Becoming a successful early career researcher / Adrian Richard Eley. [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eley, Adrian R.

Contributor:

Eley, Adrian R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Research.

Universities and colleges.

Research--Vocational guidance.

Research.

College teachers--Vocational guidance.

College teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Not that long ago there were fairly clear divisions between researchers at different stages throughout their career, starting with doctoral students then progressing to postdoctoral workers and finishing with academic staff. However, more recently the term Early Career Researcher (ECR) has been introduced partly as a response to their growing importance which has been reflected by their increased respect and status shown by national, international and funding bodies. There are several common features of an ECR's job including the need to establish a professional identity and develop into an

Contents:

Cover; Becoming a Successful Early Career Researcher; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Acronyms and abbreviations; Podcasts; Acknowledgements; Preface; Foreword; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Choosing a research topic; Chapter 3 Choosing a mentor; Chapter 4 Developing your writing and 'getting things written'; Chapter 5 Getting published; Chapter 6 Applying for research funding; Chapter 7 Becoming a supervisor; Chapter 8 Becoming a teacher in higher education; Chapter 9 Developing your career; Chapter 10 Conclusions and future directions; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-28530-X

1-280-87389-2

9786613715203

0-203-11307-1

1-136-28529-6

9780203113073

OCLC:

798209428