【JST　organizing】 Call for Participation in Online Workshop Seminar/Workshop Series for Researcher Professional Development Vol. 2

We are pleased to inform you that the Seminar/Workshop Series for Researcher Professional Development will be held regularly under “the Comprehensive Support Project for the Strategic Professional Development Program for Young Researchers”. Participation is free of charge, so please feel free to invite others and join in.

Title	Professional Development Planning for Researchers—How to Design Your Research Career in 5 Years Beyondー
Date & Time	Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 19:30–21:00
Venue	Zoom
Purpose	This webinar will introduce you to tools to manage your own professional development by practising a skills prioritisation and gaining practice in how to set objectives, reflect on progress, and provide evidence about professional competencies. The Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF) will be used to identify prioritise and benchmark key competencies.
Trainer	Tori Helmer
Contents	What professional development is, and why it matters How you can use the Vitae RDF in your career planning How to use a professional development planning cycle, including: – Action planning – Reviewing progress – Recording evidence
Target Participants	20 researchers at early career within around 10 years after getting Ph.D. degree of any discipline. Communication skill in English is required. ※When we are oversubscribed, there will be a draw.