Why scientific societies should involve more early-career researchers.
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Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 32965217.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.60829 and PMC identifier 7511228.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Early-career researchers (ECRs) make up a large portion of the academic workforce. Yet, most leadership positions in scientific societies are held by senior scientists, and ECRs have little to no say over the decisions that will shape the future of research. This article looks at the level of influence ECRs have in 20 scientific societies based in the US and UK, and provides guidelines on how societies can successfully include ECRs in leadership roles.
Medical subject headings
- Leadership
- Mentoring
- Research Personnel
- Societies, Scientific