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ACADEMIA + HIGHER EDUCATION Dr. Christian Bottomley Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Somerville College, Biology, 1997 WHAT: I work on the evaluation of vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae - a bacteria that causes blood infection, meningitis and pneumonia. I travel regularly to the Gambia and Kenya where the vaccines have been introduced to see how well they are working. Most of my working days involve statistical analysis and writing papers on mathematical modelling and statistical methodology. Because LSHTM is a postgraduate training centre, only about a fifth of my time is devoted to teaching and supervision – much less than in most universities. WHY: I love the variety of roles and places in which I work, as well as being able to meet many interesting people doing cutting-edge research. Being in a leading academic institution provides a highly stimulating work environment and ample opportunity to attend seminars in my own and related fields. MAIN CHALLENGES: Medical research is done through collaboration in large groups of people from diverse backgrounds. Navigating the politics that come with these groups is part and parcel of the job. It also means periods of intense work to meet grant deadlines, submit drafts of papers to colleagues or deliver student marks. CAREER PATH: I began in biology and was inspired by a course in the mathematical modelling of epidemics that I did during my time at Oxford. This led me into a Masters in medical statistics at Berkeley, and a PhD in mathematical modelling at UCL. Looking back I can see how these paved the way to my current role but it wasn’t always clear to me at the time. TOP TIPS: Do what you love to do and be strategic. If you have identified an area that really grips you, stick with it. Then work hard to find a niche that defines your particular contribution, and wherever possible create opportunities to design and lead your own work. ACADEMIA + HIGHER EDUCATION Dr. Lucie Cluver Professor of Child and Family Social Work, University of Oxford DPhil in Social Policy, Oxford, 2008 WHAT: I work with a team of student researchers in Oxford, academics and governments in southern Africa and international organisations like the WHO, UNICEF and PEPFAR/USAID. Together we are trying to understand the needs of orphans and vulnerable children in Africa, then test programmes to help them and their families. Most of my time is spent writing funding proposals, responding to crises in the fieldwork sites and trying to stop my team working too hard. I fly to the USA and government meetings in Africa regularly because working alongside policy makers can ensure our research has impact.. WHY: Sometimes I cannot believe I am being paid to do exactly what I want. In academia you have enormous freedom as long as you can raise the money and produce high quality work. MAIN CHALLENGES: Doing fieldwork in very poor areas presents lots of practical challenges. Right now we are dealing with daily violence and riots relating to the elections. Managing complex projects is very challenging because we don’t learn this at university. EARLY CAREER AND ARRIVING IN THIS ROLE: After my first degree (Classics at Cambridge) I trained as a social worker and during my Social Work Masters I did a small study of the mental health of orphans in South Africa. When the Minister of Social Development requested a bigger study, I chose to combine this with a DPhil. I had no intention to become an academic until I realised that South Africa needed good research on AIDS-affected children. TOP TIPS FOR THRIVING IN ACADEMIA: I see a lot of young women drop out of academia because they lack confidence. I think you have to be able to say to your funders and to your department that you’ll do something ambitious when you yourself have no idea whether it is even possible. It also helps to be honest and tell people about the mistakes you made and what they have taught you. 57
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