Project Scientists Meeting
Monday, April 12, 4pm, FL2-1003
Exec cmte met with ECSA.
PS are large part of ECSA.
Up to us PS to offer goals.
Exec cmte foresees that eventually PS will be majority of staff.
Attending:
Jim H, James D, Daran, Jason K, Doug K, John Williams, , , Jordan, Julia, Simone, guy on phone (Jascourt?).
Still need to define PS.
Will PS still be “position based” in the future?
How much institutional commitment is there, really?
PS position seems to vary a lot across divisions, labs, …
Pros and cons of flexibility.
Changing from PS to S.
Topics:
• Transition to S?
• Will there be PS4?
• Codify evaluation criteria
• long-term commitment, core funding?
• How to pay for PS to work on PS issues.
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My notes seem mostly to be contained in Andrew's (longer) notes.
To me the prediction from the Exec Cmte that PS will (soon?) become the most numerous position implies a need for significant and careful examination of what is good or bad about PS practice and use today.
Also there seems to be an unusual opportunity today for PS to guide how the institution uses PS in the future.