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Podcast: Physical Activity Researcher
Episode: Developing a Meaningful Career in Sport Science Academia - Prof. Marlene Dixon (Pt1) - Meaningful Sport Series
Description: Developing and sustaining a meaningful career in academia can be a challenging task. Competition, high work-load, and constant quantification of outputs are dominant features of contemporary academic life. In addition, early career researchers often work on short-term contracts and face an uncertain future. In this episode, Prof. Marlene Dixon shares reflections and lessons learned from her career in sport management and the messages she wants to share especially with early career researchers pursuing this path.Â
Our conversation draws on Prof. Dixon's 2020 Earle F. Zeigler Award address which is also published as a journal article: Finding Joy in t...