Strategise Your Academic Career With Intention
Strategy and resources for academics who want to advance, lead, and build influence, or navigate a bold, intentional career change.
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 Dorina
After years 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.
How We Work Together
Whether you need a strategic partner, self-guided tools, or a full system, there's a way in.
Personalised career strategy for your specific situation: promotion planning, visibility, international positioning, or a confident exit.
Book a sessionCareer toolkits, workbooks, and templates that guide your career step by step, designed to be used on your own schedule.
Browse resourcesThe complete Academic Strategist system: a structured path that brings strategy, community, and accountability together.
Join the waitlistWhat 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
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Your Next Step
Book a free 30-minute Career Strategy Call. Focused on your career. No agenda. Just honest strategic thinking.