Responsibilities May Include (RMI) is a monthly column published in University Affairs dedicated to showcasing the work and advice of GPDN members and those who support the career development of graduate students and postdocs.
With the RMI, we are building a shared repository of insights into the work that we do, from experiences with running services and programming to any advice to share with other professional and career development colleagues.
These insights can take many forms; topics may include the theoretical grounding you rely on, the research projects you are involved in, the experiences of your participants, how you currently support graduate students and postdocs to meet their needs, or the reflective work you are doing to improve your institutional offerings.
Articles are 500-800 words. Writing for us is a great way to connect with the GPDN membership and the larger professional and career development network, sharing your accomplishments and knowledge with the community!
Responsibilities May Include is always accepting submissions! If you're interested in writing something, please contact our RMI coordinators Philip Miletic (pmiletic@uwaterloo.ca) and Rachael Cayley (rachael.cayley@utoronto.ca).
RESPONSIBILITIÉS POTENTIELLES
Responsabilités potentielles (RP) est une chronique mensuelle publiée dans Affaires universitaires et consacrée à la présentation du travail et des conseils des membres du RPESP et de ceux qui soutiennent le développement de carrière des étudiants·es aux cycles superieures et chercheur·es postdoctorales.
Avec la chronique RP, nous créons un répertoire partagé d'idées sur le travail que nous effectuons, soit qu'il s'aggisse d'expériences de gestion de services et de programmes ou soit de conseils à partager avec d'autres collègues du perfectionnement professionnel et le développement de carrière.
Ces idées peuvent prendre de nombreuses formes : les sujets peuvent inclure les bases théoriques sur lesquelles vous vous appuyez, les projets de recherche dans lesquels vous êtes impliqués, les expériences de vos participants, la manière dont vous soutenez actuellement les étudiants.es aux cycles superieures et chercheur·es postdoctorales pour répondre à leurs besoins, ou le travail de réflexion que vous effectuez pour améliorer vos offres institutionnelles.
Les articles comportent de 500 à 800 mots. Écrire une article RP est un excellent moyen d'etablir contact avec les membres du RPESP et le réseau plus large de perfectionnement professionnel et de développement de carrière, en partageant vos accomplissements et vos connaissances avec la communauté !
Responsabilités potentielles accepte toujours des propositions d'articles ! Si vous souhaitez écrire quelque chose, veuillez contacter nos coordinateurs Philip Miletic (pmiletic@uwaterloo.ca) et Rachael Cayley (rachael.cayley@utoronto.ca).
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