Recognising the importance and impact of Imaging Scientists: Global guidelines for establishing career paths within core facilities
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In the dynamic landscape of scientific research, imaging core facilities are vital hubs propelling collaboration and innovation at the technology development and dissemination frontier. Here, we present a collaborative effort led by Global BioImaging (GBI), introducing international recommendations geared towards elevating the careers of Imaging Scientists in core facilities. Despite the critical role of Imaging Scientists in modern research ecosystems, challenges persist in recognising their value, aligning performance metrics and providing avenues for career progression and job security. The challenges encompass a mismatch between classic academic career paths and service-oriented roles, resulting in a lack of understanding regarding the value and impact of Imaging Scientists and core facilities and how to evaluate them properly. They further include challenges around sustainability, dedicated training opportunities and the recruitment and retention of talent. Structured across these interrelated sections, the recommendations within this publication aim to propose globally applicable solutions to navigate these challenges. These recommendations apply equally to colleagues working in other core facilities and research institutions through which access to technologies is facilitated and supported. This publication emphasises the pivotal role of Imaging Scientists in advancing research programs and presents a blueprint for fostering their career progression within institutions all around the world.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Journal of Microscopy |
| Vol/bind | 294 |
| Udgave nummer | 3 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 397-410 |
| ISSN | 0022-2720 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2024 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:
NB, as part of Bioimaging North America, is supported by a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Work by CMB has been made possible in part by Imaging Scientist Cycle 2 funding from grant number 2020\u2013225398 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. FPC, JS and CT acknowledge support from ANR Grant for France\u2010BioImaging, ANR\u201010\u2010INBS\u201004\u201001 (2011\u20102025). AdSV, JAM and JMG acknowledge institutional support from the Universitas Foundation of Amazonian Studies F.UEA and Muraki Foundation of Institutional Support. EF acknowledges support from the Biomedicum Imaging Unit, University of Helsinki, as a part of Biocenter Finland infrastructure. GF, through BioImagingUK, is co\u2010funded by the RMS and a research grant from UKRI\u2010BBSRC (BB/S018689/1). AG acknowledges the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (grants: GBI\u20100000000093, 2021\u2212240504, NP2\u2010000000006) to DGAPA\u2010PAPIIT (grant: IN211821). Work by MSI has been made possible in part by grant number 2019\u2013198107 to MSI from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. CAJ is funded by grant number 2020\u2013225445 598 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. AK and YR acknowledge funding for the Global BioImaging Project 2020\u20132023, grant ID210874) to strengthen international community building and training activities for imaging infrastructures from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Work by SK was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP22H04926, Grant\u2010in\u2010Aid for Transformative Research Areas \u2015 Platforms for Advanced Technologies and Research Resources \u2018Advanced Bioimaging Support\u2019. Effort by BAM was made possible by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Imaging Scientists Program. KT acknowledges CZI grant DAF2021\u2010225429 from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation. LY acknowledges the instruments and expertise of Microscopy Australia, enabled by NCRIS, university and state government support (ROR ID: https://ror.org/042mm0k03 ). GDW and MX acknowledge Singapore's National Research Foundation under its Shared Infrastructure Support grant awarded to SingaScope \u2013 a Singapore\u2010wide microscopy infrastructure network (NRF2017_SISFP10) and A*STAR for continued support.
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© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Microscopy published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Royal Microscopical Society.
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