JIF – Junior Investigators’ Forum - Common Issues

The following are some common issues that arise with junior faculty and some random advice on the topics.

  1. Setting up Collaborations

    Think about your salary time, how long the project will REALLY take, authorship on papers, future grant opportunities. Educate, educate, educate your collaborators on what you do, how long it takes, what's involved, etc. It can be shocking how poorly informed others are as to the time invovled to do some tasks.

  2. Dealing with projects with limited funding.

    Learn to say "no". To yourself and to others, as appropriate. Even though it's really cool, you just can't do everything. Some projects may not get the developments they really should have. Again, remember to consider how long projects really take, budget for problems arising, really consider and Educate, educate, educate collaborators when planning for future grants, etc.

  3. Writing Papers

    This is VERY important. Consider having a day/week for papers, or a certain time of day, or something that keeps you moving. Think about which journal to submit to. Some translational work doesn't "fit" into more clinical journals, etc.

    Journal Selection and Impact Factors

  4. Writing Grants

    well, there is tons on this. See our web pages, too. One thought - we so often propose projects taht are too large - one trick to avoid this is to think about what will be in your NEXT grant.

  5. Hiring Staff

    Talk to Stephanie Mott. Think about whether you want staff, undergrad, grad, postdoc - issues include finding projects for them, which tasks they can/can't do, how long term they will be with you (issue w/ training). Be suspicious of suspicious references.

  6. Finding, hiring students / postdocs, devising research projects and scope -

    Remember things never go as fast as planned - be careful with scopes of projects, particularly for summer students. Resources?? Exposure?? Advertising??

  7. Committee Work

    Try to do committee work that helps in other areas for you - such as grants you student exposure to help you get students, etc.

  8. Teaching

    Make an option if you can't find one. Remember to give courses a title and advertise widely to qualify as "formal" teaching at UCSF.

  9. Paperwork - i.e. CHR

    UCSF website has some good things. UCSF CHR

    Talk to others who have done this.

    • Youngho - CHR & CAR - CT/SPECT, exempt
    • Catherine - MR, retrospective
    • Sue - MR (only parts of the application)
    • Sven - DXA
    • Lisa - MR CAR
    • Mark R - MR CAR (Flourine)

    Some additional items:

    • Questions and Answers about Gadolinium
    • Questionaires
    • Advertisements

    Sample Approval Agencies/Steps:

    1. PRC
    2. BC
    3. UCSF
    4. DOD / funding agency

    Send me samples, maybe we can have available:

    • Contraindications for MR, CT, PET, SPECT
    • Risks of MR, CT, PET, SPECT;
    • Facilities
    • Other common aspects?

Links

JIF Main Page

Grant Resources

Radiology Department | Radiology Research

Written 4/25/05 - SMN Note: If there are links we should add or delete, let me know!

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