| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 261 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)) |
| Contents |
Introduction: A Practical Guide on How to Survive and Thrive as an Early Career Researcher -- Part I It's All About You! -- Setting Up for a Thriving Career: Assessing Your Scholarly Identity and Institutional Environment -- Developing and Maintaining Healthy Work–Life Balance for Early Career Researchers -- Work Hard, Snore Hard: Recovery from Work for Early Career Researchers -- Achieving Balance Between Research, Teaching, and Service at Work -- Climbing the Invisible Ladder: Advancing Your Career as a Woman in Science -- Part II Research Skills and Competencies 7 Managing Research Projects -- Networking and Collaborating in Academia: Increasing Your Scientific Impact and Having Fun in the Process -- Accelerating Your Research Career with Open Science -- Being Agile: Honing New Skills and Fostering Curiosity for Increased Scientific Impact -- To Come, to See, to Conquer: Practical Pointers in Applying for Funding and Securing Your Initial Grants -- Part III Research Dissemination -- Being an Effective Writer -- Dealing with Rejection: Critical Thinking, Constructive Feedback, and Criticism in the Peer-Review Process -- Presenting and Speaking About Your Work -- Engaging with the Press and Media -- Make Your Science Go Viral: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Research -- Part IV Research Outside of Academia -- Exploring the Horizon: Navigating Research Careers Outside of Academia -- An Alternative Career Path: Research and Evaluation in the Health Service and Not-for-Profit Sectors -- Asking Why and Saying Yes: How to Make Career Decisions Strategically -- How to Engage the Public in Research -- Thinking Like an Implementation Scientist and Applying Your Research in Practice -- Final Thoughts: A Fulfilling Scholarly Career -- Index |
| Summary |
Navigating research careers is often highly challenging for early career researchers (ECRs) in the social sciences. The ability to thrive in research careers is complex and requires "soft" people and management skills and resilience that often cannot be formally taught through university coursework. Written from a peer perspective, this book provides guidance and establishes emotional rapport on topical issues relevant for ECRs in academia and industry. The authors are ECRs who have been successful in navigating their careers, and they seek to connect with readers in a supportive and collegial manner. Each chapter includes elements of story-telling and scientific thinking and is organized into three parts: (1) a personal story that is relevant to the topic; (2) key content on professional and personal effectiveness based on evidence in the psychological, sociological, and/or management sciences; and (3) action points and practical recommendations. The topics covered are specifically curated for people considering undertaking research careers or already working in research, including: Work Hard, Snore Hard: Recovery from Work for Early Career Researchers Networking and Collaborating in Academia: Increasing Your Scientific Impact and Having Fun in the Process Accelerating Your Research Career with Open Science Engaging with the Press and Media Make Your Science Go Viral: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Research Exploring the Horizon: Navigating Research Careers Outside of Academia Thinking like an Implementation Scientist and Applying Your Research in Practice Survival Guide for Early Career Researchers summarizes relevant evidence-based research to offer advice in strategic but also supportive ways to ECRs. It is an essential go-to practical resource for PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. This book will also benefit senior researchers who are serving as mentors or delivering professional development programs, administrators and educators in institutions of higher learning, and anyone with an interest in building a successful research career |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 22, 2022) |
| Subject |
Social sciences -- Research -- Vocational guidance
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Social sciences -- Research -- Vocational guidance
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kwasnicka, Dominika, editor
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Lai, Alden Yuanhong, editor
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| ISBN |
9783031107542 |
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3031107543 |
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