1.0World leading higher education information and serviceshttps://world.eduKevinhttps://world.edu/author/kevin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7vJxAcpfpm"><a href="https://world.edu/what-is-researcher-positioning/">What is “researcher positioning”?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://world.edu/what-is-researcher-positioning/embed/#?secret=7vJxAcpfpm" width="600" height="338" title="“What is “researcher positioning”?” — World leading higher education information and services" data-secret="7vJxAcpfpm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://world.edu/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> You’ve probably come across the term “researcher positioning” in methods texts or heard it thrown around in doctoral seminars, and perhaps wondered what al the fuss is about. Positioning might sound like one of those unnecessarily complicated concepts but actually, it’s pretty straightforward once you get your head around it. More importantly, it gets at […]https://world.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/researcher-positioning.jpg680383