Survival Skills and Ethics Workshops for Neuroscientists

描述(由申请人提供)： 该提案要求继续提供资金，以支持与神经科学学会年会同时举行的为期一天的专业发展和道德问题研讨会。神经科学的培训方案通常在提供该领域的广泛背景以及特定子领域的文学和技术方面的深入培训方面做得很出色。此外，这些培训计划通常提供在科学推理和对文献的批判性分析方面获得经验的绝佳机会。然而，要成为一名成功的神经科学专业人员，还需要大量的额外信息和更多的技能。例如，一个人必须能够确定一个相关的职业，然后寻找、申请、获得并最终在一份工作中晋升。一个人还必须能够有效地进行书面交流和口头陈述。此外，大多数神经科学家将需要申请培训和研究资金，教学，管理和指导教职员工和学生。许多培训计划在获得这些技能方面提供的帮助相对较少。首席调查人员将举办为期一天的研讨会，讨论这些生存技能及其伦理层面。研讨会将在SFN年会前的周六举行，将有在各自主题领域具有实践经验的教职员工提供指导，以及就该材料提供指导的经验。工作坊上的不同规划“轨道”将为本科生、研究生、博士后实习生、基础科学和临床教师以及工业界的研究人员提供相关指导。参与者将能够通过在同时进行的课程中选择形式来设计最适合他们自己的需求和兴趣的研讨会时间表。在整个讲习班期间，将特别注意讨论与妇女、代表人数不足的少数群体成员以及以英语为第二语言的个人特别相关的问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): This proposal requests continued funding to support a one-day workshop on professional development and ethics to be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN). Training programs in neuroscience typically do an outstanding job at providing a broad background in the field as well as in-depth training in the literature and technology of specific sub-areas. In addition, these training programs usually offer excellent opportunities to gain experience in scientific reasoning and in the critical analysis of the literature. However, there is a good deal of additional information and many more skills that are required to be a successful professional in neuroscience. For example, one must be able to identify a relevant career and then seek out, apply, obtain and finally advance in a job. One must also be able to communicate effectively in writing and to make oral presentation. In addition, most neuroscientists will need to apply for training and research funds, teach, and manage and mentor staff and students. Many training programs provide relative little assistance in acquiring these skills. The principal investigators will run a one-day workshop on these survival skills and their ethical dimensions. The workshop will be held on the Saturday prior to the SFN's annual meeting, and will involve instruction from faculty who have practical experience in their topic area, as well as experience offering instruction on that material. Different programmatic "tracks" at the workshop will offer instruction relevant to undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, basic science and clinical faculty, and researchers in industry. Participants will be able to design a workshop schedule that best fits their own needs and interests by selecting form among concurrent sessions. Throughout the workshop, special attention will be given to discussion of issues of particular relevance to women, members of under-represented minority groups, and individuals for whom English is a second language.