Team Science

“Science teams rarely fail because of the science; they fail or falter because of the organizational choices leaders make and the culture leaders build. -Betsy Rolland”.

As research becomes more interdisciplinary, it is crucial that researchers are able to work effectively with investigators, colleagues, and others from other disciplines. “Team Science” is the study and application of principles and strategies to develop, lead, and manage groups of people as part of a research project/team. This series of online workshops will focus on preparing post-doctoral researchers to both participate in and lead interdisciplinary research teams. Participants will learn how to develop a team collaboration plan that can serve as a template for building systems in their future labs and for multi-PI and leadership plans for future grant proposal. The sessions will be a mix of short didactic and interactive activities, with the goal of increasing participants’ knowledge of and comfort with engaging in Interdisciplinary Research and Team Science.

Agenda

October 7, 2022 from 10:00am to 12:00pm: Introduction and Overview

  • Class introductions and exercise
  • Introduction to Interdisciplinary Research and Team Science

October 14, 2022 from 10:00am to 12:00pm: Being an Effective Interdisciplinary Collaborator and Team Member

  • Managing up
  • Evaluating collaboration opportunities
  • Being a good collaborator
  • Identifying and assessing team processes

October 21, 2022 from 10:00am to 12:00pm: Assembling an Effective Interdisciplinary Team

  • Developing your team’s identity, mission, and vision
  • Identifying and filling gaps
  • Finding and onboarding collaborators (researchers and staff)
  • Understanding team members’ goals

October 28, 2022 from 10:00am to 12:00pm: Leading an Effective Interdisciplinary Team

  • Collaboration planning, including developing authorship agreements
  • Creating psychologically safe environments
  • Introduction to project management techniques
  • Tips for writing collaborative, interdisciplinary grants

This workshop is interactive and has a limited capacity. Attendees are expected to be active and engaged for at least 75% of the total workshop time. Please do not register if you cannot commit to this.

Registration closed!!! 

 

Dr. Betsy Rolland is the director of Team Science and Research Development for University of Wisconsin. She has a PhD in Human Centered Design & Engineering and a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Washington, and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins.

As Director of Team Science & Research Development, Dr. Rolland leads the development of resources and tools to support the expansion of complex team-science projects in both cancer research and translational science. Her research focuses on coordination and collaboration in team-science projects, including how to design, build, and evaluate infrastructure to support complex, multi-investigator initiatives.

Learn more about Dr. Rolland here.