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Managing your research career

Jo VanEvery gives tips on prioritizing research tasks, planning a long-term program of research, developing a publication strategy, building a support network for research, and carving out time to do research in a busy, multi-focused position.

Career Corner 2009

Presenter: Jo VanEvery, a PhD in sociology from the University of Essex and former program officer with the Standard Research Grants program at SSHRC.

Introduction (8:56)

0:00 - 1:05   The typical PhD student
1:05 - 3:02   Starting your academic career
3:02 - 4:37   Teaching tips
4:37 - 6:07   The changing university environment
6:07 - 8:56   Tenure, publication and grant pressures

Other funding options & managing your time (7:30)

0:00 - 1:06   Why you should have a mentor
1:06 - 3:31   Get the right info
3:31 - 4:12   You have a lot of autonomy
4:12 - 6:13   Preparing for teaching
6:13 - 7:30   Have a plan for your research
 

Create a filing system (6:47)

0:00 - 1:21   Problems with thesis writing
1:21 - 3:21   The big and small questions
3:21 - 4:13   SSHRC competition
4:13 - 6:47   The three year plan

Get out of your office and advance knowledge (8:27)

0:00 - 1:42   Different research types
1:42 - 3:15   Building relationships
3:15 - 4:34   Importance of networking
4:34 - 6:18   Advancing knowledge
6:18 - 8:27   Tips on being able to do your research

You have control (7:18)

0:00 - 1:38   Defining your goals
1:38 - 3:13   Interdisciplinary research
3:13 - 5:30   Your publication plan
5:30 - 7:18   Widen your impact

Interdisciplinary studies - good or bad? (6:13)

0:00 - 1:30   Start on the thing that’s your passion
1:30 - 2:35   Establishing yourself
2:35 - 5:15   Interdisciplinary contradictions
5:15 - 6:30   Don’t always publish with the same people

Research in the government (4:12)