Overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science: lessons from the marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean
Pressure in academia and science is rapidly increasing and early career researchers (ECRs) have a lot to gain from being involved in research initiatives such as large international projects. But just how inclusive are they? Here we discuss experiences of ECRs directly involved in the Marine Ecosyst...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:140612 2023-05-15T13:59:46+02:00 Overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science: lessons from the marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean Brasier, MJ McCormack, S Bax, N Caccavo, JA Cavan, E Ericson, JA Figuerola, B Hancock, A Halfter, S Hellessey, N Hofer, J Puskic, PS de Oliveira, CS Subramaniam, RC Wallis, J Weldrick, CK 2020 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00692 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/140612 en eng Frontiers Research Foundation http://ecite.utas.edu.au/140612/1/140612 - Overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00692 Brasier, MJ and McCormack, S and Bax, N and Caccavo, JA and Cavan, E and Ericson, JA and Figuerola, B and Hancock, A and Halfter, S and Hellessey, N and Hofer, J and Puskic, PS and de Oliveira, CS and Subramaniam, RC and Wallis, J and Weldrick, CK, Overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science: lessons from the marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean, Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, (AUG) Article 692. ISSN 2296-7745 (2020) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/140612 Biological Sciences Ecology Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00692 2021-02-15T23:16:32Z Pressure in academia and science is rapidly increasing and early career researchers (ECRs) have a lot to gain from being involved in research initiatives such as large international projects. But just how inclusive are they? Here we discuss experiences of ECRs directly involved in the Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (MEASO), an Australian led international research project to assess the status and trends of Southern Ocean ecosystems. We review the benefits of ECR involvement in large-scale initiatives to the project deliverables, the leadership team and ECRs themselves. Using insights from MEASO, we outline the obstacles that may become barriers to ECRs in scientific research in general but with a focus on large-scale research projects and suggest potential actions to overcome these at the individual, institutional and scientific community level. We consider the potential for ECRs to lead future Antarctic science programmes with a focus on science communication and applied research for policy makers within a global setting. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Southern Ocean eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Southern Ocean Frontiers in Marine Science 7 |
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Pressure in academia and science is rapidly increasing and early career researchers (ECRs) have a lot to gain from being involved in research initiatives such as large international projects. But just how inclusive are they? Here we discuss experiences of ECRs directly involved in the Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (MEASO), an Australian led international research project to assess the status and trends of Southern Ocean ecosystems. We review the benefits of ECR involvement in large-scale initiatives to the project deliverables, the leadership team and ECRs themselves. Using insights from MEASO, we outline the obstacles that may become barriers to ECRs in scientific research in general but with a focus on large-scale research projects and suggest potential actions to overcome these at the individual, institutional and scientific community level. We consider the potential for ECRs to lead future Antarctic science programmes with a focus on science communication and applied research for policy makers within a global setting. |
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Brasier, MJ McCormack, S Bax, N Caccavo, JA Cavan, E Ericson, JA Figuerola, B Hancock, A Halfter, S Hellessey, N Hofer, J Puskic, PS de Oliveira, CS Subramaniam, RC Wallis, J Weldrick, CK |
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Brasier, MJ McCormack, S Bax, N Caccavo, JA Cavan, E Ericson, JA Figuerola, B Hancock, A Halfter, S Hellessey, N Hofer, J Puskic, PS de Oliveira, CS Subramaniam, RC Wallis, J Weldrick, CK |
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Overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science: lessons from the marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean |
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Overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science: lessons from the marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean |
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Overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science: lessons from the marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean |
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Overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science: lessons from the marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean |
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Overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science: lessons from the marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean |
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overcoming the obstacles faced by early career researchers in marine science: lessons from the marine ecosystem assessment for the southern ocean |
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