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POSTDOC WORKSHOP B: Mapping a Leadership Development Program for Postdoctoral Fellows

Annual National Meeting of the �Canadian Astroparticle Physics Comunity�Aug. 4, 2022, University of Toronto

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SESSION AGENDA

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  • Context for postdoc career-accelerator plan
  • Review of community’s development priorities �for postdoctoral fellows (PDFs)
  • Intro career-acceleration framework (5 themes)
  • Activity: fit of PDF development goals to framework
          • COFFEE BREAK (15 min)
  • Group Activity: framework vs. goals vs. priorities
  • Discussion: optimize the framework�

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https://forms.office.com/r/stwmMxUm05

If you haven’t completed the 6-min. survey already…

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CONTEXT: Postdoctoral �training for Canada �A (very) brief strategic overview

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Astroparticle Physics

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  • Modestly higher fraction (than all-discipline average) in long-term academic careers�
  • Non-academic careers draw from discipline-tailored skills

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Career-Leadership Capabilities �(All the things…)

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Our Priorities �(What community values)

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Our Opportunities �(Career-Acceleration Programming)

https://bit.ly/3vCRMUa �for online participants

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Mentorship program �(Structured, focused, adaptable)

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Mentorship

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  • Structured, small-cohort leadership-focused mentoring from leading researchers�
  • Theory Hub mentor network (MI, CITA, PI, CIFAR) ✭ �
  • IPDC engineering and technology hub ✭

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Academic Networking�(international exchanges, physical & hybrid hubs, interest networks)

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Academic Networking

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  • International Exchange … bring ECRs to Canada ✭�
  • MI-backed Theory Hub & integrated to specific �CITA, PI, CIFAR programs (incl. new “Theory Fellows) ✭�
  • “Local Science Institute” in Sudbury ✭

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  • Cross-disp. work (tech, data sci., quantum sensors) ✭

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Non-Academic Networking�(engagement with research alumni, career coaching, research partnership development)

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Non-Academic Networking

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  • Postdoctoral “alumni network” events �
  • Support for researcher career transition

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  • Technology-driven research partnerships

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Professional Skills �(Academic Emphasis)

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Academic Professional Skills

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  • Postdoc-specific Prof. Dev. training
    • MI partner training (astroparticle tailored) ✭
    • Mitacs training

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  • Small research-grant pools for Postdoc-led work�
  • Specific training at major CFREF3 nodes (IPDC, “Local Science Institute”) ✭�
  • Short-term admin & governance roles for Postdocs

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Professional Skills �(Non-Academic Emphasis)

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Non-Academic Professional Skills

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  • Postdoc-specific Prof. Dev. training opportunities
    • MI created training (astroparticle tailored)
    • Mitacs training (generalized)

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  • Innovation Hub partnerships (e.g. tech consultation)�
  • Career transition supports
    • Tech-transfer supports
    • Coaching supports (via institutional partners)
    • Mitacs Postdoctoral internships�

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Group Work 1: �(Which capabilities & �from what program)

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Answer for �as many capabilities �&

program areas as �you can…

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For close-up view:

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For close-up view:

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Group Discussion (and Work): �(What’s too-much or too-little in each given program)

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https://forms.gle/sohepZqhtkTeBdUZA

Group 1 - Mentorship

�Group 2 - Ac. Networking

�Group 3 - Non-Ac. Networking

�Group 4 - Prof. Skills (Ac.)

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Group 5 - Prof. Skills (Non. Ac)

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Group Discussion: �(What could we do to fill major gaps)

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What we think the programs can accomplish…

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What we think is most important for postdoctoral development…

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