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Tag Archives: early career researchers
you expect what? hyper performativity and academic life
This is a guest post from Dr Julie Rowlands, Deakin University, Australia. Julie is concerned about problems created by institutional demands for academic hyper-performativity. Perhaps you are too. Recently my university’s central research office promoted a workshop for PhD students seeking … Continue reading
a researcher on someone else’s project?
I completed my PhD after a pretty substantial professional career. Then, I went into an academic job and jumped straight into my own small research projects. Now, somewhat later, I direct larger and longer research projects, often with a colleague and a small research … Continue reading
Posted in career, early career researchers, researcher, researcher identity, Uncategorized
Tagged career, early career researchers, Pat Thomson, PI, researcher
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mentoring early career researchers – what’s possible?
I was recently emailed by an early career researcher. She wanted some advice on how to find a mentor. She was isolated in her own institution. She felt awkward about just bowling up to people at conferences, but realised she’d … Continue reading
Posted in early career researchers, isolation, mentoring
Tagged early career researchers, isolation of ECR, mentoring, Pat Thomson
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