I have a complete background in history, with a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree (Université de Montréal) and a doctorate (UQÀM 2009). During my studies, I was able to develop my research, teaching and communication skills. I was an active member of a very student-inclusive inter-university research group and was mentored by outstanding historians.
Today, I am the Assistant Director of Research at the École de gestion de l’Université de Sherbrooke, a position that draws on all the skills I acquired during my studies. My role includes supporting, facilitating and promoting research in management and economics, whether by accompanying researchers in their grant applications, disseminating research news, coordinating faculty research staff or organizing an annual scientific poster competition for graduate students. I must be able to understand and explain the institutional regulations and policies surrounding the management of research funds, conflicts of interest, research ethics and graduate studies.
Through my training, I have a good understanding of interdisciplinarity, I know the funding world, I know how to give constructive feedback, I fully understand the issues of scientific communication and publication. Another asset that is often underestimated, historians are also experts at finding information! The researchers I work with recognize and appreciate these skills. In my daily life, I interact with the professors and students in my faculty, as well as with the staff of almost all the University’s departments. I use the creativity I have acquired in research to carry out projects. I love my work and the environment in which I live, and the historical discipline is never far from my daily life.
Amélie Bourbeau
Assistant Director of Research
School of Management
University of Sherbrooke