The Ins and Outs The Ins and Outs of Arranging a Sabbaticalof Arranging a Sabbatical

Yolanda P. CruzOberlin College

Judith Lamers, Centre for Quantitative Methods, Einhoven, visiting China

What is a sabbatical leave?

What is a sabbatical leave?

Siri Carlisle, Columbia-Greene Community College, NY, lodgings in Cameroon

What is a sabbatical leave?

Kenji Hakuta, UC Merced, on sabbatical

Eells, Walter C. "The Origin and Early History of Sabbatical Leave." Bulletin, American Association of University Professors, XLVIII (1962), 253-256.

Zahorski, K.J (1994). The Sabbatical Mentor: A Practical Guide to Successful Sabbaticals. Anker Publishing.

“Sabbatical" has come to mean any extended absence in the career of an individual in order to achieve something.

In the modern sense, one takes sabbatical typically to fulfill some goal, e.g., writing a book or traveling extensively for research.

Reality Check

Reality Check

Q: How many sabbaticals can you pack intoQ: How many sabbaticals can you pack intoa a ‘‘typicaltypical’’ career?career?

A: Yrs 7A: Yrs 7--1414--2121--2828--3535……so so 55????

Reality Check

Q: How long is the typical sabbatical leave?Q: How long is the typical sabbatical leave?

A: 1 year? A: 1 year? (not anymore these days)(not anymore these days)1 term (=semester)? 1 term (=semester)? 2 quarters?2 quarters?5/9ths of your 95/9ths of your 9--month appointment?month appointment?1 year if you can get some grant? 1 year if you can get some grant? (hmm(hmm……))

or if you can afford to go halfor if you can afford to go half--timetime

Sabbaticals are great for re-tooling

New techniques are being invented as we speak.

Maybe a change in research emphasis is needed? Or a makeover?

Maybe that administrative job beckons?

What kinds of grants..?

Institutional- competitive- could add one semester to a

sabbatical leave (paid)

Extramural- research grants- visiting fellowships

Here are several examples:

Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Livermore, California

Naval Medical Research Center - Silver Spring, MD

Biological Defense Research Bone Marrow Research Combat Casualty Care

Environmental Physiology Infectious Diseases - Malaria Research

Infectious Diseases - Enteric Diseases Research Infectious Diseases - Viral & Rickettsial Dieases Research

Infectious Diseases - Threat Assessment Department

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Upton, New York

Argonne, Illinois

Bar Harbor, Maine

Boston, Massachussetts

Woods Hole, Massachussetts

Biotechnology and Life Sciences in Baden-Württemberg

GrenobleHamburg

HeidelbergEMBL−EBI Hinxton

Monterotondo

RPB, Research to Prevent Blindnesshttp://www.rpbusa.org/rpb/research/grants/#research_sabbatical

- Research Sabbatical Grants

American Chemical Societyhttp://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1266&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=3c2afdc5-bdc2-4c6b-a09a-ec9db269f8d8

- Undergraduate Faculty Sabbatical grant program

Here are some more ideas:

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/funding_results.jsp?nsfOrgs=allorg&pubStatus=ALL&queryText=sabbatical&searchFunding=on&Submit.x=48&Submit.y=18

And then, there’s the NSF:

to support university faculty taking sabbaticals in industrysabbaticals in industryto promote the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual research productivity of individual facultyfaculty in in HBCUsHBCUsSpecial Fellowship Opportunities for Scientists from Special Fellowship Opportunities for Scientists from NATO Partner CountriesNATO Partner Countriesto enable investigators in science, engineering, and to enable investigators in science, engineering, and mathematics to develop mathematics to develop research collaborationsresearch collaborations within the within the intramural research environment at the FDA. intramural research environment at the FDA.

And more:to to enhance the quality of science, technology, engineering enhance the quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructionaland mathematics (STEM) instructional and outreach and outreach programs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaskan programs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaskan NativeNative--serving Institutions and Native Hawaiianserving Institutions and Native Hawaiian--serving serving institutions. institutions.

develop develop integrated plans that incorporate an ambitious integrated plans that incorporate an ambitious research project with other activities that address areas research project with other activities that address areas of national needof national need (including enhanced research capacity and (including enhanced research capacity and infrastructure, workforce development and job creation, infrastructure, workforce development and job creation, and innovative linkages between chemistry and other and innovative linkages between chemistry and other fields). fields).

et ceteraet cetera……

The NIH has them, too:

‘‘SeniorSenior’’ PostdocPostdoc (F33) (i.e. (F33) (i.e. sabbaticalsabbatical support) is support) is available through National Research Service Awardsavailable through National Research Service Awards

Midcareer InvestigatorMidcareer Investigator Award In PatientAward In Patient--Oriented Oriented Research (K24) Research (K24)

Cancer Research Cancer Research Training AwardTraining Award (CRTA) and (CRTA) and Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)

The NIH has them, too:

CAREER ENHANCEMENT AWARD FOR STEM CELL CAREER ENHANCEMENT AWARD FOR STEM CELL RESEARCHRESEARCH

Office of Latin American Cancer Program Office of Latin American Cancer Program Development + Fogarty Development + Fogarty InternationalInternational CenterCenter

Individual Fellowships for Individual Fellowships for Senior FellowsSenior Fellows (F33)(F33)

Et ceteraEt cetera……

Here’s a germ of an idea:

Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences, $30-40K

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

For example:

Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences, $10-20K

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

DePauw University, Denison University, Furman DePauw University, Denison University, Furman College, Harvey College, Harvey MuddMudd College, Rhodes College, College, Rhodes College, Scripps College, Vassar College, Middlebury CollegeScripps College, Vassar College, Middlebury College

Other ideas, part 1:Maybe that administrative job beckons?

Visiting Scientist AppointmentVisiting Scientist Appointment. Appointment to this position will be made under the Excepted Authority of the NSF Act. A Visiting Scientist is on non-paid leave status from their home institution and appointed to NSF's payroll as a Federal employee. NSF withholds Social Security taxes and pays the home institution's contributions to maintain retirement and fringe benefits (i.e. health benefits and life insurance), either directly to the home institution or to the carrier. Appointments are Appointments are usually made for up to one year and may be extended for usually made for up to one year and may be extended for an additional year by mutual agreement.an additional year by mutual agreement.

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/bfa0901/bfa0901.jsp

Other ideas, part 2:YouYou’’re not in an RO1 setting, re not in an RO1 setting,

……want to remain productive want to remain productive (funded, published),(funded, published),

……open to cool, if risky, ideasopen to cool, if risky, ideas

……and have given up on the and have given up on the LaskerLasker Prize, Nobel Prize,Prize, Nobel Prize,NAS membershipNAS membership……

Other ideas, part 2:

Maybe your institution has inMaybe your institution has in--house house grants for sabbatical support?grants for sabbatical support?

Maybe you want toMaybe you want to-- change research focus change research focus

altogether?altogether?-- or just update your lab skills or just update your lab skills

‘‘toolkittoolkit’’??

What CAN you do?

Context:Context: 5 courses/yr, incl. lab;small research lab, undergradsonly, limited tech support

Internal grants for sabbatical Internal grants for sabbatical supportsupport “Research Status”

“Grants-in-Aid”“Powers Travel Grant”

LaTrobe University,Melbourne

A tale of two marsupials…

Stripe-faced dunnart Laboratory opossum

Australia (only!) Brasil (lab colonies all over the world)

11-d gestation 14-d gestation

In 2007, the planets lined up…

First marsupial genometo be sequenced

Jim, Class of ‘96

Dr. James SutherlandProteomics Group LeaderCICbioGUNE, Spain

Fast forward to Sabbatical #3

Centro de Investigacion Cooperativa, The Basque Country

Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao

Learnednewlab tricks

Had a great time

How was it?

Summary:1.1. What do you need to do, in the What do you need to do, in the

context of where you are in yourcontext of where you are in yourcareer?career?

2.2. What resources are available?What resources are available?

3.3. Go for it.Go for it.