Research Administration Careers| Burn Out or Fade Away Is doing more with less helpful or harmful? Our Career Series Spotlight explores how increased workloads can contribute to burn out as research administrators face challenges that can affect their work as well as their physical and...
Mobility: What This Word Might Mean in a Post-COVID Era Mobility (Noun): 1) The ability to move or be moved freely and easily. 2) The ability to move between different levels in society or employment. Synonyms: Flexibility, agility, progress, success, promotion. Now, what does ...
Research Administration Careers| Career Options Continuing our series on research administration (RA) careers, this month’s Spotlight focuses on the array of professional options available in this diverse field. An RA career can span many areas of expertise that build a well-rounded body of...
Interview with SRAI President Debra (Debbie) Schaller-Demers Co-editors Karen Bone and Terry Campbell sat down with SRAI President Debra Schaller-Demers to discuss her tenure as SRAI President, as she prepares to transition to Immediate Past President at the 2022 SRAI Annual Meeting in...
Research Administration Careers| Considering Getting a Certification? Reflection and Tips from a Research Administrator This month’s Spotlight focuses on certification as an important component of a research administrator’s toolkit. Katrina Akioka shares her personal experience and offers...
Developing a Proactive Research Security Program in an Era of Heightened Foreign Influence As the U.S. Government works to provide uniform research security requirements to address malign foreign influence, you should already be thinking about what comes next. Since NIH Director Francis...
Research Administration Careers| Training Often, the most challenging part of a career development cycle comes through professional education and development. This month’s Spotlight looks at training for new research administrators, highlighting essential elements to promote ongoing success. ...
Strategies on Building Trust Between Teams – Setting Intention We are so excited to be following up from our presentation for the 2022 iSeries Conference How to Engage Across Fields as a Research Administrator and will be sharing a series of articles in upcoming issues of the Catalyst to...
Research Administration Careers | Onboarding: Innovative Staffing Program Achieves Infinite Game Success In this month’s Spotlight, the University of Michigan presents a unique solution to combat staffing gaps and turnovers . Research Administration is, as inspirational speaker Simon Sinek...
Wicked Problems: A Case for Design Thinking in Research Administration Change Management, Part 3: SPO Training Case-Study This is the final in a three-part series about how research administrators can apply design thinking principles to solve their “wicked problems.” So far, Part 1...
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