By InvitationPhase 2

The MAVEN Senior Scientist Initiative

United States160 participantsStarted 2021-05-21

Plain-language summary

MAVEN is an education training program designed to expand the national pool of qualified women and minority candidates for senior scientist positions across all NIGMS areas of science. Senior scientists (N=160, N=40 per cohort) belonging to an ethnicity, race or gender under-represented at the senior levels of faculty will be enrolled in a randomized 2-arm trial to determine the effects of the MAVEN intervention (comprised of virtual educational sessions and ongoing mentorship) on the following outcomes: 1) increased career satisfaction (primary outcome); 2) peak academic productivity; 3) expanded scientific networks; and 4) leadership ascension.

Who can participate

Age range35 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Scientists 10 to 15 years from terminal degree in their field * Identify as an ethnicity, race, or gender which is under-represented in senior levels of faculty. * Have one or more funded R01 level grant (or equivalent level grant) Exclusion Criteria: * Scientists \<10 or \>15 years from terminal degree in their field * Do not identify as an ethnicity, race, or gender which is under-represented in senior levels of faculty. * Do not have one or more funded R01 level grant (or equivalent level grant)

What they're measuring

Career Satisfaction

Timeframe: Assessed at baseline and yearly afterwards until study completion 5 years following enrollment of the first cohort..

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05171101

SponsorNorthwell Health

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-05-21

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