Prepare for Job Market in Academia Workshop 2026 at the University of Bristol Business School 

Are you navigating the academic job market or wondering what comes after your PhD?  

Join us for Prepare for Job Market in Academia, a half-day in-person-only workshop hosted by the University of Bristol Business School on Tuesday, 24th March 2026. Designed specifically for PGR students in Business Studies (Management, Marketing, Finance, and Accounting), this event brings together faculty who graduated from leading institutions like Bristol, LSE, Oxford, Bocconi, Cornell and Penn State, and are now well positioned on the other side of faculty and even hiring panels.The event aims to support PGR community as you prepare for academic job applications, market expectations, and long-term career planning. 

We are planning three sessions on the day: 
Session 1: Navigating and Experiencing the Job Market. 
Session 2: Behind the Scenes: Evaluating Job Applications.
Session 3: Career Long-Term Planning. 

And bookable 1-to-1 meetings with speakers (details below).

We are pleased to announce the provisional list of prestigious speakers:

1. Prof Selin Atalay (Professor of Marketing at the University of Bristol, PhD from Penn State)
2. Prof Stuart Cooper (Professor of Accounting, PhD from Aston)
3. Dr Artur Doshchyn (Lecturer in Financial Economics at the University of Bristol, PhD from Oxford)
4. Prof Robin Holt (Professor of Strategy and Aesthetics & Business School Postgraduate Research Director at the University of Bristol, PhD from LSE)
5. Dr Jessie Jiang (Lecturer in Management Science and Operations at the University of Bristol, PhD from Cornell)
6. Dr Manuela Pedio (Senior Lecturer in Finance & Coordinator of the Financial Markets Research Group at the University of Bristol, PhD from Bocconi)
7. Dr Yudi Zhang (Lecturer in Management at at the University of Liverpool, PhD from Bristol)

Free refreshments will be provided! Limited to 40 places (first-come-first-reserved).

Please respond to this form by 10th March 2026 so that we can plan the logistics accordingly.  We'll be sharing the exact timings for the sessions closer to the date. Thank you 🙂