Roadmap to a Successful Research Career: A Bootcamp for early Career Faculty

All too often, junior faculty embark on their research careers without a clear roadmap or foundational skillset. They arrive at their institutions fresh from graduate school and begin applying for grants—often unsuccessfully—without first taking the time to establish research goals, position themselves effectively as scholars and researchers, or receiving training on how to write effective grant proposals and deal with declinations.

This bootcamp, which will take place over several months, starting on February 25th and continuing until April 1st with individual dates in between, is designed to help set junior faculty up for successful research careers on the front end. Through six hands-on, cohort-based sessions, you will gain the tools and skills you need to build visibility and establish momentum early on in your research journey:

• Positioning as a scholar and researcher: How to set meaningful research goals and understand what advancement and progression looks like as a researcher/scholar.
• Proposal development: The art and science of developing excellent grant proposals, including strategies for winning funds from a variety of federal and private funders.
• Rising above failure—analyzing grant declinations: A methodology and Matrix tool to help you understand what happened and how to move forward when you encounter the inevitable experience of a proposal declination.
• Sustainability and balance: ensuring a successful and rewarding research career: Strategies and individualized planning to help you form healthy scholar-researcher habits and find the necessary passion and practicality to sustain your research career.