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Researcher Networks Who are researchers? higher education employees who actively engage in the delivery and direction of research projects, not usually on tenured positions as academic staff usually includes research technicians, postdoctoral associates and fellows What is a researcher network? Committee Group Association Forum Staff representatives Society Postdoc Early Career Researchers Researchers Research Staff “group of research staff working together to represent the views and experiences of their constituents on a range of issues and/or to organise events.” UKRSA No rules!TRANSCRIPT
Personal Experiences & Career Benefits
of Initiating & Participating
in Researcher Networks
Dr Anastasia CallaghanReader, University of Portsmouth
UKRSA SE Regional Representative
Researcher NetworksWho are researchers?• higher education employees who actively engage in the delivery and direction of research projects, • not usually on tenured positions as academic staff• usually includes research technicians, postdoctoral associates and fellows
What is a researcher network?
CommitteeGroup
Association
Forum
Staff representatives
Society
Postdoc
Early Career Researchers
Researchers
Research Staff
Researcher NetworksWho are researchers?• higher education employees who actively engage in the delivery and direction of research projects, • not usually on tenured positions as academic staff• usually includes research technicians, postdoctoral associates and fellows
What is a researcher network?
CommitteeGroup
Association
Forum
Staff representatives
Society
Postdoc
Early Career Researchers
Researchers
Research Staff
“group of research staff working together to represent the views and experiences of
their constituents on a range of issues and/or to organise events.” UKRSA
No rules!
Personal Experiences• To support me in setting up the RSF – advice from UKRSA
Personal Experiences• To support me in setting up the RSF – advice from UKRSA
• Led to me becoming the South East Rep for UKRSA- Part of the Vitae research staff advisory group- Vitae RDF Lens Working group
- transitioning to independence- HR Excellence Panel – represent UKRSA- Support UKRSA projects
- what researchers do next?- Parental leave project- Research Council/funder engagement- Career portfolios
• Personal Benefits- Institutional and external exposure- Greater awareness & understanding of HE landscape & current
agendas- Skills development
Supporting Achievement of Career Goals • In addition to UKRSA roles:
• Reader• Included in the REF• Active research group
- Fellow, PostDocs, PhD students, MRes & MPhil students- significant grant income- basic and translational research- Research council and industry funded
• Member of the BBSRC’s Pool of Experts- grant assessments for responsive mode and iCASE studentships
• Member of BBSRC Committee D
• Unusual?• Statistics show – UKRSA committee members have secured their chosen jobs in
greater numbers than PostDocs in general
Get involved, enhance your skills, secure a fulfilling and rewarding career
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Something to think about?• What do you feel are the priority aims for a Sussex Postdoc Network?
• What format could Sussex’s Researcher Postdoc take?
• How would you like it to run?
• Who’s support do you have?
• Who’s support do you need?
Clear evidence that Researcher Networks benefit the individuals involved
as well as the institution and research culture
What’s stopping you?
Thanks for listening
Any questions?