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Heidi Pardoe
www.marice.is
Euraxess Event, Reykjavik, 27th May 2011
My story – timeline & overviewJuly 2005 – graduated BSc Marine Biology & Oceanography, University of Southampton, UKNovember 2005 – moved to Iceland as Marie-Curie Early-Stage Researcher in EU Research Training Network ‘FishACE’ (FP6). Based at Hafrannsóknastofnunin (& University of Iceland). 36 months funding2008/2009 – funded by Rannís FS grant, co-funded by Hafró & Teaching assistant salary, University of IcelandDecember 2009 – completed PhD ‘Spatial and temporal variation in life history traits of Atlantic cod in Icelandic waters’ January 2010 – awarded Rannís Postdoctoral Researcher grant (3 years salary, from March 2010)
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The PhD years
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Committee: Guðrún Marteinsdóttir (Uni. of Iceland), Guðmundur Þórðarson (Hafró), Mikko Heino (Uni. of Bergen, Norway), Ulf Dieckmann (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Austria)Part of EU RTN FishACE: ‘Fisheries-induced Adaptive Change in Exploited stocks’, 3 million EURO budget, funded 7 PhD students & 9 Postdocs, 8 Nations, 11 Institutes inc. HafróPresented at >6 international conferences + 3 national seminars, attended >8 meetings/workshops, inc. ICES Study Group, spent 5 months at IIASA (Austria), published 5 peer-reviewed papers (3 as main author)Researcher in EU Research Network ‘Fisheries-induced Evolution’ (FinE), 2007 – 2010
Life as a Postdoc
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‘Diversity in Icelandic cod and its consequences for population persistence and sustainable exploitation’ 1 published paper, 3 currently in prep.Co-supervisor of 2 PhD students, part of Nordic Centre of Excellence, NorMERCo-ordinator/Principal Investigator of project: ‘Developing morphological and life history markers of sub-stock structure in Icelandic cod‘, funded by Icelandic Ministry of FisheriesCo-organiser/lecturer for graduate summer program in Marine & Fisheries Science at University of Iceland1 (PhD) grant application in review, 2 project grant applications to be submitted
I enjoy being a foreign researcher in Iceland.....
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Lack of bureaucracy‘Can-do attitude’
Rules are guidelines
Flexibility & innovation –
Icelanders are not afraid of change
Experts & sources of knowledge in close
proximity, aware of each other
Unnecessary to learn Icelandic, although
doing so is encouraged
Informal attitude to communication/exchange
of knowledge
Less competition, greater funding opportunities
Greater funding for marine research
Helpful, friendly, welcoming, interested, enthusiastic, laid-back, good work/life ethics,
inspiring social support/attitudes
Island mentality – e.g. word of mouth
.....but sometimes it can be challenging!
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Lack of bureaucracy‘It’ll get done, probably tomorrow, don’t worry’
Rules are guidelines
Experts in close proximity, and yet there can be
frustratingly little communication
Fighting for National language in science creates provincial
atmosphere
Informal attitude to communication/exchange
of knowledge
Fear of competition can lead to insular attitudes & lack of
collaborationLack of translation of
key documents, websites, guidelines,
etc
Forming social bonds beyond veneer can be
difficult
Island mentality – e.g. word of mouth
Thank you for listening!