Supervising doctoral researchers (in French)
Define roles and responsibilities, establish a good relationship
This half-day workshop will address the following points, through mini-presentations, a case study and group discussions:
- Defining your roles and responsibilities as a supervisor and those of your doctoral researchers;
- Establish effective and appropriate communication;
- Using the UNIL Code of Practice for the doctorate as a tool in doctoral supervision;
- Use various tools to analyse and develop your practice;
- Know the professional opportunities and the future of doctoral graduates (academic and non-academic careers).
Target audience: Academic staff at the University of Lausanne responsible for supervising doctoral researchers from all faculties. This workshop is intended for people with or without experience in the field of supervision.
The main language of the workshop is French. Participants are free to ask questions in English, and small groups will be organised in English wherever possible.
Moderators:
- Estelle Doudet, Vice-Rector for Research and Professor at the Faculty of Arts
- Dr Mélanie Bosson, Co-Director of the Graduate Campus
Supporting and preparing the careers of early and mid- stage researchers
A discussion on the supervision and mentoring of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers
The supervisory role is just one of the many responsibilities of senior professors and researchers. Yet, this role is central to the professional lives of the early career researchers under their responsibility. As well as providing guidance and training in the various stages of the research project, supervisors are often the first point of contact for career-related issues.
In this workshop, we examine the role of supervisor in the professional development of early career researchers (doctoral candidates and postdocs). We take a look first of all at the available data on the careers of doctorate holders, and at what’s at stake for the preparation of different types of career.
We follow on with an exchange on the supervision and mentoring of doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, with particular reference to their careers. We’ll also review the resources that can support supervisors play a facilitating role in this context.
The objectives of the discussion are the following :
- To better understand the current employability issues facing doctorate holders ;
- To reflect on how best to support early career researchers as they prepare themselves for different types of career (i.e. academic, public or private sectors, freelance, etc.) ;
- To share experience with colleagues, and to reflect on best practice ;
- To learn about the resources available within the institution, externally and online.
Remarks : This workshop is organised at the request of a faculty, an institute or a department. In preparing the workshop, we will work with you to adapt the content to the scientific domain.
To discuss the organisation of this workshop, please contact us at graduate.campus@unil.ch
Target audience : Senior researchers (MER); Supervisors/PIs
Modality : In person
Duration : By agreement, minimum 2 hours
Frequency : On request
Language : Available in French or in English
Moderators: The session will be led by Dr Isabelle Skakni, Head of the Academic Succession and Careers Unit, HES-SO Rectorate, and by Dr Verity Elston, Co-Director of the Graduate Campus UNIL.
Being a Professor or MER at UNIL
Roles, responsibilities and challenges
Through your commitment to UNIL, you will contribute to the realization of the institutional missions of teaching and research at the regional, national and international levels.
In order to help you integrate into the UNIL culture and environment by providing you with the appropriate conditions for success, the UNIL Management provides training for all new Professors and Senior Lecturers I and II (MER I & II).
This training is part of the evaluation procedure of the Directorate Directives 1.4 and 1.15 which provide for mandatory training modules to be taken during the first two years of new hires as Professors or MER I and II.
The objectives of this training are as follows:
- Understand the UNIL environment (missions, values, organization, functioning, etc.)
- To acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill one's role in teaching, research and management
- To promote internal networking and contact with the various UNIL departments
This training is highly recommended but optional for PRIMA FNS and ECCELLENZA professors.
