A manifesto for rewarding and recognising Team Infrastructure Roles

Ye, Hao; Teplitzky, Samantha; Praag, Cassandra Gould van; Bennett, Arielle; Schettino, Antonio; Hostler, Thomas J.; Garside, Daniel; Garcia, Ismael Kherroubi; Plomp, Esther

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“…Initiating project kickoff meetings is encouraged to discuss and document consensus on experimental design, responsibilities, roles, and, importantly, recognition in research publications and outcomes. These discussions should occur at the project's outset to ensure alignment of expectations among all participants 15 (Section 4).…”

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Recognising the importance and impact of Imaging Scientists: Global guidelines for establishing career paths within core facilities

Wright,

Thompson,

Reis

et al. 2024

Journal of Microscopy

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In the dynamic landscape of scientific research, imaging core facilities are vital hubs propelling collaboration and innovation at the technology development and dissemination frontier. Here, we present a collaborative effort led by Global BioImaging (GBI), introducing international recommendations geared towards elevating the careers of Imaging Scientists in core facilities. Despite the critical role of Imaging Scientists in modern research ecosystems, challenges persist in recognising their value, aligning performance metrics and providing avenues for career progression and job security. The challenges encompass a mismatch between classic academic career paths and service‐oriented roles, resulting in a lack of understanding regarding the value and impact of Imaging Scientists and core facilities and how to evaluate them properly. They further include challenges around sustainability, dedicated training opportunities and the recruitment and retention of talent. Structured across these interrelated sections, the recommendations within this publication aim to propose globally applicable solutions to navigate these challenges. These recommendations apply equally to colleagues working in other core facilities and research institutions through which access to technologies is facilitated and supported. This publication emphasises the pivotal role of Imaging Scientists in advancing research programs and presents a blueprint for fostering their career progression within institutions all around the world.

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Section: Recruiting and Retaining Personnelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recognising the importance and impact of Imaging Scientists: Global guidelines for establishing career paths within core facilities

Wright,

Thompson,

Reis

et al. 2024

Journal of Microscopy

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Reflections on the Unintended Consequences of the Science Reform Movement

Field,

van Dongen,

Tiokhin

2024

JOTE

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The Invisible Workload of Open Research

Hostler

2023

JOTE

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It is acknowledged that conducting open research requires additional time and effort compared to conducting ‘closed’ research. However, this additional work is often discussed only in abstract terms, a discourse which ignores the practicalities of how researchers are expected to find the time to engage with these practices in the context of their broader role as multifaceted academics. In the context of a sector that is blighted by stress, burnout, untenable workloads, and hyper-competitive pressures to produce, there is a clear danger that additional expectations to engage in open practices add to the workload burden and increase pressure on academics even further. In this article, the theories of academic capitalism and workload creep are used to explore how workload models currently exploit researchers by mismeasuring academic labour. The specific increase in workload resulting from open practices and associated administration is then outlined, including via the cumulative effects of administrative burden. It is argued that there is a high chance that without intervention, increased expectations to engage in open research practices may lead to unacceptable increases in demands on academics. Finally, the individual and systematic responsibilities to mitigate this are discussed.

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A manifesto for rewarding and recognising Team Infrastructure Roles

Abstract: New module based on: Abstract for the Journal of Trial and Error special issue on 'Consequences of the Scientific Reform Movement'

Cited by 3 publications

References 30 publications

Recognising the importance and impact of Imaging Scientists: Global guidelines for establishing career paths within core facilities

Recognising the importance and impact of Imaging Scientists: Global guidelines for establishing career paths within core facilities

Reflections on the Unintended Consequences of the Science Reform Movement

The Invisible Workload of Open Research

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