How to build academic profile in the digital age for every student?
17 February 2020 There is a sea-change in how researchers build their career now over the last decade. Online collaboration, open access publication, digital networks and tools of global reach have now made the assessment of academic excellence more holistic, dynamic and comprehensive.
The modern student must build a robust research competence as well as a convincing and credible digital research presence – an academic profile to showcase the talent to be reckoned.
Your Academic Profile Is Your Online Business Card What your academic profile essentially denotes is your identity as a research professional; your areas of research interests, your list of published works and conference presentations, your technical know-how, your collaborative network and academic achievements. A strong online academic profile helps you stay visible not just within your university fraternity, but opens a global arena of opportunities that extend far beyond its confines. Digital Footprints matter! Universifies and institutions widely search online for potential research candidates and students to gauge their abilities and academic standing.
Developing well- maintained and regularly updated professional profiles across Google Scholar, ORCID, ResearchGate, LinkedIn, university repositories etc., enable your work and expertise to remain easily accessible and visible to fellow researchers, prospective employers and potential collaborators.
Building a strong professional digital footprint would significantly enhance your chances of getting invitations to research collaborations and other academic events and initiatives. Research Experience is the Best Self-Builder One of the ways to create a more effective academic profile is through an increased exposure to practical research work. Participating in faculty projects, conducting an independent research, taking up research projects or an internship and attending or participating in academic competitions enhances a students capacity for doing research, develop a habit of self- learning and also build confidence for the higher academic or research degrees.
Better the research engagement, stronger would be a students academic profile.
Publish & Perish….?
Publishing your work makes your research work visible The fruits of the hard work invested by you in research deservedly need to be brought to light and seen by people worldwide so that you may not perish but rather blossom.
Getting your research work published in internationally reputed and peer-reviewed journals, as a book chapter, in a conference or as part of thesis in online databases is a sure way to build your academic profile and to let others acknowledge your talent.
GlobalX publications help Researchers for their all publication needs so that they reach globally and make their research work and talent noticed by anyone interested globally. Learn Beyond the syllabus, Be multi-skilled The modern research is multifaceted and expected from candidates. So, for better research standing, it’s important to learn additional skills apart from your chosen academic subject like data analysis skills (R, SPSS etc), artificial intelligence, programming skills (Python, Java etc), project management skills, grant writing and science writing/communication. Learning new skills shows adaptability.
Collaborative and Innovative Thinking When students start collaborating on projects, whether they are from the same or different disciplines, they are exposed to new ideas and a diverse range of approaches.
Attend a few research related conferences, workshops and webinars. Participate actively and Network with other participants and build professional and lasting relationships. Collaboration expands your horizons beyond disciplinary and national boundaries.
It’s time for You to Step up In essence, to be visible as an individual academic in the modern, globalised, and interconnected world beyond one’s immediate academic peers and fraternity one must focus on all the aspects that go into making and defining one’s academic profile in a holistic way. The modern student is required not only to be proficient academically but also digitally as well. Students can immensely boost their opportunities for securing scholarship, getting admissions in doctoral programs, qualifying for research funding and making it big in their careers while being a contributor to the growing global pool of research and innovation by keeping a watch on these aspects of academic profile development.
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