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Building a Research Career: Insights from Faculty Mentors

Join us for an engaging workshop aimed at early-career researchers. Led by Dr. Ros Sydie, Dr. Gurston Dacks, and Dr. Bruce Dancik, this session will explore essential strategies for building a successful research career. Learn about funding opportunities, the balance of research, teaching, and service, and the importance of networking. Delve into best practices for training graduate students, and understand how collaboration and interaction can enhance your research impact. This workshop emphasizes the social nature of research and effective planning for your academic journey.

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Building a Research Career: Insights from Faculty Mentors

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  1. Faculty Mentor Workshop Session 1: Building A Research Career June 29, 2009

  2. Introduction • Resources available: • Dr. Ros Sydie • Dr. Gurston Dacks • Dr. Bruce Dancik

  3. The Research Program • Funding agencies award grants to researchers who show a strategic vision and who have the skills necessary to carry it off. • What subject area fascinates you, where do you think you can make a significant contribution to your discipline?

  4. Planning • Reconnaissance • Targets • Placement of Articles • Research/teaching/service balance

  5. Seeking Grants • Importance of Pursuing Grants--> personal benefits --> institutional benefits --> HQP

  6. Successful Research is a Social Process • Interaction • Feedback • Re-thinking • Revising • Retesting All of these are essential for your ideas to grow in clarity, rigour and sophistication.

  7. Networking • Networking Locally • Networking at conferences • Networking within your discipline and the granting agencies

  8. Working with Graduate Students • The training of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQPs) - Tri-councils see this as one of their primary tasks • Involving grad students will increase the odds of the council funding your research

  9. Conclusion • Research is a process of social interaction • Plan your process as you plan your research

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