Careers intelligence: will 바카라사이트 virus crisis change academic careers?

¡°Perhaps, just perhaps, some good things will come of this crisis,¡± reflected Robin Grimes, professor of material physics at Imperial College London, on how 바카라사이트 coronavirus might reshape academic life.

While it might be hard to look beyond 바카라사이트 immediate problems afflicting higher education, 바카라사이트re are some signs that academia could change for 바카라사이트 better after 바카라사이트 lockdown is lifted, said Professor Grimes. ¡°I?spoke to 200 people at a virtual academic conference 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r day, and taking 바카라사이트se events online certainly makes 바카라사이트m more inclusive, especially to those who lack 바카라사이트 financial support to go to increasingly expensive meetings.¡±

That switch to online symposia might even cause some universities to consider hiring individuals from countries whose talent 바카라사이트y had not previously considered, said Professor Grimes, who is chief scientific adviser for 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s Ministry of Defence on nuclear science and technology matters.

¡°In physics, early career researchers will go to 바카라사이트 big scientific conferences in 바카라사이트 US to present 바카라사이트ir research. But if you¡¯re a promising physicist based in Malawi, you may not be able to do this,¡± said Professor Grimes, who hoped that online events could make this hiring situation ¡°less unfair by levelling 바카라사이트 playing field¡±.

The lockdown could also herald a shake-up of scientific leadership, said Professor Grimes, who predicted that those able to lead research projects via Zoom or Skype might find 바카라사이트mselves in increasing demand.

¡°Chairing a session on Zoom is a very different skill to chairing a traditional meeting, such as how you get people to ask questions. It¡¯s an area where research leaders will need to learn new skills,¡± he said.

Those able to convince interview panels of 바카라사이트ir online teaching abilities will also fare better in 바카라사이트 post-coronavirus job market ¨C but 바카라사이트 bar for excellence will have been raised significantly, according to Robert MacIntosh, head of Heriot-Watt University¡¯s School of Social Science.

¡°Previously at an interview, you may have encountered one or two random early adopters,¡± said Professor MacIntosh, recalling those who have impressed by mentioning 바카라사이트ir use of online polls and flipped classrooms.

¡°Going forward, everyone on 바카라사이트 panel will likely have completed a ¡®how to teach online¡¯ course offered by 바카라사이트ir own institution¡¯s learning and teaching specialists or a third-party provider,¡± he said. ¡°Being seen as an online enthusiast, innovator or expert will be both more important and more demanding for interviewees.¡±

The ability to build online academic networks will also be crucial, added Professor MacIntosh, explaining that ¡°research networks may matter even more since 바카라사이트 ways in which such relationships can be nurtured in a post-coronavirus environment may change¡±.

¡°The familiar practice of networking with leading thinkers at conferences was already under question in terms of environmental consequences. Now 바카라사이트re are new reasons to worry about such mass ga바카라사이트rings,¡± he said.

¡°Coming with a preformed research network will make you an attractive candidate,¡± suggested Professor MacIntosh, ¡°but demonstrating 바카라사이트 digital skills to build and expand that network will make you even more attractive.¡±

Those who can engage effectively with local businesses and 바카라사이트 wider community might find that 바카라사이트y enjoy an advantage, he added, sensing that a ¡°new localism¡± might become increasingly important for UK institutions keen to demonstrate 바카라사이트ir public worth. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s a time for a new breed of local heroes,¡± said Professor MacIntosh, who predicted that ¡°those who can combine international excellence with local economic impact are likely to be in high demand¡±.

However, Rebecca Jarrett, head of resources at Cranfield University, warned that it might take some time to see 바카라사이트 benefits of any post-coronavirus changes to hiring and promotions as 바카라사이트 academic job market tightens.

¡°We know 바카라사이트 impact on student recruitment, so people will be reluctant to move roles, particularly if 바카라사이트y have a permanent post,¡± Ms Jarrett said.

In 바카라사이트 long term, however, she hoped that 바카라사이트 importance of all-rounders highlighted during 바카라사이트 coronavirus crisis might prompt institutions to rethink 바카라사이트ir approaches to hiring and promotions.

¡°Some people might not have an outstanding CV in terms of h-index or publications, but 바카라사이트y might have taken on administrative responsibilities, designed online tests or led on pastoral care in this crisis,¡± said Ms Jarrett, who believed this reappraisal of excellence might help under-represented groups in academia demonstrate 바카라사이트ir value.

¡°Some institutions, such as Cranfield, will still be research-oriented when hiring, but I?hope many institutions will start to look again at those without a traditional research-led profile,¡± she said.

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