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Charities and not for profit organisations offer intellectually challenging, values driven careers that draw on many of the skills developed through doctoral and research work.
This panel brings together professionals working across the charity and not for profit sector who have previously worked in academic research. Panelists will discuss how they moved from academia into the sector, the types of roles available, and what the transition looked like in practice.
There will be time for questions and open discussion in which we can explore how research skills translate into charity and not for profit work, what employers in the sector look for, and how to approach career exploration and applications.
This event is aimed at PhD students and research staff who are interested in careers beyond academia and want to better understand opportunities within charities and not for profit organisations.
The 2026 conference booklet will be available closer to the event.
This event is part of
Careers Beyond Academia: Options and Pathways for Researchers
The careers conference for Oxford University research staff and DPhil students
Monday 23 March – Thursday 26 March 2026 online and in-person in Oxford. The careers fair will take place at the Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road, OX2 6PA. Register for the fair here
