Research Supervision: Developing as a Doctoral Supervisor

This 2 ½ day workshop is designed to exchange approaches, tools and good practices in supervising doctoral researchers. It is aimed at supervisors with initial, first experience(s) and generally seeks to increase awareness of supervision challenges and whilst providing insights on how to deal with them.

Specific aspects that the workshop focuses on include:

developments in doctoral supervision
reflections on supervisory styles, roles and approaches
issues related to the recruitment of doctoral researchers
tools for clarifying mutual expectations and creating a good working relationship
instruments for critical situations such as peer counseling and mediation techniques

Program and methods

Participants are given work assignments to meet in small groups for further peer counseling and mutual exchange. Experiences and challenges of the groups will be discussed in the online follow-up session. No preparatory work for day 1 and 2 is required.
Day 1 and 2 of the workshop take place as in-person events at the Hamburg Research Academy. Day 3 as a follow-up session takes place online.
After the workshop, supervisors who wish to remain active in a peer network of mutual support regarding issues and topics related to doctoral supervision will be supported by the Hamburg Research Academy.

Requirements

Participants already have initial, first experience(s) as supervisors.

Details

Date:
Mon, 27 May 2024, 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM, face-to-face event
Tue, 28 May 2024, 10:00 AM - 06:00 PM, face-to-face event
Thu, 12 September 2024, 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM, online

Requirements for participation:

Attendance: Participation is only possible, if you can guarantee an uninterrupted attendance.
Attention: Online events require the same undivided attention as face-to-face events. Please refrain from parallel activities.
Interaction: In general HRA events are interactive and require your active participation.
Visibility: Please turn on your camera, if possible. Especially in our workshops, this is essential for a productive working environment.

Location:
Hamburg Research Academy, Gorch-Fock-Wall 7, 20354 Hamburg

Career Stage:
Postdoctoral Phase, junior research group leaders, w1 professors, Professorship

Language:
English

Organizer:
Hamburg Research Academy

Trainer:

Karl-Andrew Woltin is an assistant professor of social psychology at the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain, Belgium), where he also develops trainings for the university’s Learning Lab. Apart from psychology, his background includes intercultural business communication, and he has developed and delivered trainings in intercultural communication, and PhD skills as well as PhD supervision. He has held academic positions in Germany, the UK and Belgium. His research mainly focusses on interpersonal fit, effects of social power, social projection, and values.

Maximum number of participants:
20