Women in Research Webinar #38: Your Next Move: Navigating Pivotal Career Decisions in Academia

Behind successful academic careers are moments that demand difficult choices. Do you stay or move on? Take the opportunity in front of you or hold out for something better? Protect time for research or commit to more teaching and service responsibilities? Move into industry or remain in academia?

These decisions rarely come with a clear answer. So how do you approach them and what are the factors to consider?

In this webinar, ARC Laureate Fellow and lead of the Women in Research initiative, Professor Sharon Parker (Curtin University) will explore the critical decision points that many women in academia face, such as:

• Academic versus industry career pathways

• Fixed-term contracts versus ongoing positions

• Balancing research, teaching and service responsibilities