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Academic employers seek research experience and teaching skills

Tens of thousands of job advertisements across Europe call for research experience, but teaching and student-supervision skills are also high on the wanted list.
  1. Bianca Nogrady
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Research experience is still the most sought-after attribute in senior academic scientists, a study finds1. However, universities’ demand for teaching and student-supervision experience, digital-literacy skills and geographic mobility increases with time, and demand for research, teaching and supervision skills rises with seniority.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00630-z

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  1. Mantai, L. & Marrone, M. Stud. Higher Educ. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2167974 (2023).

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