Team Science in High Latitudes: Managing Complex Programs
Abstract
Alaska is on the front lines of global environmental change. Shifts in precipitation and air temperature patterns, receding glaciers and increasing wildfires are some of the factors that teams of interdisciplinary scientists with the Alaska NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) are examining today. Large and complex research programs such as NSF EPSCoR benefit from a shared leadership approach that can enhance the scientific enterprise by taking advantage of complementary skill sets and a variety of approaches. Expert team science leaders have defined a list of five critical competencies required for effective leadership: project management, shared leadership, personal competence, social competence and communication. These competencies provide a foundation for skilled team science leaders who are adept at promoting collaboration, facilitating the co-development of concepts, and establishing a community based on trust. This suite of approaches can be enhanced by designed spaces that promote data-driven dialogue and activities that bring a deeper shared understanding of team makeup and dynamics. Reflections on team science research and current leadership practices at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Visualization Space provide insight into how to establish effective teams.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018AGUFMPA23F1038V
- Keywords:
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- 0855 Diversity;
- EDUCATIONDE: 6329 Project evaluation;
- POLICY SCIENCESDE: 6630 Workforce;
- PUBLIC ISSUESDE: 6699 General or miscellaneous;
- PUBLIC ISSUES