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TENTATIVE |
LAB MANAGEMENT SCHEDULE |
TIME |
DESCRIPTION |
DAY ONE |
Location: Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration/check in/continental breakfast |
9:00-9:10 |
Opening Remarks |
| 9:10-11:10 | Session I: Leadership and Management Styles This session will focus on tools and guidelines to develop the five key leadership responsibilities and effective lab management skills. |
| 11:10-11:30 | Break |
11:30-1:00 |
Special Talk: Nobel Laureate Dr. Bengt I. Samuelsson |
| 1:00-1:45 | Lunch |
1:45-3:15 |
Session II: Navigating University Structure and Tenure Process This session will discuss the research, teaching and service aspects of the university, as well as, what to expect and factors to consider when planning for promotion and tenure. - Faculty Panel: Tammy Dwyer (USD), Michael Burkhart (UCSD) - Moderator: Robert Bitmead (UCSD)
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3:15-3:30 |
Break |
3:30-5:00 |
Session III: Time Management This session will offer tips to define short-term and long-term goals, strategies for managing your time to meet those goals, and how to balance your time for research, teaching and family. - Presenter: Jan Talbot (UCSD) |
5:00-7:00 |
Networking happy Hour sponsored by the four post doctoral scholar associations |
DAY TWO |
Location: Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
8:30-9:00 |
Registration/check in/continental breakfast |
9:00-10:30 |
Session IV: Managing Start up budget and projects This session will explain start-up packages, budgets, acquiring and maximizing resources & strategies for successful projects - Faculty Panel: Michael Sailor (UCSD), Kerri Mowen (TSRI) - Moderator: Sara Courtneidge |
10:30-10:50 |
Break |
10:50-12:20 |
Session V: Staffing Your Lab: Effective Hiring and Interviewing This session will focus on staffing a productive lab and to know the difference between employees and students. - Faculty Panel: Robert Bickert (BIMR) - Moderator: O'Shea |
12:20-1:20 |
Lunch |
1:20-2:50 |
Session VI: Managing Communication and Conflict This session will continue the training from session 1 in the context of
difficult communication and personnel conflicts in the lab. It will
highlight ways to prevent and manage conflicts and how to facilitate
solutions when they occur. - Presenter: Judith Bruner (UCSD)
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| 2:50-3:10 | Break |
3:10-4:20s |
Session VII: Finding an Academic Job Featuring an open panel discussion with recently hired junior faculty, who will share tips and stories on the application, interview and negotiation, processes. Faculty Panel: Jack Bui (UCSD), Tom Huxford (SDSU) |
4:20-4:30 |
Closing remarks |