'Making it' as a contract researcher : a pragmatic look at precarious work /: a pragmatic look at precarious work. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nerida Spina, Jess Harris, Simon Bailey and Mhorag Goff.
• Authors: Spina, Nerida; Harris, Jess; Bailey, Simon, 1978-; Goff, Mhorag
• Contents: Preface Acknowledgements Chapter One Situating the Contract Research Career The partial academic What is making it ? Introduction to the Research Some key terms Who is this book for? How this book is organised Chapter 1: Situating the contract research career Chapter 2: Becoming and being a contract researcher Chapter 3: The collective work of contract research Chapter 4: The possible future of research careers What is work? The growth of contract research Who are contract researchers? Policy context Feeling the effects of managerialism Consequences for researchers A final word Chapter Two Becoming and being a Contract Researcher The multiplicity of making it Entry into contract research Progressing as a contract researcher Developing the academic identity Being strategic and developing your research story Building a publication track record Acquiring in-demand skills Managing quality research The hidden work of a contract researcher Charging fairly for your work Finding the next contract Managing periods of under or unemployment Health, ageing and contract research Moving beyond contract research Tenured academic job applications Moving to non-research positions A final word Chapter Three The Collective Work of Contract Research Collegiality, not competition Employment on other people’s projects Quality research: Balancing independence and collegiality Ethical dilemmas Feeling like you belong Writing on other people’s projects Working for free Questions of authorship Initiating publications in a team The collective work of career building Creating and maintaining your networks Sustaining your network Conferences and professional organisations Networks of contract researchers Collectivisation among researchers A final word Chapter Four The Possible Future of Research Careers Nurturing engagement Supporting contract researchers to make it Individual efforts Group work: Collectivisation among researchers Supervisory action and ethical leadership Industrial action: The role of unions and activism Research Associations The impact of institutional initiatives Impacts on universities Government-led reform A final word References Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 378.125023; Research, Industrial -- Vocational guidance; Education, Higher -- Vocational guidance; Research -- Vocational guidance; Temporary employees; Precarious employment
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429777646; 9780429777653; 9780429777639; 9780429431999
• Related ISBNs: 9781138362581; 9781138362598
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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