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Professor Santina Bertone – Associate Dean Research
ANZAM Doctoral Workshop - Being a Successful Academic
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SwinburneBeing a Successful Academic
- Develop an academic identity- Be independent, critical and ethical- Be prepared to give as a scholar in a range of ways:- Reviewing- Organising events- Networking with other academics- Hosting overseas academics- Serving on professional bodies- Linking with industry and the community- Being innovative
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Introduction
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SwinburneBeing a Successful Academic
- Create a 3 year research plan- Find time to do research every week- Use semester breaks and sabbaticals- Consider secondment to a centre or institute- Link research to teaching- Find a focus or area of expertise- Focus on quality rather than volume- Be a good time manager
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Plan your Research
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SwinburneBeing a Successful Academic
- Be prepared to take on leadership at your uni- Seek out a mentor- Maintain a balance of activities – teaching, engagement
and research- Research – grants, HDR, publications, scholarly activities- Plan when you will be ready to apply for promotion
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Plan your career
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SwinburneBeing a Successful Academic
- This depends on your research area of focus- What do you want to be an expert in?- Focus your work- Seek out likeminded people in Australia and overseas- Keep up with methodologies and theories- Make time to keep up with latest developments - (not just
in academic publications)- Go to networking forums including government and
industry forums
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Seek mentors/collaborators
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SwinburneBeing a Successful Academic
- Record all your achievements and outputs- Keep a file of testimonials and spontaneous praise- Write case studies of your successes- Articulate your teaching/research philosophies- Promote yourself - (don’t hide your light under a bushel)
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Keep a record
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SwinburneBeing a Successful Academic
- Offer mentorship and advice to students/academics- Offer to collaborate with both junior and leading
Academics- Be available when senior academics ask you to do
something- Don’t count the workload points!- Be a good corporate citizen does pay off- Work with PhDs, honours students and postdocs
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Be kind to others
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SwinburneBeing a Successful Academic
- Respond positively to change- Be a problem solver- Be prepared to change role/direction- Adapt your expertise to different situations.
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Be adaptable
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SwinburneBeing an Academic
- Go to external professional and industry events/forums- Make yourself known- Do projects for external partners- Apply for grants- Keep copies of exchanges- Track your impact- Link your research to the real world- External engagement informs both your teaching and
research
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Be engaged
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SwinburneBeing an Academic
- Seek advice and mentoring- Collect your evidence- Be familiar with the promotion guidelines and
requirements- Plan your application months in advance- Get someone else to read and comment on it- Secure your Dean’s support- Line up good references (choose wisely)- Start writing the application as early as possible (e.g. 2
months prior)- Don’t be discouraged if you are not successful the first
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Know when to apply for promotion (or move)
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Being a Successful Academic
Thank you
Santina Bertone – Associate Dean Research
Swinburne University of Technology
Email: [email protected]
