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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452895203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-28530-X

1-280-87389-2

9786613715203

0-203-11307-1

1-136-28529-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EleyAdrian R

Disciplina

378.0072

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - Research

Research - Vocational guidance

College teachers - Vocational guidance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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