Is team science valued in the academic promotions process? A mixed-methods case study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Traditionally, research institutions have valued individual achievements such as principal investigator and lead authorship status as primary indicators in the academic promotions process. However, the scientific process increasingly requires collaboration by teams of researchers across multiple disciplines, sometimes including experts outside academia, often referred to as "team science." We sought to determine whether there is agreement about what constitutes team science at our academic institution and whether current promotion processes sufficiently incentivize faculty participation in team science.

Methods

We conducted 20 qualitative interviews with academic leaders (N = 24) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) who supervise faculty

SUBMITTER: Potter MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10880000 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature