Researcher

Personal and professional values and behaviours

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1.1  Development-focussed

Takes ownership of ongoing professional development, building skills, capabilities and experiences to support career growth, adaptability, and mobility.

• • Development Needs Analysis or access training
  • Careers Network for PGRs (webpages)
  • PGR Careers Beyond Academia, PGR Careers in Academia, and PG Skills (Canvas modules from Careers Network)
  • UoB PGR Development blog
  • Go Global (opportunities include academic summer schools, language courses, research placements, volunteering and internships)
  •  Internships and work experience (Careers Network)

1.2 Strategic

Considers the contexts and landscapes in which research operates, developing strategic direction accordingly.

• • Research Professional
  • Strategic (Vitae guide)

1.3 Organised

Sets clear goals and objectives, plans and prioritises, conducts activities proactively and to time.

• • Shut up and Work, in person (Research Skills Team, Libraries and Learning Resources) or online via Online Group Coaching membership (University Doctoral School)
  • Productivity (Research Skills Team, Libraries and Learning Resources)
  • Online group coaching for PGRs (University Doctoral School)

1.4 Curious

Takes and inquiring, open, and questioning approach, seeking insight, exploring new ideas, and engaging across boundaries.

• • Being curious in research (Vitae guide)

1.5 Collaborative

Actively engages with others to design, create and advance research and/or outcomes that can address complex issues and maximise impact.

• • Collegiality (Vitae guide)

1.6 Adaptable

Is open, agile, and responsive to new ideas, ways of working, opportunities and solutions.

• • Adaptable (Vitae guide)

1.7 Reflexive

Continuously examines own position, assumptions, motives and biases and how these influence approach.

• • Online group coaching for PGRs (University Doctoral School)

1.8 Motivated

Is a motivated, independent thinker, who is determined and committed to research.

• • Your wellbeing (University of Birmingham) 
  • Motivation (Vitae guide)

1.9 Responsible

Demonstrates personal and professional responsibility, considering the potential effects of work on participants, beneficiaries, society, and the environment.

• • Responsible (Vitae guide)