Postdoc/Grad Workshop Wishlist Survey

Greetings, Postdocs and Grad students,

We are planning future workshops for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students at NCAR & UCAR, and would like your input. These would be about 1.5 to 2 hours in length, once every two months. Your identity will not be revealed; it is anonymous.

Thanks so much,
The NCAR Education and Outreach Team.

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* 1. Please indicate how valuable the following topics would be for you in an upcoming workshop:

	Not valuable	Somewhat valuable	Valuable	Very valuable
Effective time management of projects	Effective time management of projects Not valuable	Effective time management of projects Somewhat valuable	Effective time management of projects Valuable	Effective time management of projects Very valuable
How to prepare a proposal & budget	How to prepare a proposal & budget Not valuable	How to prepare a proposal & budget Somewhat valuable	How to prepare a proposal & budget Valuable	How to prepare a proposal & budget Very valuable
How to write a research statement	How to write a research statement Not valuable	How to write a research statement Somewhat valuable	How to write a research statement Valuable	How to write a research statement Very valuable
How to write a teaching statement	How to write a teaching statement Not valuable	How to write a teaching statement Somewhat valuable	How to write a teaching statement Valuable	How to write a teaching statement Very valuable
Preparing for an interview	Preparing for an interview Not valuable	Preparing for an interview Somewhat valuable	Preparing for an interview Valuable	Preparing for an interview Very valuable
Managing projects	Managing projects Not valuable	Managing projects Somewhat valuable	Managing projects Valuable	Managing projects Very valuable
Managing people/mentoring students	Managing people/mentoring students Not valuable	Managing people/mentoring students Somewhat valuable	Managing people/mentoring students Valuable	Managing people/mentoring students Very valuable
Preparing for careers outside of academia	Preparing for careers outside of academia Not valuable	Preparing for careers outside of academia Somewhat valuable	Preparing for careers outside of academia Valuable	Preparing for careers outside of academia Very valuable
Being an effective collaborator	Being an effective collaborator Not valuable	Being an effective collaborator Somewhat valuable	Being an effective collaborator Valuable	Being an effective collaborator Very valuable
Tackling the challenges of interdisciplinary research	Tackling the challenges of interdisciplinary research Not valuable	Tackling the challenges of interdisciplinary research Somewhat valuable	Tackling the challenges of interdisciplinary research Valuable	Tackling the challenges of interdisciplinary research Very valuable

Other (please specify):

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* 2. Do you have any other requests for future workshop topics?

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* 3. Please indicate which topics you would like to see covered first, for example, in January and March of 2018.

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* 4. What would increase the likelihood of your attending these workshops? (e.g. which location, etc.)

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* 5. Would it be helpful if we informed your host or mentor about these workshops, so that you could have their support in attending them?

Yes

Maybe

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* 6. Please describe any additional professional development, community building, or other support that would improve your experience at NCAR.

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* 7. Please indicate which lab(s) you are hosted by:

ACOM

CGD

CISL

EOL

MMM

RAL

ASP

COMET

COSMIC

GLOBE

Unidata

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How long have you been at NCAR as a postdoc or grad student?

< 3 months

3 - 6 months

6 months - 1 year

1 year to 18 months

18 months to 2 years

> 2 years

Other (please specify)

Thank you for having given us your feedback. It will help us to plan future workshops and events for postdocs and graduate students at NCAR.

Sincerely,
The NCAR Education and Outreach Team