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Ahmad Zaharin Aris
OUTLINE
To get a real lifeLife After PhD
Life-Work Balance
MaintenanceVisible and outstanding
Bright Spark
A bit about myself
Introduction
Searching for a right pathway
Pathway
Stand out in a crowd
Stand Out
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2013
ACADEMIC ROUTES
HONEYMOON PHASE CAREER PHASE NIGHTMARE PHASE STRUGGLE PHASE MAINTENANCE PHASE CHALLENGE PHASE
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“Scientists are rated by what they finish, not by what they attempt”
I have a PhD
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SUCCESS
What people think
it looks like.
What it really looks like
PATHWAY
set aside time
academic career can pull you in different directions
dedicated
01Carve out research time and treat it like any other appointment you wouldn’t cancel.
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PATHWAY
take advantage of all the opportunities - ”Yes”
important to set limits – “No”
01Say yes to all opportunities that will help you to develop as a researcher at first, and then learn when it’s better to say no.
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Nobody is too busy, it’s just a matter of priorities“ ”
PATHWAY
clear idea
be flexible.
01Be flexible
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NO. SEMAKAN : 01
NO. ISU : 02
TARIKH KUATKUASA : 06/02/2017
1 drp. 11
MAKLUMAT KEPADA PEMOHON
• Sila isikan markah nilaian yang diperoleh berdasarkan Garis Panduan dan Kriteria Kenaikan Pangkat, Pegawai Akademik UPM Edisi 3.
• Sila tandakan lampiran yang sepatutnya untuk setiap kriteria penilaian yang ditetapkan.
• Sila gunakan Senarai Semak Permohonan Kenaikan Pangkat Jawatan Profesor.
Saya mengaku bahawa segala maklumat yang diberikan di Bahagian A, B, C, D dan E serta lampirannya adalah benar. Saya juga bersetuju untuk
menerima sebarang bentuk tindakan sekiranya maklumat yang diberikan adalah palsu.
OPERASI PERKHIDMATAN SOKONGAN
PEJABAT PENDAFTAR
Kod Dokumen: OPR/PEND/BR03/SKOR 01 (a)
BORANG SKOR MARKAH KRITERIA KENAIKAN PANGKAT
KE JAWATAN PROFESOR - KLUSTER SAINS, PERTANIAN DAN TEKNIKAL
BAHAGIAN A: MAKLUMAT PERIBADI
1. NAMA PENUH
2. JABATAN
3. FAKULTI
4. PENGKHUSUSAN
5. NO. KAKITANGAN
6. NO. KAD PENGENALAN
7. TARIKH LAHIR
8. NO. TELEFON
PEJABAT
TEL. BIMBIT :
:
9. TARIKH/TAHUN MULA BERKHIDMAT DI UPM
( TAHUN)
10. TARIKH DISAHKAN DALAM JAWATAN
11. TARIKH PELANTIKAN KE JAWATAN SEKARANG
12. GRED GAJI
13. GAJI HAKIKI SEKARANG
14. TARIKH PERGERAKAN GAJI
15. LATAR BELAKANG PENDIDIKAN
Yang benar,
(Tandatangan Pemohon)
Tarikh :
NO. SEMAKAN : 01 NO. ISU : 02 TARIKH KUATKUASA : 06/02/2017 2 drp. 11
BAHAGIAN B: KRITERIA PENGAJARAN DAN PENYELIAAN (30%)
PENILAIAN LAMPIRAN MARKAH WAJARAN
PENGAJARAN (50%)
1.0 markah untuk setiap jam kredit * kuliah (bagi kelas ≤ 40 pelajar) B1
MARKAH MINIMUM
80
SUB WAJARAN
60%
1.5 markah untuk setiap jam kredit * kuliah (bagi kelas > 40 pelajar) B2
1.0 atau 1.5 markah untuk setiap jam kredit amali atau tutorial B3
Nota : i) 1 jam kredit bersamaan 1 jam kuliah iaitu 14 jam kuliah setiap semester ii) 1 jam kredit amali bersamaan sesi selama 2 hingga 3 jam iaitu 28 hingga 42 jam setiap
semester iii) 1 jam tutorial bersamaan 1 jam contact hours
JUMLAH
8.0 markah untuk setiap kursus yang mendapat mata 4.00 dan ke atas untuk penilaian pengajaran pensyarah oleh pelajar B4
MARKAH MINIMUM
60
SUB WAJARAN
40%
6.0 markah untuk setiap kursus yang mendapat mata 3.50 hingga 3.99 untuk penilaian pengajaran pensyarah oleh pelajar B5
4.0 markah untuk setiap kursus yang mendapat mata 3.00 hingga 3.49 untuk penilaian pengajaran pensyarah oleh pelajar B6
2.0 markah untuk setiap kursus yang mendapat mata 2.50 hingga 2.99 untuk penilaian pengajaran pensyarah oleh pelajar B7
0.0 markah untuk setiap kursus yang mendapat mata kurang daripada 2.50 untuk penilaian pengajaran pensyarah oleh pelajar B8
Nota : Markah penuh untuk penilaian pengajaran pensyarah ialah 5.00
5.0 markah untuk setiap kursus yang mempunyai kuliah online yang lengkap B9
2.0 markah untuk setiap kursus yang mempunyai kuliah online yang tidak lengkap B10
5.0 markah untuk setiap fail kursus yang lengkap berdasarkan skala 1 hingga 5 B11
Nota: i) Lengkap – 5 markah ii) Separuh lengkap- 3 hingga 4 markah iii) Kurang lengkap- 1 hingga 2 markah iv) Tiada fail kursus- 0 markah
JUMLAH
PENYELIAAN (50%)
2.0 markah untuk setiap penyeliaan Projek Ilmiah Pelajar Tahun Akhir B12
MARKAH MINIMUM
40
SUB WAJARAN
60%
0.5 markah untuk setiap pelajar bagi lawatan pemantauan latihan mengajar, praktikum,latihan industri atau internship pelajar B13
4.0 markah untuk setiap penyeliaan tesis Ph.D sebagai pengerusi B14
3.0 markah untuk setiap penyeliaan tesis Master sebagai pengerusi B15
3.0 markah untuk setiap penyeliaan tesis Ph.D sebagai ahli B16
2.0 markah untuk setiap penyeliaan tesis Master sebagai ahli B17
2.0 markah untuk setiap penyeliaan projek Master tanpa tesis B18
JUMLAH
5.0 markah sebagai pengerusi bagi setiap pelajar Ph.D yang bergraduat B19
MARKAH MINIMUM
35
SUB WAJARAN
40%
3.0 markah sebagai pengerusi bagi setiap pelajar Master yang bergraduat B20
3.0 markah sebagai ahli bagi setiap pelajar Ph.D atau M.Med yang bergraduat B21
2.0 markah sebagai ahli bagi setiap pelajar Master yang bergraduat B22
2.0 markah untuk setiap pelajar yang membentangkan cadangan Ph.D atau M.Med. B23
1.0 markah untuk setiap pelajar yang membentangkan cadangan Master B24
2.0 markah untuk setiap pelajar yang membentangkan viva Ph.D B25
1.0 markah untuk setiap pelajar bagi pembentangan viva Master B26
2.0 markah untuk setiap pelaksanaan Qualifying Examination (setiap pelajar) B27
Wajib telah menjadi pengerusi penyeliaan kepada: - seorang pelajar Ph.D yang telah bergraduat; dan - seorang pelajar M.Med/MSc. yang telah bergraduat
JUMLAH
Maklumat disahkan oleh Ketua Jabatan: ______________________________ (Tandatangan dan Cap Ketua Jabatan) Tarikh :
Am I eligible to apply?
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PATHWAY
top-tiered journals are more important than a dozen mediocre papers
01Choose quality over quantity
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Talking to people is essential
PATHWAY
independent investigator.
own sense
Be realistic!
Work on the strength – what you have not the others
01Run your own studies, if possible
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PATHWAY
This one is not always easy. Developing appreciation for critique is what makes us better scientists.
The more I progress in my career, the more I realize I don’t know, even within my own research area.
Frame criticism as a way to learn and improve. Being resistant to critique or defensive about your work probably won’t get you as far as being excited about hearing from other experts.
01Welcome criticism.
POSITIVEThinkDoBe }
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PATHWAY
This one is particularly important as you transition away from your work with your mentor and into a new role as an independent investigator. You can’t do it alone!
It goes back to the idea that you are not an expert in everything, and pulling together the expertise of yourself and others to develop ideas is optimal.
I am learning this more and more as a faculty member. You’d be surprised—most people are very receptive to forming new collaborative relationships, which tend to be mutually beneficial.
Talk to other people - other disciplines.
01Build collaborative relationships that complement your own research interests.
PATHWAY
01Maintain and build relationships with other faculty you admire
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PATHWAY
It is important to know what you are interested in and where you are going with your research.
When you are on the job market, and as you develop your expertise among the research community, it is important to have direction and focus, and a bit of a plan.
However, it is very important not to be rigid about it, because this not only closes doors to interesting opportunities.
Be realistic! UPM is still UPM, not Harvard!
01Clear idea of the lines of research you plan to develop and how you plan to build your research program plan.
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MAINTENANCE• resources• relational agency
• resilience• respectful
• rest and recreation
RESOURCEFULNESS Resourcefulness is about being pro-
active and not simply waiting for help to come to you. Successful early
career academics get out of their of offices, ask questions, seek advice, and find their own solutions to problems
when they inevitably arise.
1. What goals have you set or pathways have you decided upon for your academic career? How often do you ask senior colleagues for help with this? How often do you revisit those goals?
2. How does the promotion process at your university work? What do you personally need to do to get promoted?
3. What professional and personal development opportunities have you made the most of lately? In research, teaching, leadership, supervision, cultural awareness, work-life balance, and language acquisition, for example.
4. How familiar are you with the various student services on campus? Do you know any of the people who run these services by name and couldyou confidently send a student or colleague in need to the right place or person?
5. Have you published from your PhD and/or do you have a publication plan?
6. Are you a willing and active member of your department? In what ways?
7. How are you using social media to support your academic work and/or profile?
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Relational AgenciesActions you take have an impact on others. It is about knowing how to know whom, as well as knowing
what, how and why.
What contact do you have with your former graduate supervisor/s and graduate student colleagues?
How many people do you know who could be examiners for your graduate students? Or guest lecturers in your courses?
Who are the top 10 scholars in your field? Do they know you?
How often do you see and talk to your departmental colleagues? Do you have morning tea or lunch or social drinks together on a semi- regular basis?
Who are your “academic kindred spirits” – people who think similarly or are doing similar work – andhow much contact do you have with them? How could you nd more such people?
Which individuals or groups have you identified in your local, national and international spheres from whom you might draw professional guidance and support?
Who are your mentors, and in what areas of your work (research, teaching, social, cultural, etc.)? How do you nurture those relationships?
RESILIENCEResilience is about
being able to bounce back from
rejection, cope with unexpected
events, and respond positively
to adversity
What is your response when you receive a “reject” or “revise and resubmit” response from a journal editor?
2With how many people do you
share your scholarly work before you present it for publication or
performance? 6
Who, besides your own students, has seen you teach lately? 5
How do you react when you receive evaluations of your teaching from students and colleagues?
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What different forms of feedback do you seek on your academic work, from whom, and how often? 3
How would you react if one of your PhD students wanted to change
supervisors? 7
How often, and from how many different organisations, do you apply for funding or grants to support the work you do?
4Fewer than 10% of academics are
successful at securing external research grant funding or gaining a
teaching award on their first attempt, and at least one fifth fail to achieve promotion the first time they apply.
How you will react?
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1 On which university committees or working groups do you currently serve, and which have you identified as important options for the future?
2 How do you demonstrate care for your students? For your colleagues?
5How do you react when you are asked to do something you do not want to do at work?
3 What service activities and/or community-based work do you engage in beyond your institution?
4 How do you filter information? How do you decide which correspondence is important to read and whose advice is important to take?
7 In what ways are you serving your discipline currently, and how would you like to do so in the future?
6 Have you familiarised yourself with your department’s and institution’s core strategy and policy documents lately?
Respectfulness : Respecting and serving each other is about being a
good academic citizen.
What exercise and/or hobbies help keep you
healthy and sane?
Do you know how to say “no” when you are asked to take on
too much AND how to say “yes” when an important opportunity
arises?
What habits (procrastination and perfectionism, for
example) prevent you from being productive at work
and restful at home?
Against whose criteria do you measure your success,
and how does this make you feel at work and at home?
How do you protect your family/ personal/leisure time
from encroaching work responsibilities?
What organisational tools, routines and practices do you
use to help you balance/manage your time effectively?
Rest and Recreationto avoid burn-out
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RELATIONSHIPDIRECTION
NETWORKINGPUBLICATIONS
Student - Supervisor
A great supervisor oversees
your academic work, is
passionate about your
subject area and invested in
your success.
Clear Direction
Requires the researcher to
work with a clear direction, to
be leading and contributing to
several ongoing projects, and
to become an established and
well-known member of their
research community.
Write an Impactful
ManuscriptA high impact paper
stemming from time as a PhD
student or as a junior
postdoc (lecturer) can open
up many opportunities
Establish Strong
NetworkingT - together
E - everyone
A - achieves
M - more
Bright Spark
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THANK YOU“WE HAVE MADE CLEAR TO YOU THE SIGNS;
PERHAPS YOU WILL UNDERSTAND.”(57:17)
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