{"id":45263,"date":"2012-05-28T21:03:07","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T01:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/?p=45263"},"modified":"2021-02-04T21:03:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T02:03:48","slug":"learning-the-rules-of-the-science-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.inrs.ca\/en\/news\/learning-the-rules-of-the-science-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning the Rules of the Science Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cWhen I was doing my master\u2019s, I had a lot to learn, but no one was there to teach me – I was on my own,\u201d remembers Federico Rosei, professor at \u00c9nergie Mat\u00e9riaux T\u00e9l\u00e9communications Research Centre at INRS (INRS-EMT<\/strong>). This \u201cvery negative\u201d experience almost put him off research for good. Fortunately his military service, compulsory in Italy at the time, forced him to take a break, after which he decided to give science another chance. He returned to school to get his doctorate, but with a more stimulating team this time. There are still too many budding scientists who go through this type of experience, putting their science careers at risk. That\u2019s why Federico Rosei<\/a> and two colleagues from \u00c9nergie Mat\u00e9riaux T\u00e9l\u00e9communications Research Centre, Alain Pignolet <\/a>and Fiorenzo Vetrone<\/a>, have organized a summer school on \u201csurvival skills for scientists\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 26 and 27, students, postdoctoral researchers, and graduates from all backgrounds and fields in the natural sciences are invited to \u00c9cole de technologie sup\u00e9rieure (\u00c9TS)<\/a> to attend the event. The summer school will take the form of presentations by speakers who have had inspiring experiences followed by discussion sessions. A number of themes will be covered: career planning, the importance of finding a mentor, industrial research, university research, entrepreneurship, intellectual property, research ethics, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The importance of knowing how to communicate your results and build a network of personal contacts is also on the menu. \u201cMany graduates have excellent technical skills, but they lack \u201csoft skills,\u201dwhich are essential to success,\u201d explains Alain Pignolet. When he launched the course with his colleague Federico Rosei in 2003, he was also taken aback by the attitude of graduates who were brilliant, but very needy. They were coming to their professors, asking, \u201cNow what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


What Can You Do with a Science Degree?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The scientific world is vast. Of course you can pursue a career in academia, but there isn\u2019t enough room for everyone. \u201cOftentimes young researchers are not aware of all the options they have open to them thanks to their personal baggage and scientific training,\u201d notes Professor Pignolet. The goal of having a variety of guest speakers at the summer school is to present some of the many possibilities available. Speakers will include St\u00e9phane B\u00e9dard,CEO of B-Temia and founder of Victhom, a robotic prosthesis company; Mathieu Miron, who works in an intellectual property agency; Cedric Bisson of Teralys Capital, a large investment fund that invests in venture capital funds; and Ashok Vijh of Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s research institute. Marc Garneau, a former engineer, Canadian naval officer, and astronaut turned politician, will also be there, as will Jo\u00eblle Margot of the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al Physics Department. \u201cSince the summer school was started, we have made sure to always invite a successful woman scientist to inspire young female researchers,\u201d adds Professeur Rosei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Professor Rosei, it is never too early to participate in the event. \u201cWe have postdoctoral researchers who tell us that they would have liked to have had this training as Ph.D students, and doctoral students who would have liked to attend the summer school at the master\u2019s level!\u201d Rosei, who is also the director of \u00c9nergie Mat\u00e9riaux T\u00e9l\u00e9communications Research Centre, stresses the importance of not waiting till the end of your studies before asking questions. Students can make more judicious personal and professional choices when they understand the key aspects of their field and spend time considering their future.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Success story toolbox<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The training was offered for the first time in 2001 as a one-session course. Federico Rosei turned it into the book Survival Skills for Scientists<\/em><\/a> with co-author Tudor Wyatt Johnston, professor emeritus at INRS-EMT. Professeur Rosei condensed the content into a talk that he has presented in Japan, Brazil, the United States, and many European countries. The summer school itself has also been offered at McGill University, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, and the University of Ottawa, and even in Australia in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a real need. Graduates may encounter stumbling blocks even within the university system. And you can\u2019t always see those stumbling block coming. \u201cFor example,\u201d explains Alain Pignolet, \u201cyou have to know that resumes are not written the same way in Europe and North America. Here it\u2019s normal to toot your own horn, but that is much less the case on the other side of the Atlantic, where you have to weigh your words much more carefully.\u201d There are even cultural differences between academic fields. \u201cThe biomedical field puts much more emphasis on research results that lead to concrete applications, while in the pure and engineering sciences, we\u2019re often more interested in understanding the phenomenon itself,\u201d explains Federico Rosei. This is essential information for someone who wants to work on an interdisciplinary team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the summer course produces results. Fiorenzo Vetrone, the third member of the organizing committee, attended the 2008 training at Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al. Not only did he learn about networking, he also picked up some useful tips for breaking into the business. \u201cI had never realized how important scientific awards and bursaries are. They make a resume much more attractive,\u201d he points out. He has since worked hard to obtain (and highlight) awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (an Innovation Challenge Award and a postdoctoral fellowship), the renowned UK-based Royal Society, and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also changed his publishing strategy slightly to target scientific journals that lend more visibility to his work. The result? He is one of the summer school\u2019s success stories because he\u2019s now a professor at \u00c9nergie Mat\u00e9riaux T\u00e9l\u00e9communications Research Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, we\u2019re not handing out a ready-made recipe for success, but rather a box of tools,\u201d cautions Alain Pignolet. \u201cWe can help, but we can\u2019t do the networking for them. The summer school participants have to put our advice into practice once the sessions are over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s students really have to be proactive. The scientific world is highly competitive. It is not enough to have a Ph.D from a prestigious university to be hired as a professor. As Alain Pignolet reminds us, \u201cThose who succeed are always the ones who understand the rules of the game.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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