scholarly journals Why scientific societies should involve more early-career researchers

eLife ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Bankston ◽  
Stephanie M Davis ◽  
Elisabeth Moore ◽  
Caroline A Niziolek ◽  
Vincent Boudreau
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Scientific Societies ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
Academic Workforce

Early-career researchers (ECRs) make up a large portion of the academic workforce. Yet, most leadership positions in scientific societies are held by senior scientists, and ECRs have little to no say over the decisions that will shape the future of research. This article looks at the level of influence ECRs have in 20 scientific societies based in the US and UK, and provides guidelines on how societies can successfully include ECRs in leadership roles.

scholarly journals Who’s On Board: Early Career Researchers Hold Scarce, yet Valuable Roles Within Scientific Societies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Bankston ◽  
Stephanie M Davis ◽  
Elisabeth Moore ◽  
Caroline A Niziolek ◽  
Vincent Boudreau
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Scientific Societies ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Conference Organization ◽  
Positive Experiences

Early career researchers (ECRs) represent a large proportion of the research enterprise, yet they are largely excluded from decision-making opportunities including conference organization, funding administration, and manuscript peer review. As organizers of the research community, scientific societies are particularly well-positioned to incorporate ECRs into leadership roles. To assess the landscape of scientific societies that include ECRs within their organizational structures, we surveyed executives, tenured faculty, and ECRs in leadership positions within these structures. Of the queried scientific societies, ECR involvement in leadership varied greatly; while some ECRs participated in specialized committees, others were incorporated as full board members with decisional voting responsibilities. Both senior and ECR members reported having had positive experiences within ECR-inclusive committees, in which both scientific societies and ECRs benefited from ECR inclusion. Here, we highlight the accomplishments of several societies in incorporating ECRs in leadership positions, summarize the mutualistic benefits of including ECRs within decision-making structures, and present recommendations for establishing these positions throughout different organizations. Taken together, this work underscores the contribution of ECR leaders to scientific societies and to the research enterprise despite the relative scarcity of these positions.

scholarly journals The OMERACT Emerging Leaders Program: The Good, the Bad, and the Future

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 1047-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline A. Flurey ◽  
Peter S. Tugwell ◽  
Rachel J. Black ◽  
Serena Halls ◽  
Matthew J. Page ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Delphi Process ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Emerging Leaders ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future ◽  
Funding Support

Objective.To describe the experience of the first OMERACT Emerging Leaders Program (ELP).Methods.A Delphi process identified positive aspects, areas for improvement, and future directions. Core items were defined as essential if they received ≥ 70% ratings.Results.Participants valued relatable/accessible mentors (100%), including an OMERACT Executive mentor (100%), and a support network of peers (90%). Key items for future development were funding support (100%) and developing knowledge about OMERACT processes (90%) and politics (80%).Conclusion.The ELP has the potential to provide targeted training for early career researchers to develop relevant skills for future leadership roles within OMERACT.

scholarly journals Support of Early-Career Researchers Supports the Future of ASLO

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-34
Author(s):  
Kaitlin J. Farrell ◽  
Alli N. Cramer ◽  
Kelly L. Hondula ◽  
Seth K. Thompson ◽  
Jacob A. Zwart
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future

Early Career Researchers and Mentors Work Together to Shape the Future of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme

ARCTIC ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.F. Provencher ◽  
N. Gantner ◽  
J. Schmale ◽  
H. Swanson ◽  
J.L. Baeseman
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Assessment Programme ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Following Up on Interdisciplinary Encounters: Benefits for Early Career Researchers

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. S6-S20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Bridle
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future

Interdisciplinarity is often quoted as a means to solve the complex social challenges faced by humanity, and the future of research is thus seen as increasingly interdisciplinary. However, there are risks and challenges to embarking on interdisciplinary research, particularly for early-career researchers. Encounters – bringing together early-career researchers to cultivate their interdisciplinary skills or to develop new projects – have been proposed and trialled as a means to boost interdisciplinarity amongst early-career researchers and equip them with the necessary skills for successful project delivery. However, little follow-up evaluation has been undertaken, especially considering career impacts several years after encounter participation. This article focuses on two encounter types and evaluates the level of interdisciplinary interactions obtained and the benefits experienced by participants. In conclusion, encounters are found to be highly successful, resulting in many projects and skills/career development. As such, further funding should be allocated to this type of event.

scholarly journals Scientistt: Cultivating a Community of Passionate Young Researchers

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Community ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
And Training ◽  
Young Researchers

Scientistt is a new networking platform for PhD students and early-career researchers, where they can connect with others in similar fields, share their work, and access up-to-date information about conferences, funding and training opportunities. In this exclusive interview, we speak with Hassan Mahmudul, Scientistt’s CEO and founder, and Callum Elson, head of marketing, who tell us all about this thriving new community, and their hopes for the future.

Early-Career Researchers’ Perceptions of the Prevalence of Questionable Research Practices, Potential Causes, and Open Science

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Stürmer ◽  
Aileen Oeberst ◽  
Roman Trötschel ◽  
Oliver Decker
Keyword(s):  
Open Science ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Research Culture ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
Questionable Research Practices ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Incentive Structures ◽  
Exploratory Survey ◽  
The Future

Abstract. Young researchers of today will shape the field in the future. In light of current debates about social psychology’s research culture, this exploratory survey assessed early-career researchers’ beliefs (N = 88) about the prevalence of questionable research practices (QRPs), potential causes, and open science as a possible solution. While there was relative consensus that outright fraud is an exception, a majority of participants believed that some QRPs are moderately to highly prevalent what they attributed primarily to academic incentive structures. A majority of participants felt that open science is necessary to improve research practice. They indicated to consider some open science recommendations in the future, but they also indicated some reluctance. Limitation and implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals “Wait for a permanent contract”: The temporal politics of (in)fertility as an early career researcher

2021 ◽  
pp. 239965442199485
Author(s):  
Sarah M Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Early Career ◽  
Rational Decision ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
The Future ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
Early Career Researcher

The impetus for this intervention comes from my own experiences of advice to ‘wait for a permanent contract’ before trying to conceive a child. I contend that this considerate guidance, frequently given to Early Career Researchers, nonetheless re-inscribes a linear capitalist temporality, and that there is a need to resist this binding of the temporalities of (in)fertility to the metrics of the neoliberal academy. I suggest that to promote ‘waiting’ negates the nonlinear, everyday and intimate politics of our varied, embodied experiences of (in)fertility. It is also grounded within problematic assumptions: first, that waiting is linear; that we will arrive at a permanent job in the future, if we persist with the present; and second, that our (in)fertility is known to us, that we are able to, and will, make a rational decision to conceive a child. These are pervasive assumptions with deeply personal implications. Moreover, they are compounded by the short-term contracts, and expectations of institutional mobility that characterise many experiences of UK academia. My hope for this piece is that it invites geographers to further explore embodied politics of (in)fertility.

scholarly journals Environmental and Sustainability Education Research, Past and Future: Three Perspectives From Late, Mid, and Early Career Researchers

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert (Bob) Stevenson ◽  
Jo-Anne Ferreira ◽  
Sherridan Emery
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Career Stages ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Biennial Conference ◽  
Australian Association ◽  
The Future

AbstractThe first research symposium, organised in conjunction with the Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE) biennial conference, began with a dialogue between scholars at three different academic career stages. As we all entered the field at different periods in its development, the first part of our presentation and this article provide our perspectives on the context, approaches and issues that characterised the field at the time we became involved in environmental education (EE) and EE research. The second part of this article presents the lessons we have learnt from EE research, and where we see the field headed in the future.

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