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Episode Synopsis
Johanna is on a mission to create a more fun and kind academia.
Johanna Stadlbauer is Head of the Research Careers Campus at the University of Graz in Austria, offering development and support for early to mid-career researchers.
Sarah and Johanna talk about
Why she wants to make academia kinder and more fun, and what that looks like in practice
How being proactive helped her progress from a maternity cover contract to essentially creating her own job
The anthropology research and activism that underpins her approach
The importance of helping people feel seen, and free pizza!
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Read the full show notes and transcript on the podcast website
Connect with Johanna on LinkedIn
Find out more about the Research Careers Campus and Post-Doc Office including the Communities of Curiosity Festival in April 2026
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Johanna Stadlbauer is Head of the Research Careers Campus at the University of Graz in Austria, offering development and support for early to mid-career researchers.
Sarah and Johanna talk about
Why she wants to make academia kinder and more fun, and what that looks like in practice
How being proactive helped her progress from a maternity cover contract to essentially creating her own job
The anthropology research and activism that underpins her approach
The importance of helping people feel seen, and free pizza!
Find out more
Read the full show notes and transcript on the podcast website
Connect with Johanna on LinkedIn
Find out more about the Research Careers Campus and Post-Doc Office including the Communities of Curiosity Festival in April 2026
About Research Adjacent
Where are you listening from? Share a pic and tag @ResearchAdjacent on LinkedIn, Instagram or BlueSky
Fill out the research-adjacent careers quiz
Sign up to the Research Adjacent newsletter
Email a comment, question or suggestion
Leave Sarah a voice message
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