July 14th: Global efforts in developing and promoting a new profession of integration experts and expertise in inter- and trans-disciplinary collaborative research.
Click here to view the July 14th webinar featuring Drs Sabine Hoffmann, Christine Ogilvie Hendren, Kristine Glauber, Julie Thompson Klein, Tobias Buser and Gabriele Bammer. In this webinar, we aim to coalesce a working group which will develop and execute a set of shared goals within the aim of professionalization for knowledge integration professionals. We are first presented with a landscape of global professional groups working towards the development and promotion of a named role within the academy for knowledge integration professionals, including INTEREACH, the Global Alliance for Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research and Education, and the work of Gabriele Bammer in developing the field of Integration and Implementation Sciences (i2S). The presenters describe the scaffolding of practitioner roles within an inter- and trans-disciplinary research endeavor, and expound upon that of Interdisciplinary Executive Scientist, describing competencies, functions, and placement within the academy. Notes from this discussion can be found at this link, which capture a proposal of working group activities. If you are interested in participating in the global working group on professionalization, please contact the organizers by emailing intereach@duke.edu.