Dr. Howard Gadlin, Director of the NIH Office of the Ombudsman, and Dr. L. Michelle Bennett, Deputy Scientific Director of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, will discuss the characteristics of successful research collaborations, as well as strategies that team leaders and participants can use to help build and sustain interdisciplinary teams. Drawing from research and first-hand experience, the session will examine barriers and challenges to successful collaboration and introduce ways to overcome them. For more information, please go to: http://research.uiowa.edu/team-science-building-successful-research-collaborations. Drs. Gadlin and Bennett have presented on their work exploring many facets of team science at institutions around the United States and the world.
The OO/CCR has an opening for one Intern from June through August, 2013. Exact start and end dates are negotiable. Under the direction of the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Office of the Ombudsman/Center for Cooperative Resolution (OO/CCR), the Intern will have the opportunity to learn about the functions of an internal organizational ombudsman office. The Intern will focus on one major project and will observe and assist with individual consultation sessions; mediation processes; group facilitations; conflict resolution system development and assessment; conflict-related research; data collection; and trend identification based on aggregated data. The Intern will work with a mentor who will provide guidance throughout the internship and will also collaborate with all ombudsmen at OO/CCR. The position requires an individual to be either currently enrolled in or recently graduated from (less than one year) a graduate-level academic program in conflict or dispute resolution, legal studies with an emphasis on dispute resolution or mediation, or a closely related field. Applicants must submit a current resume and cover letter explaining his or her interest in working with the OO/CCR and in the organizational ombudsman field. The position will be unpaid. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013.
Applications and questions should be directed to Samantha Levine-Finley at levinesa@od.nih.gov.
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November 2011
Members of the OO/CCR presented at the Tenth Annual Conference of the Coalition of Federal Ombudsmen on November 16, 2011 in Washington, DC.
May 2011
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