Focus on your career development with Prosper

This IN-PERSON session is available to research staff from the University of Liverpool. When registering for this event please ensure you use your University email address as non-University email registrations will be removed due to capacity restrictions, thank you.

Joining details will be sent 2 days and 2 hours before the session begins to the email address you registered with.

Please note - if you are unable to attend, you can register to be sent the resources from the session only by choosing a non-attending ticket.

Session outline/ plan:

As a postdoc you’ve lots of career options but working out the detail of your next career steps can feel unclear. You’ve got lots of skills but how do you figure out which of these skills you want to use and develop in your career? What skills do employers value? Where would you like your career to take you? All of this can seem overwhelming but you can use the Prosper portal to make this more do-able.

In this practical session we’ll take you through;

• A brief overview of Prosper
• A tour of what’s on offer in the portal
• A walk-through of the career development navigator
• Time to try it out for yourself
• Q&A

This session is for postdocs looking to develop in their career, whether in academia or beyond. Whilst this session is designed for postdocs the portal (and functionality/resources available) can be used by PGRs.

There is also a section of the Prosper portal dedicated to Managers of Researchers, who are also welcome to attend this session.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Gain an insight into what resources are available to you in the Prosper portal
• Get started using the practical career development navigator tool to kick-start your own career development
• Set your next career development goal or action

Presenter information:

Dr Fiona McBride (she/her), Senior researcher developer.

Dr Fiona McBride has worked as part of team developing Prosper for the past 4 years. Before that she was a postdoc for a bit over 7 years in total.

Venue information for sessions that are in-person: This room catalogue provides details on shared teaching spaces available across the Main University Campus, including room layout, capacity, facilities, equipment and 360 degree virtual tours: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/intranet/timetabling/online-room-catalogue/ (Please filter the table according to the building/ room indicated in the location information section of this Eventbrite listing)

The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) attributes developed during this session are relevant to the following sub-domains:

Domain A: Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities A1: Knowledge baseA2: Cognitive Abilities A3: Creativity Domain B: Personal EffectivenessB1: Personal Qualities B2: Self-ManagementB3: Professional and Career Development

Accessibility Adjustments and Alternative Format requests: If you require any accessibility adjustments or have any questions about this session, please contact the Academy's RD team Researcher@liverpool.ac.uk at least 7 days before the session date so that your requirements can be referred to the facilitator(s) who will make every effort to address them where possible.

Academy Researcher Development Inclusivity Statement: The Academy is committed to providing an environment which recognises and values people's differences, capitalises on the strengths that those differences bring to the institution and supports all staff and students in maximising their potential to succeed. In line with the Academy's firm commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, we offer all postdoctoral and research-related opportunities to develop and network irrespective of a researcher’s gender, ethnicity, age, self-identification, disability, religious affiliation, or any other criteria used to separate and define.

Academy Code of Conduct: All events organised or facilitated by The Academy follow a Conduct of Conduct irrespective of the number of participants or session format. The Academy thanks all participants in advance for your cooperation to help ensure a safe and constructive environment for everybody. The Code of Conduct is available at: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/development/conduct-events/

Important: We take your privacy very seriously and will only use your email address to send you information about this session. Thereafter, we will contact you only where you have given us permission to do so. After that, you can opt-out at any time of receiving our communication by simply sending an email to researcher@liverpool.ac.uk

Stay in Touch: For the latest news and information about research staff development opportunities and resources follow @LivResearcher on Twitter. Further details about the University of Liverpool's Researcher Development activities can be found on the Researcher Hub: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/researcher/