Every principal investigator wants to build and maintain a lab that attracts and retains outstanding trainees and staff members. Juggling this endeavor with everything else the PI must do – writing papers, teaching, mentoring, gaining and maintaining funding, creating collaborative and productive relationships with other PIs – can be challenging at best. This 1.5-day course, led by Jennifer Crosby-Meurisse and Rachel Dresbeck from the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, will help you learn to manage people with a focus on the particular needs of running a lab or research group.

When: Friday, November 14, 2014, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, November 15, 2014, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: SON 107

In this course you will learn:

• Strategies for approaching the role of “coach” in the lab – developing your leadership style
• Recruitment and retention strategies – Building (and maintaining) the best team for your lab
• Steps to take when coaching doesn’t work – Performance management in the lab
• Resources that are available to you to support you and your lab staff

Enrollment is limited; there is no cost to participants. Please indicate your interest and willingness to participate by registering for this course. Participants will be notified of acceptance after registering.

Register on Compass.