This program provides an opportunity to network with faculty researchers across the state while engaging in a Team Science professional development experience.
When catastrophic events like hurricanes, floods, and fires hit an area, how do communities respond? When economic crises or war overcome a nation, what is the resulting turmoil and how is recovery undertaken? How do people, ecosystems, and infrastructure weather these various storms and persevere?
Individuals and systems have the potential to be resilient in the face of disaster. The impact of these disruptions to the natural order depends on many factors, as does the propensity to be adaptive and able to adjust in new circumstances. The answers to questions surrounding resilience amidst disaster cannot be undertaken by isolated experts. What will need to be leveraged are the perspectives, approaches, and connections of a diverse set of researchers and stakeholders spanning disciplines and professions to address such challenges.
This program, facilitated by members of the Florida Research Development Alliance (FL-RDA), aims to fill gaps in support, tools, and collaborative connections across the state of Florida around the topic of disaster resilience. This is accomplished by assisting faculty researchers to create inter-institutional, research-oriented teams interested in addressing important societal needs and forthcoming challenges related to the program theme. This work builds on prior successful collaboration initiatives conducted by FL-RDA, including the first Germination program and the COLLABORATE FL-RDA series.
This teaming initiative will be achieved through a two-stage Team Science professional development experience for faculty researchers from Florida higher education institutions. The program begins with a virtual, half-day teaming event (“Research Summit”) and continues with online, supported team and idea development (“Idea Sprint”).
Find out more details and how to apply here. FL-RDA members: Please circulate this call for applicants to relevant faculty at your institution!