Events

Mid-Career Faculty Workshop

Finding Your Pace, Enjoying the Journey

Join this workshop on Sunday December 15, from 09:00 to 12:00.

Pre-registration is required and can be added to your current ICIS registration. Registration will open in September.

WHAT IS THE MID-CAREER FACULTY WORKSHOP?

During the initial years in your academic career, the goal of promotion to Associate Professor or Senior Lecturer is likely what motivates your efforts to publish, enhance teaching skills, and establish a presence in the discipline. The achievement of this milestone provides an opportunity for reflection, a reconsideration of your interests and priorities, and thoughtful evaluation of options. While, at this juncture, you have likely published some significant and impactful research, met or at least progressed well toward the goals and aspirations that you initially set forth, and you may find new interests and opportunities. In addition to the pursuit of new knowledge and the dissemination of research, you may wonder about the challenges and level of enjoyment related to serving others through leadership and administrative duties, new pedagogical initiatives, and/or establishing new business/industry connections.

Therefore, growing out of being an Early Career academic and entering the next stage – a Mid-Career academic can benefit from taking some time for reflection and thinking about the chosen path ahead. In this workshop, we will combine the insights and experiences of a group of mentors, all of whom have successfully navigated the mid-career journey, and workshop participants to share and brainstorm in order to co-create effective mid-career strategies.

AUDIENCE AND OBJECTIVE OF THE MID-CAREER FACULTY WORKSHOP

The Mid-Career Workshop is an opportunity for IS scholars to reflect on their existing work and strategically plan for the next phase of their careers. Generally, every researcher that is in the mid-career stage is welcome to participate in this workshop. This workshop is appropriate for any faculty member that has received tenure or on permanent contract and is considering with a longer view the shape of the professional contribution(s) they want to make. Individuals at all stages of tenured professorship may find this workshop useful, from newly tenured faculty members to those that have settled into their role as a tenured professor. Researchers who are more advanced in their career but considering a shift in their work are welcome to apply as well. Those that have attended other mid-career workshops are welcome to participate, share, and learn from other colleagues.  In addition to developing effective mid-career strategies, we hope to foster a support network of peers that will continue to offer each other advice and support.

ORGANIZATION OF THE MID-CAREER WORKSHOP

The Mid-Career Faculty Workshop at ICIS 2024 will be an interactive event. We will discuss the work-life balance challenges faced by mid-career researchers across countries and contexts and discuss strategies for balance and the development and cultivation of networks that can help in facing the challenges.

The workshop will feature panels and break-out groups to create, reflect on, and promote individual career plans. Workshop-wide discussions with mentors will help to learn from each other about possible work-life balance techniques and network cultivation skills to help overcome the stress that often accompanies academics at this mid-career period.

Mid-Career Mentors

Mid-Career Workshop Co-Chairs