1. Early Career Scientist Panel
International Council for Science (ICSU)
General Assembly
3 September 2014
Chair: Kim Nicholas, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, Sweden
@KA_Nicholas
Christine Jasoni, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, @JasoniCL
Fola Babalola, Center for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa,
University of Pretoria, South Africa. @folababs2000
Jianzhong Xu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, @JackLZC
Yvonne Grunder, Department of Physics, Liverpool University
@YvonneGruender
Wilma Waterlander, National Institute for Health Innovation , University of
Auckland, New Zealand, @wwaterlander
Thanks for travel support from:
ICSU, the German Research Foundation (DFG), Royal Society (UK), Royal Society of New Zealand, China Association for Science and Technology

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4. Early Career Scientist Priorities
1. Leadership
2. Career Support (networks and mentoring)
3. Opportunities and incentives for science for
society

5. Translating Priorities to Actions For…

6. National & Union Members
• Establish/expand early career networks &
mentoring
• Involve in General Assembly delegation

7. Intergovernmental Bodies
(Future Earth, IPBES, IPCC...)
• Engage early-career scientists in science policy
and communication
• Continue and expand co-design practices
• Develop communities of practice involving
early career scientists

8. Funding, Review & Reward Agencies
• Design incentives to value interdisciplinary
science, outreach, communication & policy

9. Coordinating Bodies
(ICSU, ISSC, IAP, TWAS, IAC)
• Work together to coordinate networks (in person
and online)
• Support mobility programmes
• Support communication and policy opportunities
• Guidelines for
 incentives that value science for society
 inclusive recruitment & diversity in leadership

10. Everyone!
• Integrate early career scientists in leadership
throughout your organizations
• Participate in vision- and agenda-setting
• Serve on scientific and policy committees and
executive boards
• Involve in process of publication: peer review,
editorial boards
• Publicize opportunities and make merit-based
nominations
• Design, participate in, and review conferences

11. Proposed decision text
• We urge the executive board to take action within
ICSU to integrate and involve early career scientists
– in advisory, review and governance bodies as appropriate
• and encourage its national and union members,
interdisciplinary bodies, and associates to support
early career scientists through:
– Mentoring and career support networks
– Opportunities and incentives to engage in science for
society
– Including them in day-to-day business between GAs and in
the GA delegation
• And to report back on progress made for the next GA.