Emerging Research Leaders' Development Programme (ERLDP) 2018 New
The new Emerging Research Leaders’ Development Programme (ERLDP) is designed to support postdocs aspiring to achieve research independence in order to lead a research group and/or become a research leader in any field. This programme is intended for postdoctoral researchers from any discipline with at least two years’ postdoc experience.
The programme builds on RDP’s leadership workshop series (Postdocs: An Initial Guide to Leadership; Postdocs: Self-Leadership; Postdocs: Leading Others. ), which lay the foundations of leadership for postdocs, and provides a more advanced leadership programme for those wishing to explore and consolidate their leadership practice over a four-month period within a multidisciplinary group. It is an application-only programme to enable a group of participants to work together to explore leadership in different contexts, and apply subsequent learning appropriately within their individual situations, current roles and future leadership positions. This will be a highly participative programme and an active and collaborative contribution to the content will be encouraged throughout.
If you are considering making an application to ERLDP 2018 and have not already attended at least two of RDP’s leadership workshop series for postdocs linked above, we strongly recommend that you sign up to complete these courses in Michaelmas 2017. ERLDP will run from January to April 2018 with sessions meeting at St John’s Old Divinity School.
- Postdoctoral researchers/research staff with at least 2 years' postdoc experience.
- To be eligible for the programme, you will have applied or be aiming to apply for independent research funding.
- You will also need to demonstrate your motivation for wanting to be a participant on the programme.
It is essential that selected participants are able to commit to attending all the elements of the programme as scheduled:
- Workshop 1 - Friday 19th January 2018
- Workshop 2: Thursday 22nd February 2018
- Group Tutorials: Tuesday 20th March 2018
- Workshop 3: Friday 27th April 2018
Learning Outcomes:
- To achieve an in-depth understanding of leadership in academia and research.
- To deepen your self-awareness in order to help you achieve your full potential as an effective and strategic leader.
- To explore and navigate complex relationships in order to be highly effective at working with others and at achieving desired outcomes.
- Your application to attend the programme will not be considered until we have received your online application form.
- Applications must be received by 5pm on Monday 23rd October 2017.
- Successful applicants will be contacted on the email provided in the application form by early December 2017.
- Please note that places are limited and selection may involve a short pre-programme interview with Dr Mary Beth Benbenek or Hannah Clements, the programme directors. If you are not offered a place, you may be placed on a waiting list.
To apply for ERLDP, please fill in the application form at the following link: http://www.rdp.cam.ac.uk/postdocs/emerging-research-leaders-development-programme-erldp
- Three full day workshops 10am-4pm and one half day tutorial session (morning or afternoon). Dates as above.
- It is expected that participants will commit an additional six to eight hours in total during the programme to complete tasks and activities.
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