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Faculty Mentor Workshop. Session 1: Building A Research Career June 29, 2009. Introduction. Resources available: Dr. Ros Sydie Dr. Gurston Dacks Dr. Bruce Dancik. The Research Program.
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Faculty Mentor Workshop Session 1: Building A Research Career June 29, 2009
Introduction • Resources available: • Dr. Ros Sydie • Dr. Gurston Dacks • Dr. Bruce Dancik
The Research Program • Funding agencies award grants to researchers who show a strategic vision and who have the skills necessary to carry it off. • What subject area fascinates you, where do you think you can make a significant contribution to your discipline?
Planning • Reconnaissance • Targets • Placement of Articles • Research/teaching/service balance
Seeking Grants • Importance of Pursuing Grants--> personal benefits --> institutional benefits --> HQP
Successful Research is a Social Process • Interaction • Feedback • Re-thinking • Revising • Retesting All of these are essential for your ideas to grow in clarity, rigour and sophistication.
Networking • Networking Locally • Networking at conferences • Networking within your discipline and the granting agencies
Working with Graduate Students • The training of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQPs) - Tri-councils see this as one of their primary tasks • Involving grad students will increase the odds of the council funding your research
Conclusion • Research is a process of social interaction • Plan your process as you plan your research