Interdisciplinary Job Opportunities for Biomedical Scientists - iJOBS

生物医学科学家的跨学科工作机会 - iJOBS

• 批准号: 9345369
• 负责人: JAMES H. MILLONIG
• 金额: $ 38.75万
• 依托单位: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-18 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9345369
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 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Biomedical Science and Engineering PhDs are faced with a dwindling number of faculty openings, and therefore, an increasing proportion of trainees conduct research in non-academic venues such as the private sector and the government, and yet another substantial number pursue non-research careers in the broad health and life sciences industry. Predoctoral and postdoctoral training programs provide little formal training for nonacademic jobs, and faculty trainers poorly understand the non-academic paths themselves. Biomedical PhDs are therefore unaware of the opportunities that may exist outside of academia, and lack many professional skills that sought after in these sectors of the job market. To address these gaps, we will establish the Rutgers Interdisciplinary Job Opportunities for Biomedical Scientists (iJOBs) program, open to predoctoral, postdoctoral, and recent Rutgers alumni in all biomedical sciences and engineering disciplines. For trainees, the iJOBS program begins with site visits to partnering companies and monthly networking events with working professionals to learn about various professional options. Participants then receive formal training via courses and shadowing experiences in core professional skills (such as communications, performance management, and team building) and in one of five professional tracks of their choice: i) science and health policy, ii) business management, iii) intellectual property management, iv) clinical and regulatory sciences, and v) health and science data analysis. Each participant is assigned a professional mentorship "pod" consisting of their research faculty advisor, iJOBS program faculty member, and an external mentor from industry, who assist the trainee through their individual Professional Development Plan. Several months prior to graduation, trainees work jointly with iJOBS staff and Rutgers Career Services for application package development and interview skill support, participation in career fairs and assistance with job placement. Finally, employed alumni of the program are invited to "give back" by providing mentoring and shadowing opportunities to current trainees. An external assessor will evaluate the program on an ongoing basis using data provided by trainees, faculty, and external mentors to determine its strengths and weaknesses. Simultaneously, the assessor will monitor changes in the supply and demand needs for PhD graduates, so that the program activities and areas of concentration can be adapted to the constantly evolving job market. Workforce data and iJOBS best practices will be disseminated to educate our faculty about the changing needs of our students and postdoctoral fellows. We will also disseminate this information nationally by publishing research articles and opinion pieces, collaborating with other existing BEST programs, and holding annual symposia to encourage dialogue among other universities and the bio-industry. The iJOBs program will enable flexible and informative exploration of careers outside of academia by trainees, and strive to increase cooperation between academia and industry so that a new workforce model for biomedical trainees can emerge.

 描述（由申请人提供）：生物医学科学与工程博士面临着教师职位空缺数量的减少，因此，越来越多的学员在私营部门和政府等非学术场所进行研究，而另一许多人在广泛的健康和生命科学行业从事非研究职业，博士前和博士后培训项目几乎没有为非学术工作提供正式培训，而且教师培训人员对非学术途径本身知之甚少。因此，博士不知道学术界之外可能存在的机会，并且缺乏就业市场这些领域所追捧的许多专业技能。为了解决这些差距，我们将建立罗格斯大学生物医学科学家跨学科工作机会（iJOB）计划。向所有生物医学科学和工程学科的博士前、博士后和最近的罗格斯大学校友开放。对于实习生来说，iJOBS 项目首先是对合作公司进行实地考察，并每月与在职专业人士进行社交活动。然后，参与者通过核心专业技能（例如沟通、绩效管理和团队建设）以及他们选择的五个专业途径之一接受正式培训：i）科学和卫生政策，ii） ) 商业管理， iii) 知识产权管理， iv) 临床和监管科学，以及 v) 健康和科学数据分析。 每个参与者都被分配了一个专业指导“小组”，由他们的研究教员顾问、iJOBS 计划教员和一名专家组成。来自行业的外部导师，协助学员毕业前几个月，学员将与 iJOBS 工作人员和罗格斯大学职业服务中心合作，提供申请包开发和面试技巧支持、参加招聘会并协助就业安置。受邀通过向现有学员提供指导和见习机会来“回馈”，外部评估员将使用学员、教师和外部导师提供的数据持续评估该计划，以确定其优势和劣势。评估员将监测博士毕业生的供需变化，以便项目活动和重点领域能够适应不断变化的就业市场，并且 iJOBS 最佳实践将向我们的教育教师传播有关不断变化的需求。我们还将通过发表研究文章和观点文章、与其他现有的 BEST 项目合作以及举办年度研讨会以鼓励其他大学和生物行业之间的对话，在全国范围内传播这些信息。 iJOB计划将使学员能够灵活、信息丰富地探索学术界之外的职业，并努力加强学术界和工业界之间的合作，从而形成一种新的生物医学学员劳动力模式。