Post-Doc Stuff

A year of Liberating Structures in Education

Posted on 20 May 2020 by Paul Brennan

It’s just over a year since I attended my first Cardiff LS Meet Up and saw what could be achieved by Liberating Structures. Since, I have used LS with staff, students and facilitated workshops with academics, computer professionals and consultants. I have played with LS in person and online. My facilitation skills have deepened and
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Doing a Post-Doc

Posted on 12 March 2014 by Paul Brennan

Today, I am giving a talk about Post-Doctoral careers. As is often the way, I started off with a Google search. My search was “why do a postdoc”. I found the following resources: The Office of Career & Professional Development has a nice piece entitled: “To Postdoc or Not?“ UC Davis has a piece entitled:
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Post-doctoral Development Planning…

Posted on 1 November 2013 by Paul Brennan

Every post-doctoral fellow should have a development plan. To be honest, everyone should have a development plan. Your plan should consider where you are and where you want to go. This is particularly important if you’re on a fixed term contract. Key questions include: What could you learn that would help you do your job
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