Research career advisor
Do you need assistance with shaping you research career path? Would you like to identify your strengths and weaknesses as a researcher? Do you need help with writing your CV or finding postdoc possibilities in Poland or abroad? You can discuss these topics during individual consultation with a research career advisor.
The post of the career advisor is held by Magdalena Chomicka, an expert in grant application and implementation, who also has experience in, for example, running workshops on ERC grants and Maria Skłodowska-Curie Actions in the National Contact Point for EU Research Programmes
Contact details: Magdalena Chomicka
e-mail: magdalena.chomicka@adm.uw.edu.pl
Individual approach
“As planned, the advisor will meet individually with interested scientists, doctoral students or students who have already achieved their first scientific successes. The advisor will analyse and discuss their CVs and scientific achievements to date, perform a so-called “gap” analysis, and get to know their scientific ambitions for the next few years. In this way, the advisor will be able to select the right instruments to help researchers achieve their goals. The advisor will be able to, for example, indicate what grants they can apply for, what training they need – from the creation of scientific presentations, project management to the protection of intellectual property – in which journals to publish, how to commercialise the results,” Diana Pustuła, the head of the UW Office for International Research and Liaison, says.
Information broker
The UW shall cooperate with e.g. the Human Resources Office, ranking specialists (for scientific publications), the University Centre for Technology Transfer, science managers, the Office for International Research and Liaison (for international grants and cooperation in the 4EU+ Alliance), the Office of Research Administration, the International Relations Office, and with the University Library (Data Management Plan). “The adviser will therefore act as a kind of information broker,” Diana Pustuła explains.
In addition to preparing individual career development plans, her tasks will include organising training for researchers or advising young female researchers and teachers.