Becoming a Successful Early Career Researcher
About this ebook
- With advice on:
- Choosing research topics
- Making best use of a Research Supervisor/Mentor
- Developing your research writing
- Getting published: journals and books
- Writing a research grant/fellowship
- Becoming a supervisor
- Becoming a teacher, and
- Developing your career
This guide will help academics at the start of their career no matter what discipline they are engaged in... Arts, Humanities, Sciences or Social Sciences. For example, in sciences and engineering, ECRs are commonly part of a large research team and often have to work in collaborative groups; requiring strong interpersonal skills but can lead to tension in the interaction with one’s supervisor or mentor. In contrast, in the arts and humanities and perhaps the social sciences, an ECR is more likely to be an independent scholar with a requirement to work alone, leading to a different type of relationship (but not necessarily any less stressful) with one’s supervisor or mentor.
Using case studies from across the subject areas to illustrate key points and give suitable examples this vital guide will help all early career academics.
About the author
Adrian Richard Eley is Senior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology at the University of Sheffield Medical School, UK.
Jerry Wellington is Professor and Head of Research Degrees in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield, UK.
Stephanie Pitts is Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Sheffield, UK.
Catherine Biggs is Reader in Biomechanical Engineering and Head of Research Degrees in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sheffield, UK.
