Core Administrators Network Coordinating Committee (CAN-CC)

November 8, 2022

ABRF Career Development Committee, Membership Committee, and CAN-CC:

Hello Everyone,

Next week's ABRF Peer Mentoring Conversation will focus on Career Pathways in Core Facilities, which has been a popular topic in each of the prior Virtual Peer Mentoring sessions.

We will continue to use breakout rooms in the session to provide participants a way to engage with each other on specific issues.  I'd appreciate your help to identify Breakout Room topics.

Possibilities include:

1. Creating model structures (Job Families) for Core facilities – (Technical Director; Administrative Director; Manager; Staff Scientists; Technologists)
   
   
2. Promotion potential (scientific/management):
1. Research Technician I/II/III
2. Research Coordinator/Manager/Administrator
3. Director
4. Scientist I/II/III (Jr/Sr?)

3. Updating Human Resources systems to support career advancement – who needs to lead the process?  what's required to effect change?
   
   
4. Skill-based vs. credential-based hiring/promotion practices
   
   
5. Types of Professional Development support (continuing education; credentials; skills development; time for publishing)

6. Standards for Promotion? – experience; performance metrics; 360 feedback; user satisfaction

Let me know if these, or other topics, would be helpful.  Perhaps we can suggest up to 4 topics for participants to choose from, with the option to switch during a second round of discussions.

As a reminder, the monthly Virtual Peer Mentoring Conversation is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15^th from 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET.  Register here.....

Thank you for your input.  I hope you'll be able to join the session to share your experience with others.

Ken

Ken Schoppmann, CAE
Executive Director

ABRF
201 E Main Street, Suite 1405

Lexington, KY 
ken.schoppmann@abrf.org
859-514-9835

abrf.org

These are great topics, Ken. I think maybe #2 and #4 are somewhat redundant. If we are aiming for four breakout groups, those could be combined. I think job families will be a hot topic, as well as sources of support for professional development. Finding a funding/time pool for those activities seems to be something many of us struggle with.

Natasha Nikolaidis
She/Her/Hers
Associate Director of Operations, Bindley Bioscience Center

Bindley Bioscience Center, 1203 West State St, West Lafayette, IN 47907

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