Managing these (sometimes competing) demands can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. In this talk, designed for PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career academics, you’ll learn how to develop the essential personal and project-management skills that all researchers need in order to thrive in the demanding environment of academia.

You’ll learn practical tips and tested strategies on how to independently and collaboratively manage your day-to-day work and research program, including how to

• balance research tasks with administrative to-dos
• develop a strategic publication plan that establishes your research niche and area of expertise
• stay ahead of funding applications and proposals
• get yourself “application ready” for open positions
• and finally, how to effectively lead and mentor research teams as an early-career PI.

Join this engaging talk – structured in a problem-solution format – from someone who knows firsthand the reality of what researchers face: too much to do and too little time to do it, and walk away with a realistic approach for succeeding in academia.

About our Expert – Marc Abernathy

Marc Abernathy is a developmental editor working with academic researchers to get them published in highly cited journals and funded by leading agencies and foundations. He has worked with PhD students, postdocs, and professors for over 12 years to help them structure their texts, clearly articulate and emphasize their arguments and findings, and write and revise their contribution statements. Marc also teaches workshops on all aspects of writing for publication and securing funding. Before transitioning to developmental editing and his work with academic researchers, Marc worked in clinical research as a manager and research consent form editor. Marc is also part of the LBG Career Center Winter School program as a trainer and coach.