Top 10 hints when starting your first academic job
Professors Robert MacIntosh and Kevin O’Gorman develop on ten valuable hints for ECRs starting on a new job.
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Top Ten Hints on Building Your Academic Reputation
By about the mid-point of your PhD journey, it becomes apparent that getting a successful completion signals not the end per se, but the end of the beginning. For some, the PhD is the summation of their academic endeavours, allowing you to retire undefeated from the world of education bearing its highest accolade. For others, especially those aspiring to an academic career, PhDs are the entry ticket to a world where reputation is all. So how do you build your academic reputation?
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Three things for a successful Publication, Thesis or Dissertation: Theory, Context and Data
Now, before we go any further, clearly articulating you theory, context, data collection, and data analysis is not enough to get published, however, not doing is enough to get your paper desk rejected.
Clear articulation of all three things is subject to a sensible selection process; a general review might not require the application of any particular theory, whilst a conceptual paper may not involve the collection and analysis of original data, but once you know what type of paper you are writing, you should be able to break it down. Being able to explain your paper in relation to each of these sections is of great help when considering both the ways in which to frame the paper, and the gaps that your research addresses.
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Top 10 hints for PhD Students or ECRs Publishing for the 1st Time
Prof. Kevin O’gorman gives his top 10 hints on how to get published for the first time. It is way more accessible than you actually think.
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Top 10 Viva Hints: Things to consider when preparing for your PhD Exam…
Our top 10 Hints to prepare for your PhD Viva.
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An introduction to combining a PhD and a job
Completing a PhD and working full time? As easy as translating hieroglyphics is to Professor O’Gorman. Or identifying aeroplanes by their wingspan is to Dr. Maclaren. Im not so sure. I was certainly sceptical. Especially because my job wasn’t just any job. For the first year of my PhD I was a professional rugby player, representing Scotland on the HSBC Sevens World Series. Without going in to too much detail, this involved travelling the world for approximately three months every year, travelling to such destinations as New Zealand, the Gold Coast in Australia, Tokyo, Las Vegas and South Africa. Certainly not the worst job in the world. And it was a huge honour to represent my country playing a sport I love. However it is not the most conducive to any kind of studying, never mind the trials and tribulations of a PhD.
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