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Researcher Development : Opening Doors - Tips on Creating your own Opportunities
| Description | Theme: Education and Research Category: Education and Research This session will be IN-PERSON - instructions will be provided beforehand.
About this course: This interactive session will foster open discussion on taking initiative for career advancement. Participants will explore strategies for identifying and pursuing employment and funding opportunities, including those not publicly advertised. The session will also delve into ways to initiate research stays, placements, and collaborations. Through real-world examples of successful and unsuccessful attempts to create career opportunities, the course will provide practical guidance while encouraging participants to share their experiences and insights in an open environment.
Learning outcomes: As a result of attending this course, you will be able to:. - Understand effective strategies for identifying and pursuing both publicized and hidden employment and funding opportunities. - Learn how to avoid common pitfalls when crafting cold emails to establish professional connections. - Appreciate the value of informational interviews as a tool for exploring career paths and building networks. - Gain insights into planning and initiating research stays, placements, and collaborations. - Learn from peers' and instructors' experiences - both successful and unsuccessful - in creating professional opportunities. - Develop confidence in taking proactive steps to create opportunities tailored to your goals. - Build a peer network to exchange experiences and foster mutual support in career development.
Who should attend this course: This course is open to anyone interested in learning how to create professional opportunities and willing to contribute by sharing their experiences. It is designed for participants at all career stages and across all disciplines. Whether you're planning a career in academia or considering transitioning to industry or other sectors, this session offers valuable insights and practical strategies to help you navigate your career path.
Presenter(s): Dr Amicia Phillips.
Before the course: No formal preparation is required. However, participants are encouraged to reflect on their current roles, the steps they took to secure their positions, and the ways they have connected with collaborators or built professional networks. You are welcome to bring any questions or specific examples of your experiences to share for feedback or for the benefit of fellow participants.
Learning provider: MAKE YOUR MARK - Research staff peer to peer development - This session is being delivered as part of a new pilot scheme of research staff peer to peer development titled `Make your Mark'. The facilitator is kindly giving up their time voluntarily and willingly sharing their expertise to help the wider researcher community. This course is administered by Researcher Development; please contact researcherdevelopment@exeter.ac.uk for more details. If you register for any of our sessions, it is expected that you will attend. If you are not able to attend please log in to the `iTrent' online system to remove your name from the relevant activity before it is due to take place. You will be expected you to attend for the whole session and for ease of administration, attendance registers will be taken at the end of each session. Should you need to leave a session early or you experience ongoing technical issues, please email ResearcherDevelopment@exeter.ac.uk. | ||||||||||||||
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