Survival Guide for Early Career Researchers

Navigating research careers is complex for early career researchers (ECRs) in the social sciences, requiring soft people and management skills and resilience. This book provides guidance and emotional rapport on topical issues relevant for ECRs, written by successful ECRs who have navigated their careers. It covers topics such as work-life balance, networking, collaboration, open science, press and media, and exploring research careers outside of academia. The book is an essential go-to practical resource for PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, senior researchers, mentors, and administrators.

Format: Hardback
Length: 261 pages
Publication date: 09 November 2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

Navigating research careers can be a daunting task for early career researchers (ECRs) in the social sciences. It requires a combination of soft skills such as effective communication, management, and resilience, which often cannot be formally taught through university coursework. This book, written from a peer perspective, aims to provide guidance and establish an emotional connection with ECRs in academia and industry.

The authors, who are successful ECRs themselves, have organized each chapter into three parts. The first part includes a personal story that relates to the topic, the second part presents key content on professional and personal effectiveness based on evidence from the psychological, sociological, and/or management sciences, and the third part offers action points and practical recommendations. The topics covered are specifically tailored for individuals considering a research career or already working in the field, including:

• Work Hard, Snore Hard: Recovery from Work for Early Career Researchers
• Networking and Collaborating in Academia: Increasing Your Scientific Impact and Enjoying the Process
• Accelerating Your Research Career with Open Science
• Engaging with the Press and Media
• Making Your Science Go Viral: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Research
• Exploring the Horizon: Navigating Research Careers Outside of Academia
• Thinking like an Implementation Scientist and Applying Your Research in Practice
• Survival Guide for Early Career Researchers

This book summarizes relevant evidence-based research in a strategic but supportive manner to offer advice to ECRs. It serves as an essential go-to practical resource for those embarking on or already navigating their research careers.

Weight: 594g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031107535
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022