Self-fulfilling Prophecy

Building a Successful Career in Health Research

AvSimon Stewart

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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To date, non-medical researchers, particularly those working in nursing and allied health, have suffered from a general lack of good, strategic advice on how to build their careers. Designed to assist readers in building their careers, A Self-fulfilling Prophecy: Building a Successful Career in Health Research, is a fascinating insight into author Simon Stewart’s, career as a health researcher. Using his unique experiences as a basis for the book, Stewart helps identify and overcome the many different obstacles of building an effective career framework. The book breaks down the key to a successful career in health research, through a systematic analysis of how you can improve your curriculum vitae and positively influence external factors that will determine the eventual success of your career. PhD candidates and Post-Doctoral Fellows provide insights into how they have developed their own research careers, thus providing evidence that it is possible to achieve something substantive if you are able to think and judge your career in a critical manner.A Self-fulfilling Prophecy: Building a Successful Career in Health Research offers guidance on the following issues: How to choose an attractive research topicHow to benchmark yourself against peer competitorsHow to compose a competitive research grant applicationHow to improve your overall skills as a health researchHow to break the mould and stand out as a health researcherThis book will be a useful and informative read for anyone who is starting a career in both non-medical and medical health research or for readers who are looking for direction and inspiration in their existing career.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-03-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:284 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:184
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470060711

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"…provides the tools necessary for building an effective research career." (Doody's Health Services) "It will be an informative read and invaluable resource for anyone who is starting a career in health research..." (Journal of Advanced Nursing, November 2007)

Innehållsförteckning

Author Profile viiForeword ixPreface xi1 Becoming a Strategic Researcher: Increasing your Chances of Long-Term Success 1Introduction 1Mentors and Role Models 2Positive Peer Relationships 5Hot Research Topics 6Active Professional Engagement 7Rapid Career Progress 8Summary 92 Critical Self-Analysis and Personal Improvement: Do I Currently Have the Skills and Knowledge to Become an Expert Health Researcher? 11Introduction 11Critically Evaluating your Strengths and Weaknesses 13Summary 203 Benchmarking your Capabilities and Performance: Improving your Chances of Success within a Competitive Environment 23Introduction 23Benchmarking your Career Progress 24Identifying your Career Targets 26Profiling your Competitors/Peers 27Understanding the Background to Research: Australia’s National Priorities in Funding Health Research 28Purpose of Personal Support: The NHMRC Post-Doctoral Training Fellowships 30Scoring Individual Applications 31Picking the Winners 37Summary 384 Choosing the ‘Cutting-Edge’ of Health Research 39Introduction 39Identifying a ‘Hot’ Research Topic 39New Research Horizons: The Heart of Soweto Study 42Increasing Admissions for Heart Attack in Soweto: A Historical Comparison 46Taking it One Step Further: Identifying a Unique Topic 52Summary 545 From Potential to Reality: The Importance of Achieving Timely Milestones to Bring your Research to Fruition 57Introduction 57Completing a Timely and Successful PhD 59Key Qualities of a PhD-Qualified Researcher 64Consolidating a Foundation for Success: Post-Doctoral Fellowship 68Summary 706 Becoming a Prolific Publisher 73Introduction 73Publishing: What Should You Be Aiming for? 74Key Attributes of a Prolific Publisher 77Summary 807 Successfully Applying for Competitive Research Funds to Support your Career Path and Research Programme 81Introduction 81Improving your Chances of Funding Success 82Putting It All Together as Part of a Persuasive Research Application 85Developing a Compelling Curriculum Vitae 121Completing a Successful Interview 130Summary 1318 Putting It All Together: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Career Success in Health Research 133Introduction 133Putting It All Together 133Personal Reflections on an Emerging Research Career 135Summary 165References 167Index 169