Research Adjacent

Good Work, Precarity and Contracts (Episode 11)

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Good Work, Precarity and Contracts (Episode 11) | Sarah explores the good, the bad, and the ugly of research-adjacent job contracts

This week's Research Adjacent podcast is another solo episode. Host Sarah McLusky explores some common issues around contracts in the research-adjacent sector.

Sarah explores

  • What characterises 'good work'
  • Jargon busting - the difference between fixed term, open-ended and fractional contracts
  • Why open-ended isn't always better
  • Toxic practice to watch out for
  • When short contracts might be the right thing for you
  • Making the most of a fixed term contract

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