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FAS assistant professors are invited to participate in a workshop on strategies for developing a successful NSF CAREER proposal. Panelists will share strategies for preparing both the research and education plan for the NSF CAREER Award. Discussion will also...

“Responsible Data Management: Resources for Data Excellence and Reproducibility”,

Presenter:  Mercè Crosas, Chief Data Science and Technology Officer at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS)

Mercè Crosas, Chief Data Science and Technology Officer at the Institute for...

“Setting Expectations in the Lab: Resources on Communication, Integrity and Conflict Resolution”, Presenters: Elena Kramer, Bussey Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard College Professor, and Chair, Department of  Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; and John Wakeley, Professor, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Professors Kramer and Wakeley will engage participants in a discussion about lab leadership style and student mentoring, including strategies for communicating expectations, evaluating your own leadership style, and resolving conflicts....

“Collaboration, Authorship, and Acknowledgment: Best Practices in Navigating Expectations”

Presenter: John H. Shaw, Harry C. Dudley Professor of Structural and Economic Geology, Harvard College Professor, and Chair, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Professor Shaw will facilitate a discussion on the challenges of managing expectations for credit and acknowledgement when working on domestic and international collaborative research. Topics will include assigning authorship, acknowledging past and current contributions, and reconciling competing expectations....

The first session of the AY14-15 Faculty Scientific Management Series, a program designed for tenure-track faculty and aimed at addressing some of the more difficult aspects of managing a scientific research program. Topics covered in this series range from grantsmanship to people management; sessions will be offered one Friday per month from 12 to 1:30pm in the Northwest Building, room 425. Lunch will be served and social time will be allotted to give participants the opportunity to interact informally with colleagues from across the...

This session, entitled "Industry Collaborations & Novel Funding Avenues," will be led by Mick Sawka, Director of Business Development in the Office of Technology Development (OTD), and a faculty panel. Lunch will be provided.

This faculty panel discussion will share advice and strategies on how to successfully pursue industry collaborations and funding. Faculty panelists will share their own experiences negotiating and securing collaborations and funding. Mick Sawka will also provide an overview of the support and services OTD can provide to faculty who have interest in industry...

Leader:
Bodo Stern, Ph.D., Director of Research Affairs, FAS Center for Systems Biology

Description:
This session examines the resources available to support new faculty. Three senior faculty will share their own experiences and will reflect on lessons learned based on their own careers. Susan Foster, Executive Director of Administration, MCB, will focus on the key aspects of starting and managing your lab including; equipment, space, and other resources included in startup packages, setting up your laboratory, and recruitment, hiring and interviews.

Leader:
Hopi Hoekstra, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology...