CHOBE Symposium: Effective Transitions in Built Environment HE
Event Information
Description
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:
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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
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To enable academic managers to reflect on staff development needs and effective development goals
Approach:
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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
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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?
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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?
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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