School of Engineering, Physics and Maths
Welcome to the Careers Service page for Engineering, Physics, Maths and Renewable Energy students, postgraduates and graduates.
Use these pages as a starting point to explore options relating to your degree or to popular career areas. Contact your Careers Adviser for advice, guidance and further information.
Useful Resources
| What do graduates do? Mathematics, IT and computing | A snapshot of the employment status and types of work that graduates were doing six months after graduation (from the Higher Education Statistics Agency's Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey (DLHE)). |
| Prospects Options with Your Subject | Includes civil; electrical/electronic; mechanical; maths; physics |
| Prospects Types of Jobs |
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| Prospects Job Sectors | Includes Energy & utilities; Engineering & Manufacturing; Property & Construction |
| What do graduates do? Engineering and Building Management |
A snapshot of the employment status and types of work that graduates were doing six months after graduation (from the Higher Education Statistics Agency's Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey (DLHE)). |
| gradcracker | The careers website for engineering and technology students |
| interconnect | Interconnect is the network for women studying science, engineering, technology and the built environment in Scotland |
| labinalorry | Volunteer programme for scientists and engineers |
| CareerPlayer Video | Women in Engineering - promoting careers in engineering to women |
| IAESTE | International work experience for technical students |
| TotalProfessions.com | Professional Bodies provide advice on professional careers, routes of entry, internships, graduate schemes and professional qualifications as well as available funding to gain professional qualifications. |
| An Academic Career | Useful starting point if considering a career in academia as a lecturer or researcher |
Civil Engineering
| Institution of Civil Engineers | Institution of Civil Engineers - Graduate Careers Section |
| Institution of Structural Engineers | Institution of Structural Engineers - Careers and Development |
| bConstructive | bConstructive is about helping you decide whether working in construction is right for you. It brings together all the information you'll need to choose a rewarding and exciting career in the industry, tells you how you can apply for an apprenticeship and what working in construction is really like. |
| Targetjobs - Construction | Graduate jobs, careers and recruitment information |
Mechanical Engineering
| Institution of Mechanical Engineers | Industry insights and member profiles |
| Inside Careers - Engineering | Inside Careers - Engineering |
| Targetjobs - Engineering | Engineering graudate jobs, placements and careers advice |
Biomedical Engineering
| Prospects Occupational Profile | Biomedical Engineer Occupational Profile |
| Targetjobs Job Description | Biomedical Engineer Job Description |
| Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine | Clinical Engineers - careers and training |
| New Scientist Jobs | New Scientist Jobs |
| Healthcare Science | Clinical Scientist Training Schemes |
Electrical/Electronic Engineering
| The Institution of Engineering and Technology | Engineering and technology jobs |
| Scottish Development International | ICT and electronic technologies |
| Talent Scotland | Electronic technologies industry overview |
Physics
| Institute of Physics | Institute of Physics - careers information |
| brightrecruits.com | Physics and engineering jobs board |
| nucleargraduates | Graduate scheme |
| Cogent Careers | Cogent Careers |
| Scottish Development International | Aerospace and defence opportunities in Scotland |
| Space Careers | Space Industry Directory |
| Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine | Careers and training information |
Maths/Mathematical Biology
| Institute of Mathematics | Careers section provides information to those interested in finding out about employability, work and jobs associated with mathematicians |
| math-jobs.com | Jobs board (mathematics/statistics) |
| Royal Statistical Society |
Careers in Statistics |
| Inside Careers - Actuaries | Inside Careers - Actuarial |
| Maths Careers | Graduate career information |
| The Actuarial Profession | Becoming an actuary |
| Prospects Occupational Profile | Research Scientist (maths) occupatioanl profile |
| Royal Statistical Society | Medical Statistician |
| What do graduates do? Mathematics, IT and Computing |
A snapshot of the employment status and types of work that graduates were doing six months after graduation (from the Higher Education Statistics Agency's Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey (DLHE)). |
Renewable Energy
| Scottish Renewables | Scottish Renewables |
| Renewableuk | The UK's leading renewable energy association |
| Scottish Development International | Energy sectors in Scotland |
| GreenJobs | Jobs board |
| ThinkPower | Think Power |
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