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Employer Engagement

Overview

The Research Careers team hosts a wide range of tailored networking events throughout the year with PhD employers, including start ups, SMEs and larger companies, as well as Postdoc Alumni.

Early Career Researcher-Company Networking Event

We recently hosted an event on What Funders Want in November 2025. Watch this short video for a snapshot of the key takeaways.

Events

Alumni Postdoc Roundtables

Grow your network and learn more about potential career options for the future.

At UCD Research Careers, we know that postdocs often secure their next role through their professional networks. The Alumni Postdoc Roundtable Series connects current postdocs with alumni who have progressed into a wide range of roles across sectors, many within organisations keen to recruit postdocs.

Each session focuses on a specific career or sector and is relevant whether you plan to pursue an academic career or explore other pathways. Alumni share career stories, role insights, and insider perspectives.

View previous roundtable discussions by logging into (opens in a new window)MyCareer, searching Working Across Sectors.

Testimonials from the Alumni Postdoc Roundtable Series

“I got some more ideas where to apply, what the possibilities are, and how to widen my network” 

“It will provide the edge needed to make the transition from academia to industry” 

“This gave me an opportunity to hear the actual journeys of the speakers and it felt very relevant” 

Contact UCD Research Careers

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 7777 | E: researchcareers@ucd.ie