From PhD to Postdoc: Strategies, fellowships, and real-world insights
Thinking beyond your PhD? Learn how to turn your research into the next big step!
This event offers practical guidance on securing fellowships and postdoctoral positions, with insights from researchers who have successfully navigated the process. Dr Marcus Nicolson will share his journey from completing a PhD in Social Sciences to becoming a postdoctoral researcher at Eurac Research, reflecting on the challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned along the way. Attendees will gain actionable advice on applications, career planning, and the realities of post-PhD life.
Dr Marcus Nicolson completed his PhD in the Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University. His project used an ontological security theoretical framework alongside creative arts and narrative enquiry techniques to examine the lived experiences of young adult migrants in Glasgow, UK. This research has foregrounded individual perceptions of security, transnational identity negotiation, and the role of (im)migration narratives in sub-state contexts. He has published research in journals including: Comparative Migration Studies, Social Inclusion and International Migration. After working as a project manager and research assistant on a number of large-bid social research projects, Marcus began a position as a postdoctoral researcher at Eurac Research Centre in the Horizon 2020-funded B-Shapes project where he explores how borders shape perceptions of European societies, with a particular focus on the experiences of minority populations in European borderzones. Meaning Marcus can talk us through his journey into Eurac, highlighting his reflections on the highs and lows of post-PhD life.
The discussion will be followed by a Q&A.
More speakers TBC soon!
Registration will close two hours before the event begins.