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Guidelines for research staff at the School of GeoSciences on managing their careers and projects effectively, with responsibilities, goal setting, feedback, and further resources.
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School of GeoSciences Subsurface Research Group Code of Practice for the Management of Research Staff:Responsibilities of the Researcher29th September 2009Stuart Gilfillan
Research Staff are Responsible for: • Their own career management. • Ensuring clarity about their role and responsibilities within the research project.
Research Staff are Responsible for: • Their own career management. • Ensuring clarity about their role and responsibilities within the research project.
Career Management School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation • Set and review long term and short term goals. • Take and seek out relevant development, training and career guidance opportunities. • Long-term careers in academia are rare!
Career Management School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation You really should have a better reason than ‘lab coats are cool’ for working in science • Set and review long term and short term goals. • Take and seek out relevant development, training and career guidance opportunities. • Long-term careers in academia are rare!
Research Project Management • Seek regular feedback on progress in the project. • Raise problems with the PI (or advisor/mentor). • Maximise chances of progressing in academia or elsewhere!
Research Project Management • Seek regular feedback on progress in the project. • Raise problems with the PI (or advisor/mentor). • Maximise chances of progressing in academia or elsewhere! You are completely free to carry out whatever research you want, provided you come to these conclusions
Further Information • School’s Research Staff Organisationhttp://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/rso/ • School’s Researcher Developmenthttps://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/internal/ • U of E Researcher Development Programhttp://www.researcherdevelopment.ed.ac.uk/ • U of E Information Services Computing Skills Centrehttp://www.ucs.ed.ac.uk/usd/cts/courses/ • U of E C of P for Management of Research Staffhttp://www.researcherdevelopment.ed.ac.uk/CoP/Contents.html