How to establish yourself as an expert in your field

Would you consider yourself an expert in your field? If not, these tips might come in handy to assert and establish yourself as a thought leader. As a researcher it is possible to feel drowned in data and to downplay your expertise in your field. As is the case in any field, communicating and engaging with your own work is key to eventually geting established as an expert. Here we put together a few tips that can help you make a name for yourself in your respective field. 1. Network at conferences From the time it’s announced until its end, … Read more…

Six Tips for the Early Career Researcher

We asked Alex C. Michalos, Emeritus Professor in Political Science from the University of Northern British Columbia, to share advice he would give to scholars standing at the beginning of their careers. Throughout his long, accomplished career he has won many awards, has published 27 books and 118 refereed articles, and founded or co-founded seven scholarly journals including the most frequently cited journal in the world devoted to business ethics, Journal of Business Ethics. He is also the Editor of the 12-volume Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. As researchers I suppose most of us are pretty good … Read more…