Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/09/2024 - 13/09/2024 All Day
Location
Newcastle University Business School
Audience:
In-Person Event for Business and Management PhD Students
HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC CAREER AS A PHD RESEARCHER IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Thursday 12th – Friday 13th September 2024
Newcastle University Business School, Newcastle University, UK
Newcastle University Business School — supported by the Society for Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) and in collaboration with NARTI — is holding a two-day event for business and management doctoral students on community-building and career development drawing on expert advice and interactive facilitation methods to explore:
- What does it mean to be a successful doctoral student in business and management studies?
- What does it mean to belong to the international business and management academic community?
Summary:
We will discuss what success means, explore the most common challenges on the way of building one’s academic identity, and co-create strategies for building a successful academic career. The event will provide the participants with opportunities for networking and developing their academic profile as business and management scholars. The programme involves two theatre-based workshops to facilitate experimental and creative exploration of themes related to academic success and career capital building strategies. In addition, it includes a keynote by Professor Stefanie Reissner (Durham University) and expert-led sessions offering practical advice and hands-on suggestions for the development of an academic profile through involvement in conventional and alternative communities of practice.
Organisers: Dr Sara Zaeemdar, Professor Susan Kirk, Professor David Lain, Dr Marti Lopez Andreu, Professor Tracy Scurry (Newcastle University Business School) and Ms Joanne Garrick (NARTI).
Programme
Day 1 (Thursday 12th September):
13.30 – 14.00 Arrival, welcome, and refreshments
14.00 – 15.00 Keynote on Academic Community-Building for Doctoral Students by Professor Stefanie Reissner (Durham University)
15.00 – 17.00 Theatre-based workshop: What does it mean to be a successful doctoral student in Business and Management Studies? Of success and the challenges en route
18.30 – 21.00 Workshop dinner which will provide a great opportunity for networking
Day 2 (Friday 13th September):
9.30 – 10.00 Tea/coffee
10.00 – 12.00 Theatre-based workshop: What does it mean to belong to the global Business and Management academic community? Devising strategies for success
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.00 Workshop on Building Career Capital: Practical ways to connect to academic community and how to articulate one’s academic identity project
14.00 – 15.00 Focus group discussion
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee break and conclusion
Please note that students should make their own arrangements for transport to/from Newcastle upon Tyne and accommodation for one night on 12th September. The Workshop will start in early afternoon on 12th September to allow participants to arrive to Newcastle on the same day. Workshop dinner on day 1 and lunch and refreshments on day 2 will be provided.
Registration is free. Five student bursaries are offered to support travel and accommodation costs of the participants. The bursaries are aimed to facilitate inclusivity and to partly support the travel costs of those who cannot secure the necessary funds from their own institutions. Applicants should outline their reasons for requesting a bursary on the registration form.
For expressions of interest, please complete this brief form and return to us no later than 5th August 2024. If you are interested to apply for the bursaries, please clearly indicate this on the form and provide a brief explanation.
Any queries to be referred to sara.zaeemdar@newcastle.ac.uk