 – 14.25 Careers in Academia – Panel debate 14.30 - 15.15 Teaching as a career Frances Child, Training Manager, King Edward's Consortium If you wish to submit a question to either the careers in industry or the careers in academia panel, please email your question to: adept@contacts.bham.ac.uk (The most popular themes will be put forward to the panel)

Testimonials from the 2011 ‘PhD & Postgraduate Careers Conference’: “The presentations were useful, and some of the exhibitors helped in terms of finding funding for a PhD” – Mres EECE “It was very useful to make some contacts from within the industry” – Met & Mat “The event gave a great insight into the qualities employers are looking for” – Computer Science “Talking to the companies enabled me to gain information on different ways to apply for

vacancies” – Met & Mat “Attending the event enabled me to find a summer placement” – EECE “The alumni networking event is a great way to hear first hand experiences of moving from postgraduate research into the world of work” – MechEng “The event introduced CV clinics and information about TalentPool, providing more knowledge

about the services the university provides” - Chemistry College of Engineering and Physical Sciences in association with

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Exhibitor list

Employer Profiles .......................................................................................... 3

Dawn Ellmore Employment Agency Ltd ............................................................................................. 3

TWI – The Welding Institute ................................................................................................................ 3

BAE Systems Detica ........................................................................................................................... 3

Ishida Europe ...................................................................................................................................... 3

Ericsson .............................................................................................................................................. 4

Schlumberger ...................................................................................................................................... 4

IBM ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

King Edwards Consortium ................................................................................................................... 4

Veolia Environmental Services ............................................................................................................ 5

DSTL ................................................................................................................................................... 5

Cooper coated coil .............................................................................................................................. 5

Renishaw ............................................................................................................................................ 5

EDF Energy ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Clear Path Company ........................................................................................................................... 6

ERA Technology ................................................................................................................................. 6

Frazer Nash ........................................................................................................................................ 6

Alumni Profiles ............................................................................................... 7

Dr. David Dimeloe .............................................................................................................................. 7

Prof. Geoffrey Hamer .......................................................................................................................... 7

Dr. Neil Young ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Dr. Sean McMitchell ............................................................................................................................ 7

Prof. Derek Atkins ............................................................................................................................... 8

Dr. Diana Wardley .............................................................................................................................. 8

Dr. Barry Hill ....................................................................................................................................... 8

Dr. John Higginbotham ........................................................................................................................ 8

Dr. Kalbinder Sandhu ......................................................................................................................... 8

Dr. Mark Thurston .............................................................................................................................. 8

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PREPARING FOR YOUR VISIT

• Hard copy guides will be provided on the day, so no need to print this.

• Bring some copies of your up-to-date CV. The employers, alumni and careers centre can all comment on it.

• Employer stands:

o Some companies, particularly smaller ones which recruit on an ad-hoc basis, may take on interns directly from this fair if they are suitable. Come prepared!

o Prepare questions, e.g. making your application stand out; do they have office open days; about the application process etc.

• Alumni area:

o Read the short summaries in this booklet and decide who you’d most like to talk to.

o Example questions will be dotted around on sheets of paper on desks.

o Experienced liaison staff will be on hand to break the ice, keep conversations flowing etc.

• Book in for the networking training with Joel Graham-Blake. Book: http://www.as.bham.ac.uk/careers/events/eps_pg_careers.shtml.

• Academic and employer panels

o Ask a question and receive a broad spectrum of responses. We are accepting pre-prepared questions; to add yours email adept@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

• Other services:

o We will operate a CV-checking desk. All the slots went quickly last year so book at the careers stand between 11.30-12.00.

o University exhibitors include Careers and Employability Centre, International Careers Advisor, Graduate School, Research & Commercial Services, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Talent Pool.

o BEST (Board of European Students in Technology) will send a representative to the event. Would you like to be a committee member or a member? Great CV-building experience including ultra-subsidised travel, courses, networking and seeking sponsorship funding. Have a chat and let them know you’re interested.

~EMPLOYER PROFILES~

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Employer Profiles

TWI – The Welding Institute

“TWI is a global leader in technology engineering providing research and consultancy to its members. Respected for its expertise, professionalism, impartiality and confidentiality, TWI works with the most influential companies worldwide across all industry sectors.

Operating a diverse market across a range of industry sectors and technologies, we have a variety of challenging opportunities and career choices on offer for individuals within a wide range of technology groups and other key business areas. We are particularly interested in employing graduate and post-graduate engineers and scientists, in addition to professional and support staff across a range of corporate functions.”

Dawn Ellmore Employment Agency Ltd

“We recognise the specialist requirements of placing staff into the patent, trade mark, IP, legal and accounting environments and have carved out a reputation for excellence in these fields.”

Ishida Europe

“Ishida Europe is a leading supplier of automated weighing and packaging equipment and solutions for many industries. We design and build mulithead weighers, snack food bag makers, fresh food weighers, checkweighers, x-ray inspection systems, quality control systems, tray sealers and the software that integrates them with our own and other equipment.”

Ishida also have opportunities for graduates from Business disciplines.

Ishida’s Commercial Graduate Scheme is designed as a training programme for graduates who are looking to gain experience in Ishida’s commercial departments. Our scheme gives our graduates significant experience into the industry, while providing a solid grounding of the operation and management of the business.

BAE Systems Detica

“BAE Systems is a global defence and security company with approximately 100,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and support services. In 2010 BAE Systems reported sales of £22.4 billion.

Few organisations can offer opportunities as exciting and challenging as ours in the fields of business, engineering and finance. Whether it’s our Graduate Development Framework (GDF), Finance Leader Development Programme (FLDP) or the Sigma Leadership Programme (SLP), all of them provide a mix of training and experiences that will help you become one of our great performers.”

~EMPLOYER PROFILES~

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King Edwards Consortium

Come to our presentation from 1430-1515! “The King Edward's Consortium offers the secondary Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP), with both Teaching Agency funded and school-funded places available. This route suits people who want to gain Qualified Teacher Status and continue to earn their living while they train. The training salary for a Graduate Teacher is at Point 1 of the Unqualified Teacher Salary Scale. For 2012/13 we are specifically looking for applicants in Physics, Chemistry, French, Spanish, German and Urdu. Applications in other subjects are most welcome and will join our active waiting list. We are no longer accepting applications in PE, ICT and D&T.”

IBM

“IBM is a globally integrated enterprise operating in over 170 countries. Today IBM UK has around 20,000 employees and is the world's largest IT and consulting services company. IBM is a global business and technology leader, innovating in research and development to shape the future of society at large. IBM's prized research, development and technical talent around the world partner with governments, corporations, thinkers and doers on ground breaking real world problems to help make the world work better and build a smarter planet.”

“There are many different jobs you can do with IBM, including Business Consultant, Technical Consultant, Strategic Analytics Consultant, Software Developer, Sales Specialist, Technology Solutions Specialist and others.”

Ericsson

We welcome one of the world’s largest technology employers, with 104,525 people in 175 countries, 30,000 patents, and 11,000 projects a year.

The R&D global graduate program requires at least a Master of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or a similar subject.

The Excellerate Global Leadership Program prefers candidates with two degrees, and one of them should be a Masters in Business, Marketing or Economics. 2-4 years of work experience in various sectors is also preferred.

Schlumberger

“Schlumberger is the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to deliver superior results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies around the world. Through our well site operations and in our research and engineering facilities, we are working to develop products, services and solutions that optimize customer performance in a safe and environmentally sound manner.”

Schlumberger have 25 R&D centres, and “invest more in R&D each year than all other oilfields services companies.”

Sectors include Engineering, Research and Operations; Geoscience and Petrochemical; Commercial and Business; Carbon services; Water Services.

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Cooper coated coil

Based in Wolverhampton, CCC is a niche UK coil coating company. We use the ‘coil coating’ process to paint metal strip with a specific finish (e.g. non-stick, heat-resistant). With over 45 years’ worldwide experience, we aim to provide the highest quality bespoke solutions to meet our client’s requirements.

DSTL

DSTL maximises the impact of science and technology on UK defence and security – across government. Together we develop battle-winning technologies, based on deep and widespread research, supporting UK military operations now and in the future.

We recruit around 50 graduates and post graduates each year to join our two-year graduate development programme from a huge range of scientific and technology disciplines including applied and physical sciences, engineering, biological and health sciences and research and development. We will give you all the support you need to thrive during your two-year development programme; all graduates are encouraged to join our Chartership scheme and you may be able to study for further qualifications such as an MSc or PhD.

Veolia Environmental Services

“Veolia Environmental Services is the leading recycling and waste management company in the UK. We provide our commercial, industrial and local authority customers with sustainable recycling and waste services to minimise their impact on the environment, turning waste into a resource.

Our Graduate Development Programme aims to develop the skills, knowledge and abilities you will need to undertake a management role within our organisation.”

Relevant roles include Sales managers, Engineers, financial controllers and lab technicians.

Renishaw

“From jet engine and wind turbine manufacturing to dentistry and brain surgery, we solve tough engineering and scientific problems.”

“Our products are used for applications as diverse as machine tool automation, co-ordinate measurement, additive manufacturing, gauging, Raman spectroscopy, machine calibration, position feedback, CAD/CAM dentistry, shape memory alloys, large scale surveying, stereotactic neurosurgery, and medical diagnostics.”

Disciplines: Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Software Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Maths, Other relevant engineering disciplines.

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Frazer Nash

“Frazer-Nash Consultancy is a world class systems and engineering technology organisation.”

Discplines:

• Electro-mechanical design • Concept design and innovation • Stress and vibration • Acoustics • Crashworthiness and shock • Fluid dynamics, aerodynamics and

CFD • Electromagnetic fields • Signatures • Control system design and analysis • Safety management and assessment • Reliability and maintainability • Integrated logistic support

ERA Technology

“ERA Technology provides specialist engineering consultancy to owners and operators of large-value capital assets and systems; helping clients to reduce risk, improve operational performance and comply with functional safety and regulatory requirements.”

“This is an opportunity to join a world-renowned engineering team providing consultancy services on a wide variety of projects in areas such as: Forensic Engineering; Power Systems; Plant Condition Assessment; Engineering Design; EMC Consultancy; Safety Engineering and Assessment.”

We are recruiting from courses including Materials, Mechanical Eng., Elec. Eng., Metallurgy, Telecomms, Physics, Maths.

EDF Energy

“We’re an integrated energy company. That means that we are active in a number of stages of the energy chain: generation, energy supply and trading. Our safe and secure operation of its eight existing nuclear power stations at sites across the country makes us the UK’s largest generator of low carbon electricity. In addition to nuclear, we have coal and gas generation – as well as wind farms and combined heat and power plants.”

Opportunities for 2012 include Nuclear Science, Engineering, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Business Project Analyst. Other fields include Finance and Marketing.

Clear Path Company

Sales Talent Spotters

“Finding talented people to sell products and services is one of the biggest challenges all companies face. We know that it’s motivation and attitude that makes successful sales people rather than skills and experience yet almost every business hires on the latter and ignores the former. Sales Talent Spotters is our service, seeking out the right sort of people with the right mindset and matching them to the sort of employers that will value them, support them and reward them.”

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Alumni Profiles

Prof. Geoffrey Hamer

Biofocus Foundation, Hon. Secretary

Uni. Birm. B.Sc Chem. Eng, 1959

Uni. Birm. Ph.D Biochem Eng, 1962

Karolinska Institute Stockholm: Micro-biological Technology Unit

Swedish Technical Research Council: Research Associate

Shell Research: Senior Research Scientist; Head of Fermentation Research Division.

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research: Principal Scientist

ETH, Zurich: Prof. Environmental Biotech.

Swiss Aquatic Sciences Lab: Head of Applied Microbiology

UCD Dublin: Head of Chem. Engng. Dept.

Biofocus Foundation: Hon. Secretary. 2002-present

Awarded Donald Medal of I.Chem.E., 2006.

Dr. David Dimeloe

Mackwell Electronics Ltd., Chairman

Uni. Birm, PhD Chem. Eng. 1971.

Product Manager for company selling specific ion electrodes.

Sales and Marketing Mgr. of a Philips subsidiary manufacturing temperature control equipment.

Sales and Marketing Director of US company Rochester Instruments that manufactured process control equipment.

Since 1995, Managing Director of Mackwell Electronics, company (employs 150) which designs and manufactures emergency lighting.

Present, Chairman, Mackwell Electronics.

Dr. Neil Young

Uni. Oxford, Materials

Uni. Birm. MSCi, Physics

Uni. Birm. Ph.D, Physics (Nanoscale physics research lab). 2007

Uni. Oxford, Research Fellow. Working on characterisation of nano-particles using advanced transmission electron microscopy.

2010-11, worked as consultant applications specialist to leading microscope manufacturer.

2011-present, team leader within dept. for electron microscopy. Also gives lecture courses and supervises a PhD student and final yr. student projects.

Dr. Sean McMitchell

Imperial College, Research Associate

Ph.D. Electronic Engineering, 2008

Uni. Birm. Physics, Research Assistant.

Uni. Liverpool. Chemistry. Research Theme Leader for £8m EPSRC ‘functional oxide’ programme grant.

Imperial College (present). Materials. Research Associate.

Warwick Uni. Physics. Research Fellow, in charge of a Pulsed laser deposition facility.

Go to the ADEPT website for extended alumni profiles and Q&A advice!

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Prof. Derek Atkins

CASS Business School, Risk Mgt., Insurance, Professor.

Uni. Birm. BSc Industrial Metallurgy, 1967.

Uni. Birm. Ph.D Industrial Metallurgy, 1971.

First position was Examiner at HM Patent Office.

Next, Sun Alliance, Risk management engineer. Learnt valuable financial management skills, worked up to UK Strategy Director.

Current: Risk management consultant and non-executive director of a re-insurer and broker, whilst also an academic teaching risk management and insurance, and setting professional exams for insurers and bankers. Written a dozen textbooks. Positions include:

• Cass Business School, Professor, Risk & Insurance.

• Enabl Ed Ltd., Director

• Reputability LLP, Partner

• Trust International Insurance and re-insurance BSC, non-executive director.

• Market Insurance Brokers Ltd, Non-executive director

Dr. Diana Wardley

Forresters, Partner. Patent Attorney.

Uni. Birm. BSc Physics, 1983.

Uni. Birm. Ph.D Physics, 1986.

Uni. Birm, Research Associate, Medical Physics research group.

Patent professional for, MOD, DEFRA, RSRE, Massey Ferguson tractors.

Current: Forresters, working as a qualified UK Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney, UK Trade Mark Attorney. Currently specializing in trade marks and designs.

Dr. John Higginbotham

Tate & Lyle, Technical manager (retired).

Uni. Birm. BSc, 1966.

Uni. Birm. Ph.D, 1969.

States Institute of Folkhelse, Norway, Post-doc.

NYU Medical Centre New York, Biochem. Post-doc, Immunochemistry.

Uni. Bath, Biochem. Post-doc, fertilization of mammalian embryo.

Most recent: Tate & Lyle R&D. Successes include sweetener Talin and Splenda; now >20m tonnes are produced worldwide. Currently consultant to T&L colleagues and sister companies.

Small company in retirement, Lichfield Laboratory Services, working on new and exciting projects with non-retired ex-colleagues.

Dr. Barry Hill

Micro Research Ltd. Director

Uni. Birm. Ph.D Chemistry, 1983.

Worked for software houses for several years.

Moved into particle counter development in 1989.

Founded ‘Facility Monitoring Systems Ltd’ in 2000 to offer cleanroom monitoring services. Sold in 2008.

Worked as a freelance software/electronics development consultant.

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Dr. Mark Thurston

Barker & Brettell LLP, Chartered Patent Attorney

Uni. Birm. Ph.D Astrophysics, 2000.

Worked as software developer in global investment bank in London. The software facilitated foreign exchange transactions throughout the world’s financial markets.

Changed career and retrained as a Patent Attorney specialising in IP law. Operating at the interface of law, commerce and science, he finds his career varied, diverse and exciting.

Dr. Kalbinder Sandhu

Fisher Scientific UK, Biosciences Sales

Uni. Birm. Ph.D Chemical Eng., 2007.

University College, Dublin, Post-doctoral research.

Currently a Biosciences sales specialist, with a permanent role in business development for a scientific distribution company.

Organizing committee:

Careers and Employability Centre:

Jayne Sharples, Postgraduate Careers Consultant

Richard Newman, EPS Careers Consultant

Sharon Berry, Administrative Assistant, EPS ADEPT Project

Project Coordinators:

Tim Gilbert: PhD Civil Engineering, http://linkd.in/MZbzhw

Lewis Makana: PhD Civil Engineering, find me on Linkedin! Alexander Stephenson-Brown: PhD Chemical Engineering, http://linkd.in/MIGiPi

Kate Phillipson: PhD Metallurgy

Mehran Eskanderi: PhD Civil Engineering, http://linkd.in/Kf4PLu

We are very grateful to the EPS funding committee including Prof. Roy Johnston and Dr. John Bridgeman - without whom this wouldn’t have been possible - for their time and support.

Thanks also to all those who helped on the day!