Careers for Linguists

One of the LAGBPSC's central aims is to support its postgraduate linguist members in their pursuit of jobs, academic or otherwise, after their PhD. 

Please find some collated resources to this effect on our Resources page. 

Careers Talk Series

In 2024-25, we're delighted to announce a virtual talk series, aimed specifically at postgraduate students in linguistics, on the subject of getting a job after study. These are being coordinated with by Anna-Marie Trester, the creator of Career Linguist, a community and resource hub for career-oriented linguists.

 See details below:

Time slot: 16:30 to 17:45 UK time
Recordings: Available after the event

Schedule: 

14th November  Anna Marie 1: Fundamentals of Getting a Job as a Linguist YouTube link here
12th December Anna Marie 2: Understanding and Translating the Skills Linguists Actually Have YouTube link here Slides link here Doc link here
9th January Anna Marie 3: Hearing from the Experts: A Panel of UK Linguists Now In Industry YouTube link here
13th February Anna Marie 4 [Alex Johnston standing in!]: Mastering LinkedIn as a Linguist YouTube link here
13th March Guest session 1: Work as a Linguist: Making the Bridge into Industry YouTube link here
Speakers: Sean Nonnenmacher,  Hannah Leach, Emily Woods, George Lodge, Tom Williamson
10th April Anna Marie 5: Collaborative Interview Practice with a Linguist's Lens Link to session notes
8th May Guest session 2: Navigating in Academia with more possibilities. Speakers: Yuni Kim, Masha Kyusewa, Christina Bergmann, Remi Lamarque. Joining link here
12th June TBD Joining link here
10th July Guest session 3: Computational Linguistics in the REAL world. Speakers: Na-Rae Han and Ben Naismith   Joining link here
14th Aug TBD Joining link here