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Reminder: Call for EOIs: Virtual Mentoring Sessions for PhDs and junior faculty, Research Methods for Sustainability Topic 1, 21 April 2026 - submit by 13 April

  • 1.  Reminder: Call for EOIs: Virtual Mentoring Sessions for PhDs and junior faculty, Research Methods for Sustainability Topic 1, 21 April 2026 - submit by 13 April

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    Research Methods for Sustainability

    SIM-ONE Online Workshops 2026

     

    Call for Expressions of Interest

    Topic 1: Philosophies of transdisciplinarity, complexity, and systems for sustainability research

    Following the online Workshop held on this topic on 31 March, we are offering two group mentoring sessions in an online format, as follows:

    Tue 21 April 2026, 7:00-8:00 GMT, 9:00-10:00 CEST (Cristina Neesham, Newcastle University/ Swinburne University)

    Tue 21 April 2026, 16:00-17:00 GMT, 18:00-19:00 CEST (Wendy Chapple, Vienna University of Economics and Business)

    These events are part of the project Advancing Sustainability Research through Transdisciplinary, Systems Thinking and Complexity Approaches, and supported by a grant awarded by the Research Committee of the Academy of Management (Strategic Project Fund for Methods Training).  

    The aim is to guide and mentor PhD students and junior faculty (early-career scholars), to encourage and empower them to explore and develop innovative methodological perspectives on sustainability research. The sessions are open to SIM and ONE members (or prospective members) who are carrying out projects on sustainability topics. Applicants are required to submit a brief proposal (max 2 pages) by Monday, 13 April 2026, explaining their interest in Topic 1. Submissions should be emailed to Cristina Neesham at cristina.neesham@newcastle.ac.uk. Prospective mentees are expected to briefly outline any work (or work-in-progress) they would like to discuss and receive feedback on during the session on 21 April, and to provide information that indicates their commitment to a career direction in sustainability research. Once accepted, each mentee can be allocated to one session only.

    As places on the mentoring sessions are limited (four mentees per session @ 10-15 mins each), we anticipate the selection to be highly competitive. If you are not selected this time around, please do not be disappointed. The aim of the project (of which the above mentoring sessions are only the start) is to provide as many opportunities as possible for junior scholars to receive feedback and guidance over the next 2-3 years.

    For future workshops and mentoring sessions in this series, please read below.

    Topic 2: Principles of systems thinking in sustainability research

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    Thu 30 April 2026, 13:30-15:30 GMT, 15:30-17:30 CEST

    Organisers:  Steve Kennedy (Erasmus University Rotterdam), skennedy@rsm.nl ; Sylvia Grewatsch (Brock University); Agnes Toth-Peter (University of Queensland); Marija Roglic (EADA Business School)

    Mentoring Sessions:

    Wed 20 May, 8:00-9:00 GMT, 10:00-11:00 CEST (Steve Kennedy and Agnes Toth-Peter)

    Wed 20 May 2026, 13:00-14:00 GMT, 15:00-16:00 CEST (Sylvia Grewatsch and Marija Roglic)

    Applicants are required to submit a brief proposal (max 2 pages) by Friday, 8 May 2026, explaining their interest in Topic 2. Submissions should be sent to Steve Kennedy at  skennedy@rsm.nl

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    Fri 22 May 2026, 12:00-14:00 GMT, 14:00-15:00 CEST

    Organisers: Domenico Dentoni (Montpellier Business School): d.dentoni@mbs-education.com ; Amanda Williams (Ecole de Management Lyon), Marija Roglic (EADA Business School)

    Mentoring Sessions:

    Mon 25 May 2026, 13:00-14:00 GMT, 15:00-16:00 CEST (Amanda Williams)

    Tue 26 May, 7:00-8:00 GMT,  9:00-10:00 CEST (Domenico Dentoni)

    Applicants are required to submit a brief proposal (max 2 pages) by TBA (follow-up Call to be circulated soon), explaining their interest in Topic 3. Submissions should be sent to Domenico Dentoni at d.dentoni@mbs-education.com


     Future workshops in the series

                      

    The aim of this pilot project is to spur similar initiatives in the following academic years, to attract researchers' interest in exploring new ways of researching sustainability issues. 

    Following these online workshops and mentoring sessions, interested participants are invited to join a Sustainability Research Methods Group, which will continue to develop the project further by adding new research training and collaboration resources.  

    For any general queries related to this project, please contact Cristina Neesham (Project Leader) at cristina.neesham@newcastle.ac.uk or cneesham@swin.edu.au

     



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    Cristina Neesham
    Newcastle University Business School /
    Swinburne School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship
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