Early Career Researchers Workshop - Advice to Get Your Program of Research Started

Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 - 9:30am to 11:00am EDT
Event Location: 
FB 2005 and Zoom

About the Presenters

Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Vice-President, Research and Innovation

Dr. Adam Algar, Associate Professor, Biology - Adam Algar (he/him) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and is a Senior Editor for the journal Global Ecology & Biogeography. Dr. Algar's research aims to understand how organisms' physiology, behaviour and ecology scale up to generate broad scale ecological and evolutionary patterns through space and time, with particular emphasis on climate and limits to species & distributions. His work spans a range of systems, including tropical lizards, boreal amphibians, and vector-borne human disease.

 

About the Event

As you start your research career at Lakehead University, it’s important to know that you are not alone. In this session, you will learn strategies from experienced faculty members about how to get your program of research started.

You will learn about the expectations of Promotion, Tenure, and Renewal and how to cultivate a peer support system and reach out to peer mentors. Finally, you will develop strategies to balance the demands of teaching, research, and service.

 

Registration

To register for this event, please click here.