FKNE PI Training Survey

  • FKNE PI Training Survey

  • This survey aims to advance training and mentoring opportunities for Early Career Principal Investigators, one of our missions in FKNE (FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence).

    Specifically, this survey will provide us with information to support young PIs' career development, leadership, and management skills, towards scientific discovery and healthy well-being. The survey results will highlight which training activities benefit you most, which are available or not currently provided, and any limiting factors to receive this training. This information will allow us to organize affordable training activities in cooperation with FENS and national societies,  with topics/ formats tailored to your preferences.

    This survey is anonymous and does not involve participant identification. It collects information about gender, career level, and country, in order to assess the diversity of the participants' pool and to tailor future training activities to the needs of different countries and career stages. Answering the demographic questions is not mandatory. The collected information may be communicated with national neuroscience societes and/or the broader research community in white paper(s)/newsletter(s)/ editorial(s) or other formats.

    Please help us to reach our goals, by answering the questions below and by providing ratings accordingly. Thank you for participating!

  • What gender identity you identify with?
  • How old are you?
  • How many years have you been managing your own group/lab?*
  • Have you lived in several countries throughout your academic studies/career?

  • Leadership/Career development

     

    Leadership refers to developing vision, inspiration, values, integrity, constancy, self-management, empathy, problem-solving, strategic thinking, effective communication.

     

    Career development refers to defining and managing career goals, identifying and chosing strategies to achieve career goals, networking, among others.

  • Did/do you have access to training on leadership?*
  • Did/do you have access to training on career development?*
  • Did/do you have access to training/workshops on imposter syndrome?*
  • Did/do you have access to training on negotiation skills to promote your career development?*
  • Would you benefit from/ participate in training for any of the above leadership/career development topics?*
  • Which format would you prefer for this training?*
  • Which length/ frequency would you prefer for this training?*

  • Group Management

     

    Group Management refers to identifying group needs, interviewing/ selecting/ hiring, using management styles, supervising, managing team diversity & dynamics, conflict solving, team building, problem-solving, among others.

     

    Mentees' workshop refers to training the mentees about mentoring values and types, mentee role/ needs/ goals/ milestones/ self-leadership skills/ career progression, developing communication skills for effective mentoring/ relationships, among others.

  • Do/did you have access to training on group management?*
  • Which format would you prefer for group management training?*
  • Which length/ frequency would you prefer for group management training?*
  • Did/ Would your group benefit from mentees' workshops on "how to be mentored"?*
  • Which format you consider preferable for mentees' workshop training?*
  • Which length/ frequency you consider preferable for this mentees' workshop training?*
  • Did/ Would your group benefit from group counseling/consulting?*
  • Which format you consider preferable for such counseling?*
  • Which length/ frequency you consider preferable for such counseling?*

  • Project/ Time management

  • Did/do you have access to training on project and /or time management?*
  • Which format would you prefer for this training?*
  • Which length/ frequency would you prefer for this training?*

  • Funding/Grant writing

  • Did/do you have access to workshops about identifying/ applying for funding?*
  • Would you benefit from/ participate in funding/grant writing workshops?*
  • Which workshops/training do you wish to receive for funding support?*
  • Which format would you prefer for this training?*
  • Which length/ frequency would you prefer for this training?*

  • Publishing

  • Did/do you need training on topics for publishing?*
  • Which format would you prefer for this training?*
  • Which length/ frequency would you prefer for this training?*

  •  Work-life balance & well-being

  • How satisfied are you with your work-life balance?*
  • Did/ do you have access to workshop/informational session on work-life balance?*
  • Would you benefit from/ participate in workshop(s)/informational session(s) for work-life balance?*
  • Which format would you prefer for this training?*
  • Which length/ frequency would you prefer for these sessions?*

  • Getting mentoring and peer support

  • Did/ do you get regular mentoring from senior scientists?*
  • Did/ do you or would you participate in an official mentor-mentee program?*
  • Do/did you have access to peer support groups of young PIs?*
  • Would you benefit from/ participate in a peer support group?*
  • What type/topic of the peer support group would you be interested in?*

  • What is the preferred frequency of the peer group*

  • Did/ do you get regular mentoring from senior scientists?*
  • Rows
  • Would you benefit from workshops/training on the following topics?*
  • Are there topics that you struggle with in your role as PI that are not listed above? If yes, which?*
  • Are there other training activities you want to see hosted by FENS/ FKNE?*

  • Answers for demographic data are not mandatory, but are collected to tailor future training to the needs of diverse career levels and countries.

  • *All provided data will be used in accordance with our Terms of Use and you will be able to update your answers at any time.

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