Academic Authority & Career Options Accelerator
Visibility, mobility and career options inside, alongside, or beyond academia.
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The Crossroads
If any of these resonate, you don't have a talent problem. You have a strategy gap.
You're publishing and teaching, but your career feels stalled with no clear path to promotion.
You're excellent at your research, but invisible outside your own department.
Your role has been made redundant, or the writing is on the wall, and you need a clear, confident plan for what comes next.
Meet Professor Dorina Buda
After two decades in higher education, I noticed a gap: brilliant academics with no roadmap for their careers. The Academic Strategist is my answer to that gap.
I help you build influence, achieve promotion readiness, and design a career with long-term resilience, whether that's within academia or beyond it.
The Programme
A 12-week private 1:1 programme to turn under-recognised expertise into strategic academic authority.
Visibility, mobility and career options inside, alongside, or beyond academia.
Assess recognition, research identity, promotion readiness, mobility and options.
Turn your academic record into a clear authority narrative. Strengthen CV, bio, LinkedIn, promotion case and visibility story.
Build a 90-day action plan for promotion, visibility, mobility and career options.
Also Available
Focused strategy for a specific challenge: promotion planning, visibility, international positioning, or a confident next move.
Book a sessionCareer toolkits, workbooks, and templates designed for self-guided use on your own schedule.
Browse resourcesThe complete Academic Strategist system in a structured group format with community and accountability.
Join the waitlistFree Diagnostic Tool
A 5-minute diagnostic across five dimensions that turn under-recognised expertise into visibility, mobility and career options — inside, across and beyond academia.
Take the Scorecard →What academics are saying
She singlehandedly revitalised the research group. Not only is she a consummate researcher, she is able to translate research findings into practical and useful insights for businesses and organisations.Linda W. Lee, PhDAuthor, Marketing Professor & Certified Management Consultant
Her feedback consistently operated at a very high intellectual level, challenging assumptions and sharpening arguments. I would highly recommend Dorina to anyone seeking a rigorous, dedicated and inspiring professional.Dr Mark SmithExecutive Advisor, Growth, Brand & Leadership — Executive PhD supervisee
Dorina was a true life saver in my PhD project. Without her, there is no way I could have finished my PhD, let alone with five published papers. Her academic expertise is undisputed, but she combines this with empathy, humour and being an overall great person.Dr Jasper MeekesPolicy Advisor, Spatial Development & Researcher — PhD supervisee
Free Guide
A short, practical guide to the missteps that quietly stall academic careers, and the strategic moves that keep yours on track. Delivered straight to your inbox.
Your Next Step
Book a free 20-minute Career Strategy Call. Focused on your career. No agenda. Just honest strategic thinking.