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Know Your Faculty poses a crucial strategic question to every professor: Is LinkedIn enough to fully capture and communicate your intellectual capital? I was surfing LinkedIn today and stumbled upon a highly relevant and necessary discussion started by the team at Know Your Faculty—a brand focused on enhancing the digital presence of academicians. For us in the Higher Education space, a faculty member's profile goes far beyond a resume. It includes deep, complex research papers, case studies, specific pedagogy innovations, and comprehensive project mentorship. While LinkedIn is the undisputed champion for networking, does it truly allow you to showcase the depth and scope of your scholarly contributions? Or is a dedicated, single-page digital hub necessary to articulate your complete narrative? As a digital strategist at Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), I believe completeness requires control over your own platform. Professors and academic leaders, I’d genuinely love to hear your take: Where do you draw the line between your networking profile and your comprehensive academic portfolio? Share your feedback in the comment section below! #AcademicBranding #LinkedInStrategy #DigitalMarketing #HigherEd #PersonalBranding #FacultyDevelopment #BIMTECH #KnowYourFaculty https://lnkd.in/g-wKxjAn

🎓 Personal Branding for Faculty — Start from Today! Dear Faculty Members, In today’s academic world, your personal brand speaks before your designation does. 🌟 Here’s how you can strengthen your professional presence: ✅ Create and maintain an active LinkedIn profile. ✅ Post monthly about your research, publications, workshops, and student achievements. ✅ Keep your Google Scholar / ResearchGate — treat them as your academic diary. Every post you share builds your visibility as a thought leader and mentor. Let your online presence reflect your academic excellence and impact. 🚀 #FacultyDevelopment #PersonalBranding #AcademicLeadership #HigherEducation #DigitalPresence #CareerGrowth

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Good news 🙂- the academic editor I replied to agreed to a call, which ended up being very friendly, and we discussed alternatives to the large corporate publishers extensively. I'm not expecting this person to resign their position anytime soon, but I do think they will be thinking more about less exploitative ways to contribute in the future. One worry this relatively-young editor has is not being able to advance their career if they avoid the profiteering publishers, as they seem to control nearly all the high-impact journals in their discipline. I said that I couldn't in good conscience advise them to do things that might hurt their long-term job prospects (as a senior person in a permanent position, I don't face the same costs!). But I suggested a few things they could do are actually win-wins (both a win for their career, and for alternatives to corporate publishers): 1. Working with one of the professional societies that oversee discipline-specific preprint servers, and volunteering for their moderation team. Because preprints are now so well-accepted, this is no longer seen as a weird move and thus can potentially be good for networking. 2. Becoming more active in the professional societies that run the conferences this person attends, especially those that have some governance over a journal. Anything that's done to improve the non-profit "civil society" of academic disciplines gives them greater power to advance initiatives that bring scholarly communication out of corporate control (e.g. preprint servers, reviewing platforms, and lobbying funders to align their policies with academic rather than corporate interests). And conferences and their organization are always a great networking opportunity. I never thought I'd ever be so Linkedin-ish; I mentioned "networking" twice in this post! But it's important to realize that building community has benefits, including for its builders.

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"I speak at conferences every year, but I don't have a photo of me speaking." Is this you, academics? I just updated my faculty client's academic website with new photos she took. Her website went live a year ago. We just finished our annual update for her research lab website and personal academic website. I'm delighted to have just updated her Speaker page with a photo. She had photos of her speaking on a panel at a national conference. "I remembered what you recommended," she smiled. "I was sure to get photos at the conference." Yay! If you create space for yourself online, like a personal academic website, it's okay if you don't have all the things you dream about for your website when it launches. We'd had a placeholder photo there that was great for all of last year. This update enhances her academic website for the future. Your website is with you long-term (if you want it to be). You can always add new photos or materials later. Don't let the lack of a photo, the dream of a page you maybe don't have time to draft right now, or the feeling your website 'needs to be perfect' hold you back. Taylor & Francis replied on Threads: "You can ask a friend or the event organizers to snap a pic while you present. Great way to network too! 😉📸" I love that! If you're attending a conference where your friend is presenting, please offer to take a photo for them. Oooh, and ask for fellow speakers or panelists too! Sometimes you're all there before (or after) an event. Ask if they're open to swapping photos with you. Taking a quick photo of each other at the podium could be a fun way to get to know each other + you each get a new option for speaker photos or to share on social media too. I should do a blog post with photo ideas for academics. What do you think? Would that be helpful for you? Hi, I'm Jennifer van Alstyne. It's nice to meet you. You deserve space for yourself online if that's something you want for yourself (or your research). You can create that space for yourself. And, update it over time. There's free resources to help you do-it-yourself for your website as a faculty, researcher, or grad student on The Social Academic blog such as -35 page ideas for your personal academic websites -research lab websites guide -set up your website event -how to make your academic website -types of academic websites https://lnkd.in/g7-s_Bck P.S. The 2025 Best Personal Academic Websites Contest award winners will be announced later this week! ✨️🏆 Want your professor website designed and wet up for you? Let's take that off your to-do list. I help busy faculty get confident online with academic websites, social media strategy, and bio writing. I'm here to support you too. Let's meet up on Zoom to chat about working together. Schedule your no pressure Zoom call to dream together about your personal academic website or research lab website https://lnkd.in/g3Gr9qvn

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How to build a compelling personal brand as an academic in industry - 3 key steps: (if you're struggling to establish yourself outside academia, read on) Follow the 3 most important rules of personal branding for academics: 1. Define your expert identity • Audit your academic expertise and identify industry-relevant elements • Articulate your unique perspective bridging theory and practice • Develop a concise brand statement explaining your specialised knowledge 2. Create authority-building content • Share insights that bridge academic rigour with business application • Transform research findings into actionable business insights • Use personal stories about your transition to build authentic connections 3. Leverage video content strategically • Create short, informative videos explaining complex concepts accessibly • Host live Q&A sessions on specialised topics within your expertise • Maintain authenticity rather than over-producing content The ultimate goal is to position yourself as a recognized industry expert, opening doors to new opportunities. Remember, your unique position between academic depth and industry application is your greatest strength. Apply these principles consistently for 6 months, and you'll likely see significant growth in your professional network and influence. What's the biggest challenge you've faced in transitioning from academia to industry? #phd #CareerTransition #academia #CareerTransition #IndustryTransition #AcademiaToIndustry #ProfessionalDevelopment #PhDCareers

Building a Publication Pipeline for Academic Success In academia, a strong publication pipeline is crucial for navigating the demands of research, teaching, and service. But how do you decide what to put in your pipeline, and how do you stay realistic about what you can achieve? Here are a few tips to help you create a realistic and balanced plan: ✅ Focus on high-priority projects: Start with peer-reviewed journal articles, but also include research monographs, grant applications, and other research-related writing. ✅Create a balanced mix: A combination of big and small projects (like grant proposals and journal articles) will show your long-term academic vision and growth. ✅Understand your time: Track how long different tasks take (data collection, writing, editing, etc.) to create a pipeline that fits into your work week, not just your weekends. -Avoid overload: Saying “yes” to everything leads to burnout. Build a pipeline that aligns with your career goals and ensures you get paid for your writing. If you’re ready to optimize your academic career with a well-designed publication pipeline, join my Activate Your Publication Pipeline Programme and let me guide you to success! #AcademicCoach #PublicationPipeline #AcademicCareer #ResearchSuccess #WritingGoals #PeerReviewed #WorkSmart #TimeManagement #CareerDevelopment #HigherEducation #ResearchPlanning #AcademicWriting

Building a Publication Pipeline for Academic Success In academia, a strong publication pipeline is crucial for navigating the demands of research, teaching, and service. But how do you decide what to put in your pipeline, and how do you stay realistic about what you can achieve? Here are a few tips to help you create a realistic and balanced plan: ✅ Focus on high-priority projects: Start with peer-reviewed journal articles, but also include research monographs, grant applications, and other research-related writing. ✅ Create a balanced mix: A combination of big and small projects (like grant proposals and journal articles) will show your long-term academic vision and growth. ✅ Understand your time: Track how long different tasks take (data collection, writing, editing, etc.) to create a pipeline that fits into your work week, not just your weekends. ✅ Avoid overload: Saying “yes” to everything leads to burnout. Build a pipeline that aligns with your career goals and ensures you get paid for your writing. If you’re ready to optimize your academic career with a well-designed publication pipeline, join my Activate Your Publication Pipeline Programme and let me guide you to success! #AcademicCoach #PublicationPipeline #AcademicCareer #ResearchSuccess #WritingGoals #PeerReviewed #WorkSmart #TimeManagement #CareerDevelopment #HigherEducation #ResearchPlanning #AcademicWriting