early career scientist panel at the international council for science (icsu) general assembly
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Early Career Scien-st Panel Interna-onal Council for Science (ICSU)
General Assembly (GA) 3 September 2014
Chair: Kim Nicholas, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, Sweden @KA_Nicholas Chris-ne Jasoni, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, @JasoniCL Fola Babalola, Center for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa. @folababs2000 Jianzhong Xu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, @JackLZC Yvonne Grunder, Department of Physics, Liverpool University @YvonneGruender Wilma Waterlander, Na-onal Ins-tute for Health Innova-on , University of Auckland, New Zealand, @wwaterlander
Thanks for travel support from: ICSU, the German Research Founda-on (DFG), Royal Society (UK), Royal Society of New Zealand, China Associa-on for Science and Technology
Using Twi]er to bring #ICSUGA to over 50,000 people
Early Career Scien-st Priori-es
1. Leadership 2. Career Support (networks and mentoring) 3. Opportuni-es and incen-ves for science for
society
Transla-ng Priori-es to Ac-ons For…
Na-onal & Union Members
• Establish/expand early career networks & mentoring
• Involve in General Assembly delega-on
Intergovernmental Bodies (Future Earth, IPBES, IPCC...)
• Engage early-‐career scien-sts in science policy and communica-on
• Con-nue and expand co-‐design prac-ces • Develop communi-es of prac-ce involving
early career scien-sts
Funding, Review & Reward Agencies
• Design incen-ves to value interdisciplinary science, outreach, communica-on & policy
Coordina-ng Bodies (ICSU, ISSC, IAP, TWAS, IAC)
• Work together to coordinate networks (in person and online)
• Support mobility programmes • Support communica-on and policy opportuni-es • Guidelines for
Ø incen-ves that value science for society Ø inclusive recruitment & diversity in leadership
Everyone! • Integrate early career scien-sts in leadership throughout your organiza-ons • Par-cipate in vision-‐ and agenda-‐segng • Serve on scien-fic and policy commi]ees and execu-ve boards
• Involve in process of publica-on: peer review, editorial boards
• Publicize opportuni-es and make merit-‐based nomina-ons
• Design, par-cipate in, and review conferences
Proposed decision text • We urge the execu-ve board to take ac-on within ICSU to integrate and involve early career scien-sts – in advisory, review and governance bodies as appropriate
• and encourage its na-onal and union members, interdisciplinary bodies, and associates to support early career scien-sts through: – Mentoring and career support networks – Opportuni-es and incen-ves to engage in science for society
– Including them in day-‐to-‐day business between GAs and in the GA delega-on
• And to report back on progress made for the next GA.
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