From mmreturn@magnetdev.com Tue Feb 2 06:29:07 2010 Return-Path: Received: from mail36.magnet101.com (mail36.magnet101.com [209.18.93.36]) by smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o12ET5nt030160 for ; Tue, 2 Feb 2010 06:29:06 -0800 Message-Id: <201002021429.o12ET5nt030160@smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX> Received: from MAGNETMAIL1 (172.17.36.1) by mail36.magnet101.com id hd0rb20ir205 for ; Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:28:41 -0500 (envelope-from ) Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:28:39 -0500 From: editor@principalinvestigators.org To: Subject: Your Issue: February 2, 2010 X-TokenInfo-NoToken: X-Bps1: 4834276465 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_NextPart_000_919765_201022_92839915" X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.8161:2.4.5,1.2.40,4.0.166 definitions=2010-02-02_08:2010-01-20,2010-02-02,2010-02-02 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=100 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-1002020084 --_NextPart_000_919765_201022_92839915 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable PI e-ALERT features expert advice on managerial and administrative challeng= es which confront Principal Investigators in every field of science researc= h.=20 No. 14, February 1-5, 2010 Career Coach: Ideal Teaching Load?=20 Reader Question:=A0 What is the maximum or ideal teaching load a P.I. can accept and still effe= ctively lead a research effort?=20 Expert Comments:=A0 The teaching load is dependent on several factors. First, you need to cons= ider the percent effort needed for your grant(s). If high, than the less t= ime you have available to teach. =20 The percent effort you owe your grant varies due to the type of institution= . If you have responsibilities to teach undergraduates as well as graduate= students, such as a science department in a School or College of Arts and = Sciences, it is usually no more than 25%. Therefore you should be able to = participate in teaching during both academic semesters. But... View the remainder of the expert comments at XXXXXXXwww.principalinvestigat= ors.org/news.php Comments by=A0 Gregory F. Ball, Ph.D., Dean of Research and Graduate Educat= ion, Johns Hopkins University The preceding information is of necessity general in nature and may not app= ly to every case: obtain professional advice for your particular situation. Agree? Disagree?=A0Submit your comments at XXXXXXXwww.principalinvestigator= s.org/news.php ??Preview of Next Week's Question?? 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Career Coac= h:

Ideal Teach= ing Load?

Reader Question:=A0Wh= at is the maximum or ideal teaching load a P.I. can accept and still effect= ively lead a research effort?

Expert Comments:=A0The t= eaching load is dependent on several factors. First, you need to consider = the percent effort needed for your grant(s). If high, then the less time y= ou have available to teach. =20

The percent effort you owe your grant var= ies due to the type of institution. If you have responsibilities to teach = undergraduates as well as graduate students, such as a science department i= n a School or College of Arts and Sciences, it is usually no more than 25%.= Therefore you should be able to participate in teaching

View t= he remainder of the expert comments

Comments by=A0 Gregory F. Ball, Ph.D., Dean of Research and Graduate Education, Johns Hopkins Univers= ity

The preceding information is of necessity general = in nature and may not apply to every case: obtain professional advice for y= our particular situation.

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Reader Question:=A0B= ecause of some of our recent scientific papers, we have achieved a bit of p= rominence as "up and comers" in our field. At the institute lunch table, I = have freely shared ideas and thoughts with a colleague whose lab is down th= e hall. But they were just collegial, rambling discussions, nothing more. N= ow, he has published a paper in a major journal and listed me as a co-autho= r. This is without my permission and without there having been any real inp= ut or review from me. I do not want my widespread colleagues to feel I have= endorsed this chap's research -- let alone contributed to it. He claims he= was just being gracious by including our name, but we feel he might be "tr= ying to ride on our coattails". At this point, how can I set the record str= aight, and also prevent him from doing this again?


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