Postdoctoral scholarships to promote careers in development studies: CDS experience and wider issues

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Abstract

Since 2012, the Centre of Development Studies at the University of Bath has employed six post-doctoral research fellows on successive two-year contracts, funded by a private donation from an alumnus. This paper draws on this experience to reflect on how to support development studies research activities and careers. It reaffirms the case for helping promising early career researchers to build upon and move beyond their doctoral work, the value of research autonomy at this stage, and balancing research autonomy with membership of relevant specialist clusters and networks.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherCentre for Development Studies
Number of pages26
Publication statusPublished - 17 Jul 2024

Publication series

NameBath Papers in International Development
PublisherCentre for Development Studies
No.74
ISSN (Electronic)2040-3151

Keywords

  • development studies, postdoctoral fellowhsips, early career

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