Vitae Researcher Development Framework

For Early Career Research Staff

A researcher in first or second post (RA or RF). May have recently gained PhO and undergoing research training and skills development Working for a PI or in a group working for a PI.

• PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
  The personal qualities, career and self-management skills required to take ownership and control of professional development.
• ENGAGEMENT, INFLUENCE AND IMPACT
  The knowledge, understanding and skills to engage with, influence and impact on academic, social, cultural and economic context. Other resources availa ble from Research & Enterprise.
• RESEARCH GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
  The knowledge of the standards, requirements and professionalism needed for effective management of research.
• KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES
  The knowledge, intellectual abilities and techniques needed to carry out excellent research. Access Research Staff-led Methods Training Funding.

For Advanced Career Research Staff

An established researcher with clearly developed skills supporting a PI and perhaps overseeing others' activities.

• PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS
  Maintains career momentum. extending networks and acting as a role modeland mentor.
  See Mentoring section for resources and guidance.
• ENGAGEMENT, INFLUENCE AND IMPACT
  Engaging in supportive peer review and engaging with key researchers and teams in own and other disciplines
• RESEARCH GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION
  Managing large, longer term projects and increasing funding knowledge.Research Development Office can support research funding plans.
• KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES
  Deep subject knowledge and making research breakthroughs and creating new models. Growing national and international influence.

As a researcher you can access support and advice in practicing your research and planning your career, this support is available throughout the university and includes:

• Research & Enterprise: including supporting research funding applications
• Centre for Educational Development: supporting learning and teaching
• Information Services: IT training: computing, MS Office, social media etc.
• Open Access (OA) team, within the Library provided advice and support on publication requirements for REF 2021, with other Library Training and Development Workshops also available.
• Postdoc Staff in the Faculty of Medicine Health & Life Sciences can access further support via the MHLS Postdoctoral Development Centre. You also have access to the full range of activity delivered by other departments, please see the Staff Development Programme website.

Organisational Development provide a range of learning and development activity which focus on developing management and leadership skills, e.g. the Learning for All programme. Further career development resources are available from link below.

Please have a look at the full staff development programme for the wide-range of development activities provided for university staff.

Keep up to date on what is happening in the Research community in Queen's and beyond, by following the social media links below:

• Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences Postdoc Society
• EPS Postdoc Society
• Queen's People & Culture
• Queen's Research Policy
• The European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers
• Vitae: realising the potential of researchers
• Queen's Research Development