I enjoy doing research

I teach the Research Methods [Part 2] module

I actually have a number of jobs, so a typical day involves working on my PhD, some sort of prep for my lectures, then on a teaching day, delivering my 3 hour lecture.

I also work for an agency where I may have a shift working in retail, admin or hospitality.

March 2010-August 2012: Research Coordinator, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Comparison of 5 methods for quantifying mammographic density.

March 2012- Sept 2012: Research Assistant, Academic Neurology, UoS. Conversation Analysis of Shared Decision Making in Neurology Clinics.

Dec 2012- May 2013: Research Assistant, ScHARR, UoS. Part of the RAT group, working on two projects investigating the use of technology with people living with dementia.

November 2009 - March 2014: Work as a Top Level sales assistant at Top Shop. This involves more managerial responsibilities.

Various teaching posts at TUoS (Psychology Department, DfLL and 301)

Various research posts at The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, and Cambridge University.

August 2016: Interim HR and Admin Assistant, Lipsy Limited

2016: Awarded FHEA status

Oct 2016- Present: Agency Worker at Catapult Ventures Ltd

April 2017- Present: Associate Lecturer, Birkbeck College, University of London

I would like to continue teaching in a Higher Education setting

Try and get as much work experience as you can while at university. Even if it's just doing an hour's data entry a week for a PhD student, it will be invaluable on your CV. And don't give up if you hear nothing back from job applications, I'd say I heard back from about 10% of those I applied to, and most of those were just acknowledgements of receiving my application!

You get there eventually.