Evelyne Jardin
Reading
-Guide pratique des Français en Grande-Bretagne, French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain, 2006. Order online from their website http://www.ccfgb.co.uk
-Thibault Bertrand, “Londres: la réussite et l’art de vivre en prime,” Courrier cadres n°2, November 2006.
-Jérôme Fabre, “Mobilité internationale des étudiants: les Français vont principalement dans les pays limitrophes,” French Education Ministry information sheet, January 2005.
-Guide du post-doctorat à l’étranger en sciences de la vie, La Toile des Biologistes, Download the Guide at www.biotoile.org
-Nicole Leray, Tony Raban and Geneviève Laviollette, “De la thèse à l’emploi au Royaume-Uni,” Association Fedora, July 2003, Download the file from the ABG website: www.abg.asso.fr/fichiers/777/dte-royaume-uni.pdf
-René David and Claire Mouchot, “Le statut des chercheurs et enseignants-chercheurs au Royaume-Uni,” French embassy in the United Kingdom, 3 April 2006, Download the file from http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/actualites/32921.htm
-Christian Bessy, François Emard-Duvernay, Guillemette de Larquier, Emmanuelle Marchal (eds.), Des marchés du travail équitables? Approche comparative France/Royaume-Uni, Peter Lang, 2001.
-Emmanuel Derville, “Give your CV an English Touch,” Courrier cadres n°1600, 13 October 2005.
-Tony Raban and Nicole Leray, “Un CV pour le Royaume-Uni,” Docteurs&Co n°5, March 2005.
Browsing: Information websites
-http://www.ambafrance-uk.org
Website for the French embassy in the United Kingdom. A wealth of information for French expatriates or those looking to expatriate.
-http://www.workingintheuk.gov.uk/content/working_in_the_uk/en/homepage.html
An informational website for those who want to live and work in the UK with a section on work permits.
-http://www.britishcouncil.org/home
This institution’s website has two sections that scientists and anyone who wants to pursue studies across the channel shouldn’t miss.
-http://www.hesa.ac.uk
The Higher Education Statistics Agency publishes statistics for publicly funded higher education in the UK.
A few general job sites
-http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
-http://www.jobsite.co.uk
A few job sites for PhDs
http://www.jobs.ac.uk
http://phdjobs.com
http://www.prospects.ac.uk
http://www.newscientist.com
http://www.tiptop.iop.org Job offers for physicists