Currently, there are not many institutes that
offer staff scientist positions, and they're even rarer in university settings.
When Spurgeon's postdoc PI
offered her a staff scientist role, for example, it was in part because he knew that his administrative duties would soon demand most of his time.
Not exact matches
On his way to the first of six meetings on Capitol Hill as part of his inaugural participation in Climate Science Day events that bring
scientists to Congress each year to
offer lawmakers and their
staff assistance and scientific resources relating to climate science, Kennedy ran into a crowd waiting to watch Day Two of federal Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
Moreover, these
staff scientists, as Solomon sees it, would hold high - caliber positions with all of the health care and retirement benefits
offered to other
staff at their institution.
To see if entertainment could
offer a solution to this challenge, Ingber teamed up with Charles Reilly, Ph.D., a molecular biophysicist, professional animator, and
Staff Scientist at the Wyss Institute who previously worked at movie director Peter Jackson's Park Road Post film studio, to create a film that would capture viewers» imaginations by telling the story of a biological process that was accurate down to the atomic level.
In many ways, the
staff scientist position
offers the opportunity to grow and learn while preserving the high points of research that can get lost in the grind of leading a lab.
Having the R50
offers her peace of mind, she says, but such funding mechanisms specifically aimed at
staff scientists are rare, and relying on a PI's grants being funded can be stressful.
The extent to which the number of
staff scientist positions will continue increasing remains to be seen, but the role can
offer an appealing option for those who want to stay close to research while also expanding their skills and responsibilities.
For
scientists unwilling or unable to compete at this stratospheric level, Janelia will also
offer «career opportunities... doing really exciting science» as
staff research specialists.
Such bases also
offer scientists a chance to work daily at labs on the base, collecting and analyzing data using world class equipment and support
staff among luxuries such as heat, air conditioning, high speed internet, and full - time cooks.
The Newcastle team built the Premia Web Site to
offer researchers, supervisors, and support
staff sample solutions to problems faced by disabled
scientists.
The Sponsors Meeting also
offers an opportunity for consultation with individual
scientists on Monell's
staff and for informal interaction with representatives from other sponsoring organizations.
In fact, the gear you can get in Salmon Run this month is the Oceanic Hard Hat, a helmet like the one JAMSTEC
staff and
scientists wear every day,
offering protection for their hard work offshore.
In 1981, my Harvard colleague, political
scientist Steven Kelman surveyed Congressional
staff members, and found that support and opposition to market - based environmental policy instruments was based largely on ideological grounds: Republicans, who supported the concept of economic - incentive approaches,
offered as a reason the assertion that «the free market works,» or «less government intervention» is desirable, without any real awareness or understanding of the economic arguments for market - based programs.
In October 1998, CEI
staff figured prominently in a press advisory sent to reporters by the conservative Media Research Center,
offering them as «credible sources» who can show that «many
scientists are skeptical of climate change theories,» «a warmer earth may be a prosperous earth,» «global warming policies would harm the US economy,» and «the Kyoto protocol could undermine US national security.»