Career Training
in English
Scientific career management and strategies
The workshop is designed for postdocs for whom an academic career is a serious professional option. Participants will have the opportunity to systematically analyze their previous achievements and strengths and to determine their development potential. Different fields of competency will be examined to analyze achievements to date and to formulate goals for one’s further career development.
Following the model of triadic career counselling, not only the participants' own academic achievements are considered, but also personal aspects such as individual preferences and motivational factors as well as the situation in their special field. Thus, the workshop will provide an opportunity to reflect on specific academic career strategies as well as on questions related to the development of one’s personal life alongside academic commitments.
Contents
- Pillars of an academic career: qualitative and quantitative analysis of one’s profile
- Development of individual goals (professional & private)
- Looking behind the surface: Official knowledge and informal rules
- Strategies on the path towards a professorship, e.g.
- What kind of position is attractive to me and what does that mean for the development of my academic profile?
- How can I balance different requirements, e.g. in teaching and research?
- What should I consider when building my individual research profile?
- What should I focus on: publications or funding?
- What kind of networks do I need and how much time and energy do I invest in building and maintaining them?
- How important is participation in academic self-administration and what kind of committees should I choose?
- How to achieve a good life-domains balance
- Your individual development action plan: designing a roadmap for further career development.
Procedure
Approximately one week before the workshop, participants will receive access to the module on a Webcampus learning platform with suggestions for reflection. There is also a preliminary questionnaire about expectations for the workshop to fill out. This will be sent to participants before the workshop.
This will be followed by a half-day online workshop. As a final point the self-study program will be presented.
At the end of the online workshop, participants will receive, amongst other things, a brief insight into the Activity Framework, which is implemented at the University of Graz as a multi-perspective tool for expectations and recognition of achievements. Its purpose is to ensure the most comprehensive visibility, recognition, and transparent communication of the wide range of contributions made by academic university staff, as well as to provide guidance and career planning support for early-career researchers.
Participants will have for further 4 weeks access to the e-learning platform for individual follow-up.
Coach: Dr. Margarete Hubrath, https://www.coachingnetz-wissenschaft.de/team/dr-margarete-hubrath/
