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Disrupted Mobilities, Disrupted Careers: Outro of the Blog Series on COVID-19 and Early Career Academics

Nicole Wichmann — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:30:00 +0000

In conclusion of the nccr – on the move blog series on the impact of COVID-19 on early-career academics, this post takes stock of the central issues raised. Based on additional insights from a satisfaction survey realized among the nccr – on the move-funded early-stage academics in February 2021 and

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Careers of Young Researchers

Barbara Zimmermann — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 08:30:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the daily working routines of researchers across the globe. Researchers at an early career stage – when mobility, networking, and specialization are essential – may be particularly vulnerable to the measures taken against the spread of the disease. How have the first months of the

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Exceptional Uncertainty: Early-Career Anthropologists in the Corona Pandemic

Minh Nguyen — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:30:26 +0000

The Covid-19 pandemic has proven to significantly affect the current state of life and work of early-career fieldworkers and ethnographers, as they have had to manage the subsequent restrictions imposed on their fieldwork. Based on discussion at the Research Infrastructures and Emotional Challenges workshop, we highlight the challenges faced by

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Spoon and Fork Theory in 2020: COVID-19 and Mental Health in Academia

Leslie Ader — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:30:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has made a large impact on global society, but one group has been affected by it substantially – that is, university students and junior scholars. Prospective academics around the world are having to deal with numerous obstacles from physical limitations to mental ones. A wave of students

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Stranded in Academic Mobility: The Isolating Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Carole Ammann — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:30:00 +0000

Mobility is a key criterion for assessing academic excellence. International mobility undoubtedly allows junior researchers to have essential experiences and broaden their networks. Nevertheless, the difficulties that go along with mobility – relocation of family members, administrative burdens, and informal connections with the host institution – can reduce these potential

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Blind Spots and Uncertainties – Juggling Knowledge During the Pandemic

Petra Sidler — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 10:15:00 +0000

There are two kinds of uncertainties we as researchers are faced with: There are those things we are aware of that we do not know, but also those we are unaware of that we do not know. Dealing with this range of uncertainties can be demanding in ‘normal’ times and

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What Happens When a Transnational Researcher Cannot Travel Anymore?

Liliana Azevedo — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 08:30:47 +0000

The pandemic impacted people’s transnational movements as well as research on mobility and migration. As a Ph.D. student doing multi-sited research, I used to cross national borders several times a year to do fieldwork, but suddenly I was forced to immobilize. What happened next, to me as a researcher, to

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Fading Career Prospects of Mobility Researchers “Stuck” in Immobility?

Kerstin Martel — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:30:26 +0000

What happens when you are researching a topic that is suddenly suspended and prone to alter fundamentally in the future? How are the early career prospects of mobility researchers and their sense of purpose when getting “stuck” and isolated in an unfamiliar place? While the “new normal” and its implications

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Immobilized by the Pandemic | Moving Forward in Academia

Jenna Althoff — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:55:31 +0000

Academic mobility is often a prerequisite for professional development and career advancement for early- career scholars. The immobility created by the global pandemic disrupted and challenged this mobility, while simultaneously inciting a reappreciation of the interactions it used to fuel. What are the consequences of immobility from a personal perspective

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