From b704fa4fb2633956d1f9c6b4bc47d98e020e22c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charlie-George Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:20:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Create Interdisciplinary_research_resources.md --- Interdisciplinary_research_resources.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Interdisciplinary_research_resources.md diff --git a/Interdisciplinary_research_resources.md b/Interdisciplinary_research_resources.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fe3857f --- /dev/null +++ b/Interdisciplinary_research_resources.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Interdisciplinary Career Resources + +This page summarises some helpful resources to help interdisciplinary researchers navigate thier career paths. +These have been identified, curated and collected in response to the [XNET](www.xnet.bio) project that ran 2022-2024 to assess the career barriers facing +interdisciplinary researchers (particularly those at the intersection of computation and biology). + +During this project several barriers were identified that face researchers + - Lack of suitable mentorship + - Longer and non-linear career paths that do not fit the traditional academic mould + - Undefined career routes + - Challenges of communicating to audiences with different backgrounds + - Challenges fitting into promotion, funding or publishing critera + - Feeling like a 'jack of all trades, master of none' + +We interviewed and ran workshops with funders, researchers, research professionals, research culture +and equality, diversity and inclusion experts and industry leaders to identify core skills and areas that researchers felt needed development. +Here is a summary of useful resources that interdisciplinary researchers might find useful to progress thier careers. + +# General Interdisciplinary + +[Ten simple rules for surviving an interdisciplinary PhD](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005512). Demharter S et al. (2017) PLoS Comput Biol (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005512) +[Ten Simple Rules for a Successful Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration](https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004214) Knapp B et al., (2015) PLoS Comput Biol (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004214) + + + +# Computational Biology specific +[Ten simple rules for navigating the computational aspect of an interdisciplinary PhD](https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008554) Schwartz et al. PLoS Comput Biol (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008554) +[Ten Simple Rules for Getting Ahead as a Computational Biologist in Academia](https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002001) P Bourne. 2011. PLoS Comput Biol +# Funders and Funding Opportunities + +# Personal Development + +Negoicating win/win suitations for collaborations - **[Getting to Yes: Negotiating agreement without giving in]**(https://www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Yes-Negotiating-agreement-without/dp/1847940935) by Roger Fisher & William Ury + + + +