Emerging Research Leaders' Development Programme (ERLDP) New
The Emerging Research Leaders' Development Programme (ERLDP) programme has been designed for postdoctoral researchers/research staff aspiring to achieve research independence in order to lead their own research group and/or to become research leaders in their field through a variety of career pathways including academia. It is a unique opportunity for you to develop and reflect upon your personal leadership style in the context of those who you lead in either an official or unofficial capacity. We will provide tailored training workshops and one-to-one coaching so you can develop solutions relating to your current situation and your future needs. Attending participants will also have access to online resources and a mid-programme masterclass.
Workshop 1 (full day): Introduction to the programme; Exploring leadership assumptions in the current context of higher education and industry; The importance of self-leadership; Getting the most out of the coaching process
Workshop 2 (half day): Leading others collaboratively
Workshop 3 (half day): A strategic approach to career management
End of Programme Presentation and Networking Event (three hours): You will be presenting to key internal and external stakeholders about your experience of being on the programme.
- Postdoctoral researchers/research staff in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) disciplines
- To be eligible for the programme, it is expected that you will have applied or are aiming to apply for independent research funding and that you are currently responsible for managing/supervising students (officially or unofficially). You also need to demonstrate your motivation for wanting to be a participant on the programme.
It is essential that selected participants are able to commit to attending all the 4 workshops as scheduled and commit to completing all elements of the programme.
This programme has been designed to help you to
- explore your understanding of ‘leadership’ and assess the impact of this understanding on your current actions and behaviours;
- to provide you with relevant tools, techniques, models and theories to engage in ‘self-leadership’ as the starting point for leading others collaboratively and your career management;
- to build confidence and the networking abilities of participants to help them to realise their full potential.
- One full day workshop, two workshops of three hours and a two hour masterclass (date to be advised)
- End of programme presentation and networking event
- Three one hour coaching sessions with a professional coach (dates to be negotiated on an individual basis).
- It is expected that all participants will commit to an additional six hours to complete additional tasks and activities during the programme
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