Practitioner or Researcher to Academic

The overall theme of this symposium is to help delegates explore the challenges and opportunities in navigating a career progression and transitions from built environment practitioner or researcher to academic. Participants should have a willingness to share their experiences and expertise and engage with other delegates.

Aims:

• To support academic colleagues through a structured and interactive workshop programme to further enhance and support their career progression and role transitions from practitioner or researcher to academic

• To enable academic managers to reflect on staff development needs and effective development goals

Approach:

• This interactive event will draw upon delegate experiences to inspire the sharing of ideas between academic colleagues who work in a variety of Built Environment institutions and disciplines

• It is designed to bring together built environment academics to think, develop, and work collaboratively to approach career transitions in new and innovative ways

Why should I attend?

• Meet, network and work alongside academics with a broad range of teaching and research interests to explore common themes, challenges and solutions

Who should attend?

• This event brings together academics, practitioners and researchers either at early stages of their academic career, as well as experienced academics who are helping others with career transitions

AGENDA

10:30 Registration/Tea, Coffee & Refreshments

11:00 Welcome Address & Workshop Introduction (Dr Gerard Wood, University of Salford)

11:10 ‘Think Pieces’ and ‘Perspectives’ (CHOBE)

11:30 Reflecting on Career and Transition (Dr Damian Fearon, LJMU / Dr Mark Shelbourn UoS)

11:45 Workshop Activity 1: The Role of the Academic (All)

12:15 Plenary and Q&A session – What does it add up to?

12:30 Lunch

13:15 Workshop 2: Adapting to HE Culture - What is challenging us?

Group ‘A’ Practitioners (Dr Damian Fearon, LJMU)

Group ‘B’ Researchers (Dr Mark Shelbourn, UoS)

13:45 Plenary

14:00 Tea / Coffee

14:15 Workshop 3: Personal and Professional Identity

Group ‘A’ Practitioners (Dr Damian Fearon, LJMU)

Group ‘B’ Researchers (Dr Mark Shelbourn, UoS)

14:45 Plenary

15:00 Reflections, Discussion and Next Steps

15:10 Close

Lunch (including vegetarian options) will be provided. Please alert us to any other requirements at janek@chobe.org.uk

How to find us: http://www.salford.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/42500/MediaCity-map.pdf