1. School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation Code of Practice for the Management of Research Staff: Responsibilities of the Researcher 29 th September 2009 S tuart Gilfillan School of GeoSciences Subsurface Research Group

2. School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation Research Staff are Responsible for: Their own career management. Ensuring clarity about their role and responsibilities within the research project.

3. School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation Research Staff are Responsible for: Their own career management. Ensuring clarity about their role and responsibilities within the research project.

4. School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation Career Management School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation Set and review long term and short term goals. Take and seek out relevant development, training and career guidance opportunities. Long-term careers in academia are rare!

5. School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation Career Management School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation You really should have a better reason than ‘lab coats are cool’ for working in science Set and review long term and short term goals. Take and seek out relevant development, training and career guidance opportunities. Long-term careers in academia are rare!

6. School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation Research Project Management Seek regular feedback on progress in the project. Raise problems with the PI (or advisor/mentor). Maximise chances of progressing in academia or elsewhere!

7. School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation Research Project Management You are completely free to carry out whatever research you want, provided you come to these conclusions Seek regular feedback on progress in the project. Raise problems with the PI (or advisor/mentor). Maximise chances of progressing in academia or elsewhere!

8. School of GeoSciences Research Staff Organisation Further Information School’s Research Staff Organisation http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/rso/ http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/research/rso/ School’s Researcher Development https://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/internal/ https://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/internal/ U of E Researcher Development Program http://www.researcherdevelopment.ed.ac.uk/ http://www.researcherdevelopment.ed.ac.uk/ U of E Information Services Computing Skills Centre http://www.ucs.ed.ac.uk/usd/cts/courses/ http://www.ucs.ed.ac.uk/usd/cts/courses/ U of E C of P for Management of Research Staff http://www.researcherdevelopment.ed.ac.uk/CoP/Contents.html http://www.researcherdevelopment.ed.ac.uk/CoP/Contents.html