Early and Mid-career Researchers

The early & mid-career researchers (EMCR) group is open to everyone in the department. Most EMCRs are grade 6-8 and in an academic or research related role. The group meets several times a year to discuss topics of importance, hold Q&A with senior staff, access development and training opportunities as well as meet socially!

Events

Date	Event	Time	Location
1st of February	Seminar: Demystifying the ethics process	9:30-11:00	St Luke's Chapel
19th of March	Workshop: Grant writing - aka how to ask for money	9:30-16:00	Humanities Seminar Room

Useful Resources

Department A-Z of policies of particular interest to EMCRs may be the Open Ended Contracts, Staff Training Policy and Bridging Funding
Personal Development Reviews including a list of Grade Descriptions
Opportunities to join Departmental working groups e.g. Read more about the opportunity to join the MSD EDI Steering Group
Career development opportunities
Support for securing funding: Grants and funding section of the intranet.
Support for wellbeing
Researcher Hub

The Hub team website has many useful resources for you. Find out more about your research staff representative, the Concordat to Support Career Development for Researchers, college association opportunities and more.

EMCR Taskforce

The EMCR Taskforce was convened in 2022 to produce a discrete, time limited piece of work, in recognition that career progression for EMCRs within NDPCHS has arisen as an area requiring attention through a number of different sources.

The report provided: a survey of EMCR needs, a review of relevant documents including those at the university, department, and division level, funder policies, and successful Athena Swan gold applications; and a list of proposed actions.

The response to the report was shared with the EMCR Group in a meeting in September 2023 and can be viewed here.