As a research infrastructure, ELIXIR relies upon a diverse range of roles, such as trainers, data stewards, project managers, software engineers, developers, community managers. However, careers within research infrastructure remain poorly defined. By clarifying the career options within a research infrastructure, we aim to promote interest in these roles to support the career development of researchers beyond the traditional academic paths of, for example, Principal Investigators.
As well as supporting the research community by recognising infrastructure career paths, this Focus Group will actively contribute to ELIXIR's commitment to diversity and inclusion within the research ecosystem.
Goals of the group
The First Year Report, published in January 2024, summarises the work done to date in the analysis of job advertisements posted to ELIXIR channels. This approach enabled the focus group to classify roles, assessing function, hierarchical position, required skills, etc. In doing so, a number of challenges were identified that will help inform the work for the remaining term of this focus group.
The Focus Group continues to collaborate with external projects that share related aims – such as ARISE, Technician Commitment, BioNT, CTLS, SciLifeLab Training and EOSC – as well as ELIXIR projects and entities such as ELIXIR STEERS, ELEAD, ELITMa, RItrainPlus, the RDM Community and RDA Community, eRImote, the Impact Group and the Training Platform.
Contributors
- Alexander Botzki (ELIXIR-BE)
- Alexia Cardona (ELIXIR-UK)
- Celia van Gelder (ELIXIR-NL)
- Daniel Wibberg (ELIXIR-DE)
- Despoina Sousoni (ELIXIR-Hub)
- Eva Alloza (ELIXIR-ES)
- Helena Schnitzer (ELIXIR-DE)
- James Seager (ELIXIR-UK)
- Katharina Heil (ELIXIR-Hub)
- Maria Derkacheva (ELIXIR-UK)
- Rachel Coulthard-Graf (EMBL)
- Renato Alves (ELIXIR-DE)
- Tanja Ninkovic (RIcapacity)
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