Recognising the Importance and Impact of Imaging Scientists: Global guidelines for establishing career paths within core facilities
In collaboration led by Global Bioimaging (GBI), this article outlines the challenges that persists in recognizing the value of the role that Imaging Scientists undertake and the challenges around sustainability, dedicated training opportunities and the recruitment as well as the recruitment & retention of talent. Structured across these interrelated sections, the recommendations within this publication aim to propose globally applicable solutions to navigate these challenges.
This publication emphasizes the pivotal role of Imaging Scientists in advancing research and presents a blueprint for fostering their career progression within institutions globally.
Figure 2. Top 5 categories of challenges identified through a global survey: (1) MISMATCH between classic academic career path and more service-oriented roles; (2) lack of understanding of the VALUE and impact of Imaging Scientists and core facilities; (3) lack of financial FUNDING strategy; (4) insufficient dedicated TRAINING; (5) challenges with recruiting and retaining TALENT.
It is recommended to have a 2 tiered evaluation system, which is based on academic metrices and core facility-specific metrices to evaluate the contributions which equates to the potential for career progression of Imaging Scientists, considering the multi-faceted role they hold.
The full article can be accessed here: Recognising the importance and impact of Imaging Scientists: Global guidelines for establishing career paths within core facilities (wiley.com)
1Research Support Centre, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, 2Anatomy Imaging and Microscopy Facility, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science, University of Galway, Ireland, 3Global Bioimaging, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelburg, Germany
