Agenda
TUESDAY | AUGUST 11, 2020
Special note: All times noted are Eastern Daylight Time. Special Global Rooms will be available in time zones to support our international participants, presentations will be available on demand immediately, and discussions will be available on demand beginning Monday, August 24, 2020. Our CONCURRENT SESSION panels will be pre-recording their 45 minute formal presentations and you can chat live with them as the session is being broadcasted. After the 45 minute formal presentation, you can join the panel for a live 15 minute Zoom Q&A! Our DISCUSSION GROUPS facilitators and volunteer participants will be pre-recording their 45 minute discussions and you can live chat with them as the discussion is bring broadcast. After the 45 minute broadcast, you can join the facilitators for a live 15 minute Zoom Q&A!
4:00 – 5:00 PM (EDT): EDUCATION SESSIONS NCURA YEAR LONG SPONSOR SESSION SYSTEMS/DATA/METRICS
THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING A MASTER’S DEGREE IN RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
Participants will explore why it is important to get a Master’s Degree in Research Administration. They will learn about the advantages of obtaining an advanced degree and what it will mean to their career advancement in the research administration profession. They will also learn about the Master’s Degree Program in Research Administration at Johns Hopkins University. NCURA SILVER CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR MARIANNE R. WOODS*, Academic Program Director, Master of Science in Research Administration, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Advanced Academic Programs, Johns Hopkins University, NCURA Distinguished Educator, NCURA Silver Contributing Sponsor
CONCURRENT SESSIONS CLINICAL/MEDICAL
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ADVANCED
FLIPSIDE: WHAT RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MOVING BETWEEN CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC OFFICES So you’re contemplating a role change in research administration? Perhaps moving from an NIH-focused research environment to the non-clinical/academic side of campus? Or, perhaps the reverse? Or, moving from a proposal facilitation to a contract negotiation role? What skills will you need to be successful? This session will explore existing talents that are crosscutting and translational (e.g. managing staff, interpreting federal guidelines, relationship building, etc.) and the surprises that may await you on the flipside (e.g., budgeting for academic or calendar appointments, or summer salary; new sponsors and their electronic systems; supervising staff who know more than you do; new faculty; new science; new acronyms; new departmental policies, etc.) The panelists will discuss how problem solving, communication, and negotiation skills will be most important in navigating a successful move toward career advancement.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Participants will be able to recognize skills that are transferrable. • Participants will be able to assess and measure their own readiness for making a move. • Participants will be able to identify the ways to recognize gaps in their skills sets needing to be filled. PREREQUISITES Participants will want a minimum of 5 years working either in a clinical or academic setting. Take an inventory of your skills, assess your reasons for considering a change (running away or running towards?), and be prepared to shift your mindset.
GAI DORAN*, Director of Research, Yale School of the Environment, Yale University SUSAN W. SEDWICK, Senior Consulting Specialist, Attain, NCURA Silver Contributing Sponsor ROBYN B. REMOTIGUE, Director, Office of Research Services, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
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National Council of University Research Administrators | www.ncura.edu | #ncuraannual | * Lead presenter