Talk #3: Building Research Skills and Project Selection in IR Research

Speaker Intro: “How did I do it” – The importance of strategic project selection and skill development, how mentorship shaped my career

Presentation Outline:

•        Building Research Skills to Strengthen Your Academic IR Application

•        How to choose impactful research topics in IR

•        “Don’t bite off more than you can chew” – Selecting projects you can complete

•        Developmental skills needed to succeed in Academic IR (critical thinking, hypothesis development, etc.)

•        Overview of what research resources are available to you (locally/internationally)

•        The importance of multidisciplinary collaboration

•        How to identify and approach mentors

•        Effective mentor-mentee dynamics: Making the relationship work (long term)