Profiles
Liz Simmonds
Liz Simmonds is the Careers Adviser for Postdocs in Physical Sciences. She joined the University in March 2007, and has been developing the school programme together with Jessica Morrod, the Postgraduate Skills Training Officer. Liz read Natural Sciences at Cambridge, specialising in Chemistry. She joined the Royal Society of Chemistry as an Assistant Editor for Chemistry in Britain Magazine, where she developed a strong interest in education, science policy and career issues. Liz then moved to SETNET, a Government-funded organisation promoting science and engineering careers to school children. As a programme manager, she looked after a number of key Government projects, including the Science and Engineering Ambassadors Programme, developing a broad knowledge of science and science-related careers in both the public and private sector.
Liz is based in the University’s Careers Service. She will be delivering all Postdoc courses in the School Programme and looks forward to meeting all those who attend. She would also like to hear your views on the provision as well as any ideas for training you would like to undertake. You can contact Liz by email at elw27@admin.cam.ac.uk
Madelaine Chapman
Madelaine Chapman is the Careers Adviser for Postdocs in the Physical Sciences. She graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a BSc in chemistry and went on to complete a PhD at the same institution, focussing on the electrochemical and spectroscopic characterisation of a novel conducting polymer. She then joined the Royal Society of Chemistry, where she worked for five years in journal publishing. After working for a short time in a primary school she joined the CU Careers Service in 2010.
Madelaine is based in the University's Careers Service. She will be delivering all Postdoc courses in the School Programme and looks forward to meeting all those who attend. She would also like to hear your views on the provision as well as any ideas for training you would like to undertake. You can contact Madelaine by email at madelainechapman@careers.cam.ac.uk.