For some scientists,
working in research development is an appealing way to continue exploring their scientific interests and apply the soft skills they developed in previous jobs.
Writing in Research Developments [rd] ACER Research Fellow Abha Bhagat explains the study used IBT multiple - choice questions designed for students to assess science inquiry skills in five areas, including how to read and interpret information on a graph, identify a scientific program and drawing conclusions based on evidence.
When Peg AtKisson, a neuroscience Ph.D. who has been
in research development for 15 years, thinks about the number of grants she has helped get funded, she says, «I probably had more impact on science doing research development than I ever would have had if I had stayed in bench research.»
Christina Papke, Ph.D., a research development
officer in the Research Development Services department at Texas A&M University (TAMU), revels in the fact that her job blends science with communications and strategic planning.
Jennifer Reininga - Craven admits to being nervous when she accepted a
job in the research development office at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, where up to that time she had been working as a postdoctoral researcher in genetics.
When he started
in research development in 2014, he says, the institution wanted someone with a scientific background who was not only familiar with the grant application process, but also knew what it's like being a PI — for example, understanding the desire to include the most current preliminary data or recognizing that a professor's schedule includes various responsibilities, such as managing lab personnel and teaching.
Her work in RD began with a nonprofit where she worked to launch projects and find grant opportunities... all without realizing that she was actually
participating in research development.
My
interest in research development began during my undergraduate studies when I received the opportunity to participate in a city - funded project, but working as a postdoctoral research scientist at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden is ultimately what led me to the field.
We encourage Research Development Professionals who have been
in the Research Development field for a few years to consider volunteering to be a mentor; and we encourage members who are new (or relatively new) to the field to sign up as a mentee.
Giving a snapshot of the report
findings in Research Developments, ACER Principal Research Fellow Dr Petra Lietz says «four in five students considered their life to be close to or the «best possible» life for them».
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Writing in Research Developments (rd), Dr Katherine Dix says there is an ongoing debate about the benefits of single - sex schools in terms of student achievement.
Over her years
in research development, AtKisson has seen top - tier research institutions shift from believing that their faculty doesn't need help writing grants to recognizing that, no matter how talented their faculty members are, funding is «so hypercompetitive that they need all the help that they can get,» she says.
Kellie Dyslin has been
in research development for fifteen years.
Who: Jason Charland, Director of Grant Development Where: University of Maine Number of years
in research development: 5 Length of NORDP membership: Joined in February 2016 Number of NORP conferences attended: 1
Who: Cortney Leach, Research Development Manager, The Information School Where: University of Washington Number of years
in research development: 3 Length of NORDP membership: 2 years Number of NORP conferences attended: 2 I provide leadership for the UW iSchool in the areas of research strategy and development, partner and sponsor cultivation, and promotion and external relations.
Who: Andrés Hernández, PhD, Research Development Officer Where: University of California, Merced Number of years
in research development: 1 Length of NORDP membership: This is my first year as a NORDP member.
Who: Marley Bauce, Manager of Research Initiatives, Office of the Executive Vice President for Research Where: Columbia University Number of years
in research development: 7 Length of NORDP membership: 2 years Number of NORDP conferences attended: 1
Who: Natalie Fields, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Research Communications Where: Emory University School of Nursing Number of years
in research development: 7 Length of NORDP membership: 1 Number of NORDP conferences attended: 1 What is the most interesting place you've visited?
Who: M.S. (Peg) AtKisson Where: AtKisson Training Group Number of years
in research development: 18 Length of NORDP membership: 9 (I think) Number of NORDP conferences attended: 8 or 9 (I forget) When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Who: Augusta Isley, Proposal Manager Where: Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana) Number of years
in research development: 8 Length of NORDP membership: 3 Number of NORDP conferences attended: 1 When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Who: Emily Brashear, Faculty Research Development Specialist Where: Washington State University Number of years
in research development: 2 Length of NORDP membership: 1 Number of NORDP conferences attended: 2018 will be my first one!
Who: Anne Maglia, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration and Institutional Compliance Where: University of Massachusetts Lowell Number of years
in research development: 1 Length of NORDP membership: 1 Number of NORDP conferences attended: 2018 will be my first!
Writing
in Research Developments (RD) Ingvarson notes: «Teaching as a practice maintained in isolation is replaced by collaboration.
Writing
in Research Developments (RD) she says: «Research shows that hearing impairment can delay progress at school, exacerbate behaviour problems, and lead to deficits in writing, reading and self - expression.
Writing
in Research Developments, the report's lead author Dr Sue Thomson says Australian students achieved an average score of 504 points, significantly above the OECD average of 489 points but significantly lower than the average score of 526 points that Australian students achieved in the first cycle of the PISA financial literacy assessment in 2012.