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							<p>Sooner or later, researchers are called upon to assume additional responsibilities &ndash; whether to their institution, their professional colleagues or society more generally. When this happens, you need to be prepared.</p>
							
							<h3>Responsibilities to colleagues and the public</h3>
							
							<p>The broader responsibilities that researchers assume over the course of their career are generally linked to service (i.e. the duty to help others). Some service roles, such as ones in mentoring and peer review, are closely related to your research and are covered in the module "Professional Responsibilities". This module is more concerned with positions you may find yourself filling in relation to:</p>
							
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								<li>Your institution</li>
								<li>The professional community</li>
								<li>Public organisations (such as government agencies and volunteer organisations)</li>
								<li>Private organisations (such as businesses and other commercial enterprises).</li>
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							<instructional-text><p>For examples of the roles that fall under each of these areas, click through the tabs below.</p></instructional-text>
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										<p>There are various roles you could fill at your institution, beyond serving as a mentor. For example, you may fill any of the following roles:</p>
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											<li><strong>Research committee member:</strong> Serve on a research committee, advising on programme development or reviewing internal funding decisions</li>
											<li><strong>Ethics or health and safety committee member:</strong> Review and approve regulated types of research (i.e. research involving humans or animals)</li>
											<li><strong>Research administrator:</strong> Direct a departmental or institutional research programme.</li>
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										<p>There are various roles you could fill that serve the professional community, beyond serving as a peer reviewer. For example, you may fill any of the following roles:</p>
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											<li><strong>Society/association officer:</strong> Advise and make decisions on behalf of a professional association</li>
											<li><strong>Journal editor:</strong> Assume responsibility for the operation of a professional journal</li>
											<li><strong>Spokesperson:</strong> Serve as a designated representative for a professional society/association.</li>
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										<p>There are various roles you could fill in public organisations. For example:</p>
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											<li><strong>Advisory committee member:</strong> Advise on the development of public policy</li>
											<li><strong>Consultant/contractor:</strong> Being contracted (usually through your university) to conduct studies required to set or assess public policy (see the "Useful links" pod for more information on how research evidence is used in Parliament)</li>
											<li><strong>Grant committee member:</strong> Support the distribution of government research funding</li>
											<li><strong>Ethics committee member/member of other regulatory groups:</strong> Provide reviews required by law for some types of research (e.g. clinical trials)</li>
											<li><strong>Trustee/governor:</strong> Provide leadership (often of charitable organisations).</li>
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										<p>There are various roles you could fill in private organisations. For example:</p>
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											<li><strong>Board member:</strong> Provide legally required oversight of corporate operations</li>
											<li><strong>Consultant/contractor:</strong> Conduct studies needed to plan the launch of a new product</li>
											<li><strong>Advisor:</strong> Respond to queries and provide advice when needed.</li>
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							<p>Whatever opportunities you pursue in addition to your own research projects, you need to ensure that your integrity as a researcher is not compromised. Firstly, you need to ensure that you have the time to pursue the new role effectively without infringing on your ability to fulfil your other responsibilities. A second very important consideration is whether the role is paid or provides any other 'in kind' benefits (e.g. trips abroad, preferential publishing arrangements, or input into decisions that may benefit you in other ways), since these could constitute conflicts of interest.</p>
							
							<h3>The experiences of colleagues</h3>
							
							<p>Assuming broader responsibilities can be essential to building a successful career, but also poses challenges.</p>

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							<instructional-text><p>To learn about the experiences of others in your field and get their advice on assuming additional responsibilities in the right way, choose the video that is most relevant to your field using the menu below.</p></instructional-text>
							<instructional-text-accessible><p>In the following interviews, you can learn about the experiences of others in your field and get their advice on assuming additional responsibilities in the right way. Choose the interview that is most relevant to your field. </p></instructional-text-accessible>

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							<p>Your broader responsibilities can sometimes turn into an alternative career path, and you could find yourself working as a laboratory director, corporate CEO or charitable organisation head, thanks to your research expertise. Research skills are highly transferable, and can be applied to more than just research projects.</p>
							
							<h3>Summary</h3>
							
							<p>Research is a complex professional area. Before long, you may find yourself taking on roles that extend beyond your own research. It is not uncommon for people who have completed their postgraduate degree(s) to move out of direct research and into research-related administrative or advisory roles. When this happens, you need to be aware of and understand any new responsibilities that come with the role.</p>
						
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