Careers in the Scientific Research Workforce Survey
You are invited to participate in a survey examining careers in the biological sciences and chemistry related research workforce.
There has been a lot of discussion recently in the popular media about careers in science and about the sustainability of the scientific research workforce in Australia. Whilst a lot is known about careers in the academy, there is less knowledge about careers in the science workforce. Researchers at the University of Melbourne together with industry partners, the Bio21 Cluster, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) and Science and Technology Australia (STA) have been awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage grant to investigate the experience of careers and career paths of those in the scientific workforce and make suggestions for improvements. You have received this survey because either you or your employer is a member or associate of one of the industry partners.
Your participation in this survey is voluntary and is anonymous. Results will be collected by the researchers and results reported in aggregate form only. Survey results will be publically available. The survey has ethics approval from The University of Melbourne and the contact person for the survey is the Project Coordinator, Robyn May.
Robyn.May@unimelb.edu.au
Whilst we are interested in the experiences of those currently working in the scientific research field, we are also interested in the experiences of those who are qualified but no longer working in the field. If you have colleagues who fit this description, would you please forward the survey to them.
The survey should take no more than 20 minutes to complete
We look forward to receiving your response by 30 November 2012.
Thank you for your consideration and participation,
Professor Sharon Bell, Charles Darwin University
Professor Lyn Yates, University of Melbourne,
Project Chief Investigators, ARC Linkage LP110200480