5 Essential tools for thriving as a researcher: Balancing Performance and Well-being in a Demanding Field

As a researcher, one faces numerous challenges, both professionally and personally. Stress, difficulties in prioritization, a focus on performance, and uncertainty about future career paths often characterize daily life.

This interactive workshop will introduce the Career Health Model™, offering practical tools to support researchers in managing stress, setting clear boundaries, and achieving a sustainable work-life balance.

(Only for researchers affiliated with the faculty of Mathematics- and Natural Sciences,  with employee code 1108, 1109 and 1183).

In this interactive workshop, you as researchers will access concrete tools and models tailored to enhance resilience and adaptability. We will explore strategies for balancing performance with rest and contributing meaningfully, enabling researchers to cultivate clarity, purpose, and well-being in their professional lives.

Career Health Model: Five Dimensions and Key Tools

  1. Career Health Tool
    Provides a framework for assessing and strengthening well-being across all five dimensions.
    Benefit: Promotes sustainable career health, supporting long-term personal and professional growth.
  2. Communication Model
    Explains how we process information through personal filters, creating subjective inner perceptions.
    Benefit: Enhances relational dynamics and interpersonal effectiveness in academic settings, as well as handling conflict.
  3. GAS Model (Stress Management)
    Offers practical techniques for managing stress efficiently.
    Benefit: Builds resilience, essential for maintaining productivity under pressure.
  4. Bridges Transition Model
    Guides researchers through the psychological aspects of transitions and change.
    Benefit: Improves adaptability, aiding in career progression and effective change management.
  5. Authenticity and Belonging Framework
    Fosters a sense of connection within academic communities.
    Benefit: Supports authentic engagement and enhances a sense of belonging, which is vital for job satisfaction and collaboration.

Overall Advantages:

By engaging with these tools, you gain access to targeted strategies that foster holistic well-being, resilience, and adaptability, all critical for thriving in the demanding field of academia.

 

Registration: 

If you wish to attend the workshop send an email to Susann Andersen (Susann.andersen@mn.uio.no).

Lunch: 

Lunch is included for all participants. 

 

Workshop holder: 

Elaine Bloom has been engaged in the higher education sector for the past three yearss, and has also worked with offering exclusive courses for master’s and Ph.D. students on transitions from graduate studies and research into the workforce. She is an educator and a Certified NLP Leader Master Coach, with specialized certifications in neuroscience emphasizing leadership and organizational development. She has furthered her education in strategic competency management and fostering a learning culture. Elaine's expertise encompasses coaching, mentoring, and positive psychology. Additionally, she is trained in Executive Coaching & Team Coaching, work psychology, health psychology, and the future of the labor market, focusing on AI, sustainability, gender equality, and diversity. Elaine also holds a master's degree in career guidance.

Ståle Anderstuen has spent the last three years developing career services and programs for higher education, impacting over 90,000 students in Oslo. With over 15 years of experience working with both individuals and organizations, he specializes in promoting sustainable workplace health and has a strong background in workplace inclusion and providing advisory services within academic settings. Ståle holds a Master’s degree in the Humanities from the University of Oslo, with further specialization in cognitive, health, and work psychology.

 

 

 

 

Published Oct. 14, 2024 2:11 PM - Last modified Nov. 5, 2024 10:21 AM