The 2021 course is held in eight half day online sessions between Sep 29 and Oct 15 (9:00-12:30 CEST) via Zoom.
Concept
We are pleased to announce the 2021 Core Facility Leadership and Management Course by GerBI-GMB and hfp consulting. The 2021 course will be held as eight half-day sessions in the online format.
The concept of core facilities, central hubs for demanding technical and analytics services, is rapidly changing how science is carried out at many research institutions. Core facility managers, often academically trained scientists, find themselves in a variety of different roles that demand a broad set of skills they traditionally haven’t been taught in their career. Managing budgets, structuring the facility to work most productively, recruiting the right people, negotiating with partners, clients and vendors, dealing with hierarchy and addressing role conflicts are some of the challenges core facility managers typically face. GerBI-GMB in collaboration with hfp consulting, a group specialised in supporting scientists to improve their leadership and management skills, have developed an intense, interactive and highly specialised workshop that addresses these challenges.
For more details, please have a look at this 2014 event report, published in Imaging & Microscoy.
Course description
In this practical course, designed specifically for core facility managers in the life sciences, you will learn how to:
- Balance your different roles
- Build a productive team culture
- Deal with conflicts constructively
- Manage your time better
- Delegate tasks more effectively
- Deal with different personalities in the team
- Position your facility in your organisation strategically
- Negotiate more effectively
- Hire the right people
- Manage your budget
We approach these topics practically. Short theoretical inputs are followed by extensive exercises. Our goal is to increase the impact of the training by immediately applying the concepts we teach in partner exercises, case studies, and simulations during the workshop. The course language is English.
Course timeline
Dates:
- Wednesday, 29 Sep
- Friday, 1 Oct
- Monday, 4 Oct
- Wednesday, 6 Oct
- Friday, 8 Oct
- Monday, 11 Oct
- Wednesday, 13 Oct
- Friday, 15 Oct
The online course will take place in eight complementary half-day sessions. Each session will last 3.5 hours (including a break), from 09:00 – 12:30 CEST.
Instructors
The workshop will be given by members of the international team of hfp consulting.
Technical Requirements
- Stable internet connection
- Zoom Video Conferencing Software (app / Zoom Client installed)
Terms and Conditions
Eligibility criteria
This course is catered for scientists working or planning to work in a life science core facility.
Application deadline
is 31st of August 2021. Places are allocated to eligible applicants on a “first come, first served” basis.
Cancellation policy
For cancellations received one month before the beginning of the course (29 August), fees will be refunded minus 25 € for administrative costs. After this one month rule, no refund will be possible for last minute cancellation or no-show. If cancellation is due to sickness then a medical certificate is required. Cancellations must be sent to the GerBI-GMB office.
Testimonials
Testimonials from past attendees:
“I appreciated how the trainers were familiar with the details of a core facility and how they helped like-minded people from every region bond in a peer-like way”
“This course is a must to do for CF managers and I am happy and very satisfied that I could take part”
“The course was not a course. It became a stimulating and vibrant experience from which I have learned a great deal.”
“I experienced many moments of recognition from past experiences where techniques taught in this course would have made a difference.”
