Research Skills

Building research skills is an essential part of the career development of a researcher. Our Research Skills Coachings aim to help researchers develop and improve key scientific research skills that will be applied to their own research projects in the academic journey. At IAMT, a vast range of materials have been developed in for of a residential course (this originated as our ‘Team Days I and II during Covid), a course ‘Membrane Materials & Processes Research Masterclass’ (Click here for the course information) offered as an elective to masters students and a proposal writing course ‘Water – Energy – Environment Nexus in a Circular Economy: Research Proposal Preparation’ (Click here for the course information). This portfolio, combined with supervision, offers all researchers at IAMT the opportunity to thrive and become independent and successful researchers, no matter if academia or industry are the chosen career paths.

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IAMT PostDoc Expectations and Process

The aim of this document is to explain the expectations of PostDoc periods at IAMT and to reflect on those goals intended to i) enable effective progression into research independence, ii) establish of an own research group and iii) a successful academic career.

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IAMT PhD Expectations and Process

The aim of this document is to explain the expectations of PhD training at IAMT and to encourage discussion about those goals which are designed to i) enable effective research training and ii) a successful research career.

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Why publish research ... and why is this so hard in our field?

Publication involves writing up results on a certain research topic, presenting it in light of the literature, emphasizing the novelty and new knowledge gained. It is naturally a lot of hard work...

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How to write a PhD proposal

Writing a PhD proposal is a really challenging, yet very rewarding task because you get to write your own project. The RSC 2 aim to help applicants to start writing a PhD proposal.

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How to apply for a PhD position

This mini coaching is designed for PhD applicants to increase success through thoughtful high‐quality applications. Naturally this is the process at IAMT, while some insights are transferable.

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