As a PhD supervisor, your role extends beyond guiding research; you play a pivotal part in shaping the academic and professional futures of your students. Balancing mentorship with your own career aspirations can be challenging yet rewarding.
This page shares jobs.ac.uk’s articles to support your growth as a supervisor and your academic career while fostering the development of your doctoral candidates.
Are you currently recruiting for PhD candidates?
By following these steps, supervisors can attract and retain PhD candidates who are well-suited to their research teams.
How can you create an inclusive research culture?
These strategies can help foster an inclusive research culture, emphasising the importance of supportive leadership, recognition of informal leaders, and tailored professional development to enhance researcher well-being and collaboration.
How can you encourage professional networking to your students?
Supervising doctoral students goes beyond providing intellectual support and critical feedback about their research – it is also about helping them to develop the skills and capabilities needed to succeed in the post-doctoral academic world and beyond.
How can you mentor beyond the PhD?
Dr Stephen Heard goes through his experience mentoring beyond the PhD and helping academic skills transfer to non-academic careers.