Description
Book SynopsisA narrative guide to help scientists improve their collaboration techniques and build trusting relationships with their research teams. The days of scientists conducting solitary inquiries in isolated labs are effectively over, with most researchers instead collaborating in cross-functional teams. In addition to mastering the technical skills necessary in their respective fields, scientists must now learn strategies for better communication and relationship building to succeed in reaching their research goals. In Scientific Collaboration, biosecurity researcher and animal disease ecologist Jeanne M. Fair shares excitingand occasionally cringeworthytrue stories of scientists working together. These examples provide an approachable way to introduce the principles crucial to effective scientific collaboration. From the global community of scientists measuring sea-ice decline to cooperative private-public sector investigations of harrowing virus outbreaks, the experiences described dem
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Transformative Collaborations
Chapter 2. Communities
Chapter 3. A Scientific Revolution
Chapter 4. The Science of Team Science
Chapter 5. Trust
Chapter 6. Competence
Chapter 7. Communication
Chapter 8. Fish Don't Know They're in Water
Chapter 9. Dream Teams
Chapter 10. Science Networks
Chapter 11. What the Hell just Happened?
References
Index
