Barcelona, Spain. March 3-6, 2008

Leading a research group in the life sciences requires management skills: group leaders are expected to hire, manage and serve as mentors for staff, coordinate and lead research activities, seek and manage funding and even perform teaching duties.

Juggling all of these activities can be a challenge, one for which young group leaders are often not adequately prepared during their training as scientists. The success and the continuation of their careers depend not only on their scientific talent but also on their ability to effectively manage a research team.

This Barcelona BioMed Workshop, based on the highly successful EMBO laboratory management courses which have been developed together with an experienced management consultant team, addresses basic issues in the areas of staff selection, leadership, effective problem solving and communication. The four-day course is for established group leaders, laboratory staff who regularly take on leadership duties, and postdocs who will soon be taking up independent positions, leading their own groups. The course covers hiring of staff, leadership and team development, communication as well as conflict and problem solving. Practical exercises in the form of role-play and discussion groups provide hands-on experience.

Download Workshop Programme (PDF)

Workshop team: Metis Leadership

Workshop participation strictly limited to 18. Participants will be notified of their acceptance.

Venue: The workshop will take place at the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC). Sala Puig i Cadafalch.

Institut d'Estudis Catalans
C. del Carme, 47
08001 Barcelona

Tel +34 932 701 620
Fax +34 932 701 180
informacioiec.cat
www.iec.cat

How to get there

Deadline for registration: January 31, 2008

Organised by IRB Barcelona with the collaboration of the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Foundation (fBBVA).

For more information, please contact the Barcelona BioMed Secretariat at
biomedirbbarcelona.org