FITM Frontiers of Scholarship Series Seminar (7): Supercharging Your Research Career with Academic Entrepreneurship
Academic entrepreneurship is an emergent concept which traditionally refers to academics functioning in a conventional entrepreneurial sense, through involvement in consultancy and commercialization activities. However, existing conceptualizations of academic entrepreneurship are narrow, with studies yet to examine how the entrepreneurial behavior of individuals embedded withinstitutions can form a rational strategy to accelerate research performance. Drawing on a 10-year program of externally funded research in remote Australia, this presentation articulates how the concept of academicentrepreneurship can be leveraged to thrive in a competitive intellectual environment. This presentation is critical for doctoral level candidates and early career academics, who seek to cultivate an ongoing interdisciplinary research program with the potential to attract major external funding opportunities. Following the presentation, attendees will be encouraged to reflect on how the concept of academic entrepreneurship can be utilized to enhance emergent research programs and deliver tangible research impact on society.
