6 Steps to Successfully Navigating Your Development
Step 1
You are in control of your development. Reflecting on your prior experience, considering what your career aspirations are, planning and setting goals can help you identify and select opportunities that support your development and align with your career stage, and aspirations.
Step 2
You can use the to plan out your development Researcher Development Framework (RDF). All of the Researcher Development Team’s PGR programmes and initiatives align to the RDF, as does the Annual Progress Review (APR) so you can use it to track your progress. Having a conversation about your development can help you identify areas that you wish to focus on.
Step 3
Be aware that you need to think broadly about how you develop, it’s not all about doing courses. Engaging with training, workshops and courses comprises the smaller part of the total development you will experience during your time at UofG.
For example: Have you consider an internship, graduate teaching assistant opportunities, public engagement, PGR competitions, writing a blog or applying to one of out TalentLab Programmes?
Step 4
In complement to training, embedding and contextualising your learning comes though working with others in the UofG community via workshop discussions, networks, events, groups, mentoring, and peer-to-peer conversations.
Step 5
The remaining, and very important part of your development is derived from direct experience in your field. Working with others, presenting, publishing, and collaborating all offer you learning experiences. Look all around you for development opportunities. What is available in your school, college and in your field outside the university?
Step 6
Reflection on your progress, what you are learning, and what you need to learn is a very important part of the process. You can find support for reflecting on progress through conversations with your supervisor, your peers, mentors, your Graduate School contacts, and specialist services such as the Careers Employability and Opportunity, or via a PGR Writing Adviser.