Leading Your Research Team in Science
Are you full of ideas for new research projects? Could you inspire a research group to achieve great results? This practical guide for team leaders, and those who aspire to become team leaders, offers a unique approach to help develop your research and become a more independent and productive investigator. Learn how to recruit and develop talented team members, how to negotiate contracts and manage your projects, and how to create wider visibility and publicity for your science. From human resources and project finances, legal affairs, and knowledge transfer to public engagement and media performance, this book provides guidance to enhance your skills and combine them with those of support staff on your road to success. With numerous valuable tips, real-life stories, and practical exercises, this must-read guide provides everything you need to take responsibility for leading your own research team. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.
Ritsert C. Jansen is Professor of Bioinformatics and Dean of Talent Development at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. He aims to help his early-career colleagues by sharing his own experiences as a researcher. He is the author of Developing a Talent for Science, about the life of modern scientists in today’s academic environment. He subsequently published Funding Your Career in Science, about how to attain research grants. This third book, Leading Your Research Team in Science, completes the trilogy. If you want some tips and tricks on how to be an entrepreneur in research, then these books are for you!