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Symposium. Harmonious career paths: Interdisciplinary voyages. 30. August 201 2 . Stresa, Italy. Content. EURODOC Interdisciplinarity Workgroup Importance of interdisciplinarity European successfull and unsuccessfull experiences in interdisciplinarity

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  1. Symposium • Harmonious career paths: Interdisciplinary voyages • 30. August 2012. • Stresa, Italy

  2. Content • EURODOC • Interdisciplinarity Workgroup • Importance of interdisciplinarity • European successfull and unsuccessfull experiences in interdisciplinarity • Reasons to be afraid to venture to interdisciplinarity • What can be done to make it easier forjuniorresearchers to effectively"voyage" through differentdisciplines? • Discussion

  3. EURODOC

  4. EURODOC • To represent doctoral candidates and junior researchers at the European level in matters of education, research, and professional development of their careers. • To advance the quality of doctoral programmes and the standards of research activity in Europe. • To promote the circulation of information on issues regarding young researchers; organize events, take part in debates and assist in the elaboration of policies about Higher Education and Research in Europe. • To establish and promote co-operation between national associations representing doctoral candidates and junior researchers within Europe.

  5. EURODOC • PARTNERS: • Eurodoc Web Site • Newsletter • E-mail Distribution • Annual Conference

  6. Members Observers Board Individual Observers Secretariat Workgroups Council / General Meeting EURODOC - structure Career development Disabilities Gender equality Employment and social security Interdisciplinarity Mobility Policy research Governance Finance Communication

  7. Interdisciplinarity Workgroup

  8. Interdisciplinarity Workgroup • The main objectives are: • To facilitate discussions about the design of interdisciplinary studies andresearch. • To analyze carrier structures. • To monitor main trends and key issues in this area.

  9. Interdisciplinarity Workgroup • DONE: • Workshop in Eurodoc Strasbourg • inspired delegates of Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers to make a conference about interdisciplinarity:Interdisciplinarity: how to make it work. • Work-Group applied to organise a workshop in ESOF 2012- not accepted. • Two research proposals: • Comparison of possibilities of young researchers and doctorate students in fields of science. • Involvement of doctoral candidates and early stage researchers in policy making in Europe. • Workshop by ESF:The Good The Bad and The Ugly. • Eurodoc contributions to ERA- statement concerning the role of the Arts and Humanities.

  10. Interdisciplinarity Workgroup • KEY INTERESTESTS AT THE MOMENT: • Interdisciplinary mobility. • T-shaped versus "all in one" interdisciplinaryspecialization. • Preparing workshop at AGM 2013. • Participating in planning of Lithuanian EU presidency conference 2013.

  11. Interdisciplinarity Workgroup • PROBLEMS: • Weak career structures • Evaluation • Training • Funding • Tradition/ideological barriers • Classification • Institutional clustering/organizational fragmentation • National cocooning

  12. Successful stories

  13. 1. Case Study • Criteria: • Has the proposed project potential forscientificexcellence? • Is the proposed project novel, creative and original? • What is the innovation potential andimpact of the project? • How well conceived, organized andstate-of-the-art is the proposed activity? • Does the project have a reasonablechance ofsucceeding and whatdifficulties can beexpected? • What are the achievementsmade by the applicants in theresearch field(s) of theproposedproject? Are they competentto conduct thework? • Are the requested resourcesadequate? • How novel is the combination of disciplines and what is thescientific added value of theproposedinterdisciplinarycollaboration with respect to thecombinedcontributionsfrom thepartners? • Interdisciplinary Grants • The Global Grant application • Expert: “Even though the Applicant presentsTechnical Sciences, he applies as the representative ofSocial sciences and humanities.” • “Scientists’ Initiative” Grant • Expert: “No, it is not – you mention organizationalpractice, so your work belongs to social sciences.” • Vladislav: “The aim of my work is to develop terminology of socio-material management inEnglish and Lithuanian languages.” • Expert: “The stated aims donot lead to any importantscientific nor practicalresults.” • Vladislav: “Contribution to the field so far” • Expert: “The real contributioncan’t be seen.”

  14. 1. Case Study • Interdisciplinary Grants • Conference Grant • Vladislav: “Annual EURAS conference brings together membersof different academic communities, as well as members ofregionaland nationalgovernment/governance institutions and companies.” • Expert: “Your conference is not an academic event, because itis dedicated to industry participants and representatives ofEuropean and international standardization organizations…” • Lithuanian Long-Term Science Development Strategy (Section IV.The Mission of the State): • 12…. The State’s long term development strategy, based onEU’s Lisbon (2000) resolution recognizes these importantaspects of Research & Science development:… • 12.3. … create opportunities for collaboration betweenscience and business/industry…”

  15. 2. Case Study • Teresa: Center on Theories and Practices that Overcome inequalities • Dialogue throughout all the research process across disciplines Knowledge from the scientific community Interpretations from social actors Immigrant Researcher Researcher Non-academic woman Person with disability Romani woman

  16. 2. Case Study • The Dialogic Inclusion Contract • Evidences from Scientific Community • Actions which have obtained success in other places Developing policies to extend the succesful actions to all social fields. • Achievements: • Recognition of the Romain the SpanishParliamentSeptember 2005 • Successful educational actions: • Improvements in the school: reduction of absenteeism from 2006 to 2009 • School parents work as basketball coaches • Dialogue with the subjects Successful actions Recreate successful actions in their context INVOLVEMENT OF POLICY MAKERS

  17. Motivation (MORE) • ‘Career progression goals’ and ‘personal research agenda’ were the top-rankedmotivations for mobility among the ‘academic’ researchers, especially importantfor the EU-US mobility group. • Profession-related motives were more important as drivers of mobilitythan as motivations for mobility, and as drivers of EU-US mobility rather than ofUS-EU mobility. • While personalmotivations are driving non-mobility, professionrelatedmotivationsappear to drive mobility. • M1 – EU → US • M2 – US → EU • M3 – other • M4 – non-mobile group • What are the motivations to become an interdisciplinarian?

  18. AND WHAT IS YOUR STORY?

  19. Please contact us if you face any problem or hear any wonderful story:interdisciplinarity@council.eurodoc.netFor more information, visit our web site:www.eurodoc.netor contact us at:board@eurodoc.net

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