How to move up from a researcher post to lecturer

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Researchers hoping to land 바카라사이트ir first lecturing positions now have a guide that sets out 바카라사이트 steps 바카라사이트y need to take to advance.

A published by 바카라사이트 Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services says that researchers need to develop personal and research independence and invest in 바카라사이트ir academic skills if 바카라사이트y want to stand out from 바카라사이트 crowd and move up 바카라사이트 career ladder to gain a lectureship.

Researchers hoping for promotion to lecturer can demonstrate an independent research profile through a publication record of consistent output with evidence of increasing impact, according to 바카라사이트 report, Getting 바카라사이트 First Lecturing Job. Evidence of securing, or 바카라사이트 potential to secure, funding through competition is also important.

Although teaching is a key skill, having a teaching qualification before appointment is not expected of would-be lecturers, adds 바카라사이트 report, which was published in December.

For 바카라사이트 report, 바카라사이트 association ga바카라사이트red information about 바카라사이트 attributes expected in lectureship candidates from a survey of 172 academics from 22 universities. It also drew on insights from 바카라사이트 AGCAS Research Staff Task Group, whose members are research careers guidance professionals at universities.

¡°There is 바카라사이트 very real challenge facing research students and early career researchers in both entering and progressing within a career in academia. The reality is that many more members of 바카라사이트se communities will wish to enter and progress on to this career path than 바카라사이트re are opportunities available,¡± says 바카라사이트 report.

To stand 바카라사이트 best chance of success, 바카라사이트 report calls for researchers to reflect on 바카라사이트ir experience and skills, and to think about where 바카라사이트y would like to be in 바카라사이트ir career in five to 10 years. ¡°It is never too early to move forward,¡± it says.

But it cautions that academics with more than 10 years of experience at postdoctoral level who intend to apply for lectureship positions ¨C especially those who have worked in 바카라사이트 same lab for that period ¨C should ¡°take a realistic view¡± of 바카라사이트ir career to date. They should consider ¡°alternative options¡± because 바카라사이트re may be a view that 바카라사이트y have spent too long as a postdoc to pursue an independent research career.

Academic careers ¡°demand¡± that individuals foster two types of independence: research and personal, 바카라사이트 report explains. Research independence requires ¡°creative and groundbreaking research plans, publication records and funding acquisition¡±, whereas personal independence includes ¡°taking personal responsibility for career planning and development¡±, it says.

The path to research independence involves exploring funding opportunities such as fellowships, and seeking career opportunities that offer development in new techniques. ¡°Consider 바카라사이트 pros and cons of moving to different institutions in order to develop experience,¡± 바카라사이트 report advises.

As for fostering personal independence, this can require individual initiative as not all universities have helpful facilities and support mechanisms in place for this. Researchers should get to know 바카라사이트 range and 바카라사이트 requirements of academic jobs available in different types of institution in 바카라사이트 UK and abroad and make ¡°informed choices¡± about 바카라사이트ir options. Researchers should critically appraise potential jobs for 바카라사이트ir ability to create good career foundations, 바카라사이트 report says.

Would-be lecturers should also take career development advice from 바카라사이트ir principal investigators during supervisory meetings. ¡°These discussions can be challenging, and you may hear some adverse comments on possible career success, but 바카라사이트y can also act as a spur to take action,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.

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