Research Leadership

Knowledge of:

  • UTS expectations of research leaders.
  • Different research leadership styles, including individual and team management.
  • Situational leadership approaches to support individuals and teams at different levels of competency.
  • Career pathways for individuals and their mentees.
  • UTS research policies, procedures and systems.
  • UTS best practice, resources and support to develop and foster UTS talent (including mentorship).

Ability to:

  • Use, question and adapt existing research leadership models.
  • Use data from multiple sources to deliver insights and make data informed decisions.
  • Develop leaders in a range of different contexts.
  • Build consensus in research teams.
  • Resolve conflicts and support the best outcomes for all team members.
  • Reflect on personal leadership styles.
  • Provide the best student supervision linked to the UTS Graduate Research Education Framework (GREF) and best practice.

Confidence to:

  • Lead projects and teams strategically and aligned with the UTS 2027 Strategic Plan.
  • Mentor successfully to:
  • motivate other academics, students and professional staff
  • develop research capability in others to increase research excellence with impact.
  • Enhance self-awareness and capability and encourage self-awareness in others.
  • Lead, with empathy.
  • Foster a collaborative research culture at UTS.
  • Deliver ethical and robust research, with integrity.
  • Develop collegial, respectful and collaborative teams.
  • Lead with strong ethical and moral principles.
     
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    Graduate Research Supervision at UTS

    Complete this course to begin to learn about the supervision of graduate research students at UTS and to begin your supervision journey!

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    Strategies for Research Leadership

    This course will equip early to mid-career researchers with the confidence, skills, and strategies needed to overcome challenges and become successful leaders in research.

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We pay respect to their Elders; past, present, emerging and future as the traditional custodians of Country and knowledge for this land. We recognise their continued connection to the land and waters and the continuation of their cultural, spiritual, and educational practices. We extend this respect to all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who visit RES Hub.

As a place for the UTS community to connect and collaborate, RES Hub acknowledges the long-standing traditional practices of these communities in gathering to share experience, knowledge, and history. RES Hub acknowledges that sovereignty was never ceded. This is and always will be Aboriginal Land.