Academicians and experts talk about the development of scientific research assistant positions -realizing "win -win" employment and scientific research

Graduates have increased by 1.67 million, and the impact of the epidemic is really difficult to employment this year's college graduates. However, the introduction of a document gives them a choice and possibility.

On June 29, the "Notice of the Ministry of Science and Technology and other seven departments on the development and implementation of the development and implementation of scientific research assistants", requiring coordinating the promotion of scientific and technological research and development, the growth of high -tech enterprises, the development of high -tech industries, and the development of scientific research assistants, and give full play to science and technology Relying on the leading role of the plan and innovation base platform, the number of scientific research assistants' positions has been greatly increased.

In recent years, my country has developed the positions of scientific research assistants as an important means to promote employment of graduates. What role does scientific research assistant play? How to enhance the attractiveness of scientific research assistants? We ask academicians and experts to talk about cutting their bodies.

"Under the existing talent policy, scientific research assistants' positions are an important way to enrich and improve the scientific research team." Wang Weihua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and researcher at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told the reporter of the Science and Technology Daily that many graduates of scientific research assistants have the needs of continuing further studies. This position also adds a "re -selection" opportunity to students. In the future, students can take the scientific research experience to enter the next stage of employment, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship.

Catalyst for helping scientific and technological innovation

"As a member of our scientific research project team, scientific research assistants mainly participate in the work of scientific research projects, planning, implementation, and management. It provides auxiliary support for the project leader and the backbone of scientific research. The Deputy Director of the Institute of Fusion Science of the Southwest Physics Research Institute (chairing work) and researcher Zhong Wulu said that most of the scientific research assistants are mostly vibrant young people and undertake a large number of transactional work of the project, so that the project leader and scientific backbone can concentrate more more than more. Time and energy are invested in scientific and technological innovation.

The academic secretary of the laboratory where Wang Weihua is located, as well as equipment management and related instrument developers, belongs to scientific research assistants. He is very good at it and plays an indispensable role in our scientific research activities. "Wang Weihua said.

Shi Lei, deputy director of the Institute of Innovation Strategic Research Institute of China Science and Technology Association, analyzes that scientific research activities are more complicated and there are many processes. Scientific research assistants need to cooperate with scientific researchers to complete the stage tasks. Data collection, analysis, and some necessary reports, financial reimbursement settlement and other work.

"Recruitment of scientific research assistants is also an international approach. The scientific research project teams of American universities and national laboratories have corresponding positions." Shi Lei believes that in my country, a large number of scientific research assistants have provided better paths for students' employment and reached " The effect of learning is used, and people's talents "have played a positive role in scientific research activities.

This is a long -term work that can be engaged in

Is the scientific research assistant open the "springboard" of the upward channel, or is it a career that can be engaged in long -term?

"Scientific research assistants are a job that can be engaged in long -term." Shi Changhui, a researcher at the Institute of Science and Technology Governance and Talent Research Institute of the Chinese Institute of Science and Technology Development Strategy, gave a positive answer.

The questionnaire survey conducted by Shi Changhui research group in 2019 to 2076 scientific research/teaching auxiliary personnel in the country shows that 66%of people have not considered replacing their current occupations or work units, 13.4%of people want to change units, 6.8%of people want to change Occupation, 13.8%of people and occupations want to change. This means that people who do not want to continue to engage in scientific research/teaching auxiliary occupations only account for about 20 %.

Shi Changhuijin explained the urgency of the development of scientific research assistants in another set of data. The results of the questionnaire survey of Beijing scientific researchers carried out by the China Institute of Science and Technology Development in 2017 showed that for the researchers of the Scientific Institute There are too few personnel "the biggest difficulties they encountered in scientific research, and even surpassing" lack of support for scientific research funds ".

Liang Zheng, a professor at the School of Public Management of Tsinghua University and deputy director of the China Science and Technology Policy Research Center of Tsinghua University, analyzed that today's "data science" research paradigm has become increasingly rising, and advanced methods such as big data, artificial intelligence, social experiments, and psychological testing are increasingly widely used. In the context, more needs for scientific research assistants in related majors, especially interdisciplinary backgrounds. From this perspective, scientific research assistant positions should not be simply regarded as the "buffer zone" or "springboard" of employment of college graduates. Must also need to take it for professional talents.

"my country's active development of scientific research assistants can not only absorb the employment of college graduates, but also meet the work needs of scientific researchers, relieve them from complicated scientific research administrative affairs, and focus on scientific research. This is a win -win situation. Good things! "Shi Changhui thought.

To enhance the attractiveness to broaden the rising channel

"Scientific research assistants are not a simple job. They must be familiar with the work group's work. Especially for academic secretaries, it is necessary to have a strong comprehensive ability. Of course, if you can have long -term fixed persons, it is better. The position of the post is relatively large. "Tian Mei, executive dean of the research institute of the Human Pathom Group of Fudan University.

Tian Mei admits that the treatment of different scientific research teams to scientific research assistants is different. In addition, scientific research assistants are relatively emerging post settings. Some scientific research assistants' role and significance in personal career development are relatively vague, and they are less attractive to fresh graduates. In this regard, Wang Weihua feels the same. He bluntly stated that most of the scientific research assistants signed a short -term labor contract compared with the employees. Their sense of professionalism and belonging felt influenced, and the rising channels were limited. How to further improve the treatment of scientific research assistants to give it a stronger sense of belonging is an urgent problem.

"To enhance the attractiveness of scientific research assistants, it is not only to improve income benefits, but also to broaden their career development channels." Shi Changhui introduced that the country has policy blessings in improving the treatment of scientific research assistants. In 2021, the "Several Opinions on Reform and Improve the Management of the Central Finance Scientific Research Fund" issued by the General Office of the State Council stated that the scope of labor expenses was expanded. The project employees were included in the sub -service expenses of social insurance subsidies and housing provident funds paid by the unit. In addition, he suggested that the scientific research team can incorporate it into the scope of income distribution according to the contribution of scientific research assistants in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

Talking about how to open up the upward channel of scientific research assistants, Shi Changhui believes that for the preparation of internal personnel, the professional grade system can be implemented and the promotion channel can be expanded. For employees, it is recommended to evaluate their work according to the promotion of scientific research projects, the standardized management of scientific research funds, and the satisfaction of the scientific research team, and have been evaluated by their work.

In Shi Lei's view, in the future, the career development and salary of scientific research assistants should be further implemented to further implement the evaluation requirements of scientific and technological talents guided by "innovation ability, quality, effectiveness, and contribution. The unit's scientific research assistant position assessment and evaluation standards and professional growth paths will stabilize scientific research assistants as an important part of the construction of talent teams, making scientific research assistants an ideal career choice for students who love scientific research and strong ability.

(Source: Science and Technology Daily reporter Liu Yan Xiu Xiuying)

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