We’re looking for professional service staff working in Higher Education (Student Support, HR, Project Management, IT, Marketing, Research, Events, Finance etc.) willing to participate in a survey regarding their professional experiences and career development.
Dr Ann Kinzer (Research Impact Officer in Research and Innovation Services) is leading a project with support from Natasha Mather (Undergraduate Research Assistant) to answer the question ‘how can professional service staff develop?’. If you work in professional services at a UK University, you can help inform their research by completing their 20-30 minute survey. Individuals cannot be identified from the data.
This research will be used to produce an academic publication exploring careers in Higher Education. The unprecedented times currently faced by this sector provide an opportunity for us to reflect on our skills and the skills we want to build on. The project wants to explore what successful career development in professional services looks like and what challenges staff are facing.
If you would like to further share your experiences and are open to participating in an additional interview, please get in touch with Ann Kinzer at a.c.w.a.kinzer@kent.ac.uk. You may also opt to be personally kept up to date with the project via email.
‘Career Conversations with Professional Service Staff’ is one of the projects funded by the University of Kent’s Summer Vacation Research Competition which is part of the University’s combined strategy to support the professional and career development of academic and research staff, including ECRs, and to enable students actively to participate in research. This year, for the first time, two opportunities were offered to Professional Services staff, one of which was awarded to this project.