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And #ECRday2022 is off! We're kicking off with a panel on 'The Early Career Journey' with a team of @qub_belfast experts. Before we get started: some housekeeping! Thanks are due to @DNIRE1, Alice at @QUBPostdoc & @WrayRamona for being so amazingly helpful & supportive 🙏
@DNIRE1 @QUBPostdoc @WrayRamona We also need to thank @QUBResearchPol for the funding that enabled us to pay all our speakers & chairs: only right to reward their time, expertise & generosity!
@DNIRE1 @QUBPostdoc @WrayRamona @QUBResearchPol Speaking of chairs, today we are in the hands of @J_O_McCullough, who is a @nbcdtp PhD Candidate at @ModLangs_QUB. 
It's National Postdoc Appreciation Week! #NPAW2021 #LovePostdocs
Who are postdocs?
Researchers with PhDs who work for universities but don't have permanent job contracts.
Here are concrete actions for funders & institutions to appreciate their postdocs:
Who are postdocs?
Researchers with PhDs who work for universities but don't have permanent job contracts.
Here are concrete actions for funders & institutions to appreciate their postdocs:
Do a census and make it public!
Funders: how much of your money is spent funding short-term research contracts?
Who are you funding in these posts?
Age, gender, nationality are key to know, since there are strong biases in who can accept a job with a temporary contract
Funders: how much of your money is spent funding short-term research contracts?
Who are you funding in these posts?
Age, gender, nationality are key to know, since there are strong biases in who can accept a job with a temporary contract
Follow postdocs over time!
Postdocs are billed as training posts - are they?
Funders: Where do your postdocs go after you fund them? Include all postdocs (beyond fellowships)
Universities: how many of your staff have been employed for >4 years on temporary research contracts?
Postdocs are billed as training posts - are they?
Funders: Where do your postdocs go after you fund them? Include all postdocs (beyond fellowships)
Universities: how many of your staff have been employed for >4 years on temporary research contracts?
#Leadership in #Academia: a series from Postdoc and Fellows Champions at @imperialcollege
#NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostocs @Postdocs_SC_SK @HPostdocs @cmbi_cpa @ICL_MatPostdocs @lms_postdocs @ChemEngPostdocs
#NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostocs @Postdocs_SC_SK @HPostdocs @cmbi_cpa @ICL_MatPostdocs @lms_postdocs @ChemEngPostdocs
@imperialcollege @Postdocs_SC_SK @HPostdocs @cmbi_cpa @ICL_MatPostdocs @lms_postdocs @ChemEngPostdocs Advice for leadership – 1: Put people first, then their work - show kindness and empathy. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs Long read on empathy at work - developing skills to understand other people: buff.ly/2uQtypk
@imperialcollege @Postdocs_SC_SK @HPostdocs @cmbi_cpa @ICL_MatPostdocs @lms_postdocs @ChemEngPostdocs Advice for leadership – 2: Find your own area of specialisation. #NPAW2020 #LovePostdocs #ImperialPostdocs . Long watch: PFDC What's Your Research Vision Video: buff.ly/3mAusQV
