Comments on: A Taxonomy of Scientific Appointments http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/11/a-taxonomy-of-scientific-appointments/ Progressive approaches to science policy Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:54:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Larry Parnell http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/11/a-taxonomy-of-scientific-appointments/comment-page-1/#comment-3432 Larry Parnell Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:43:13 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/11/a-taxonomy-of-scientific-appointments/#comment-3432 This comprehensive list indeed makes for great reading - giving insight into the efforts needed to put together an administrative team. One thing to add, and that is an unknown at this point, are the new positions that the President-elect will create, a so-called national CTO among them. This comprehensive list indeed makes for great reading – giving insight into the efforts needed to put together an administrative team. One thing to add, and that is an unknown at this point, are the new positions that the President-elect will create, a so-called national CTO among them.

]]> By: Bobbie Ann Austin http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/11/a-taxonomy-of-scientific-appointments/comment-page-1/#comment-3369 Bobbie Ann Austin Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:44:28 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/11/a-taxonomy-of-scientific-appointments/#comment-3369 Wow! According to this taxonomic chart, only women will fill the new science positions and at all levels! circles = female squares = male Wow! According to this taxonomic chart, only women will fill the new science positions and at all levels!

circles = female
squares = male

]]> By: David Bruggeman http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/11/a-taxonomy-of-scientific-appointments/comment-page-1/#comment-3356 David Bruggeman Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:06:45 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/11/a-taxonomy-of-scientific-appointments/#comment-3356 The NSF director is a term appointment - 6 years. So there is not a need to appoint a replacement for Dr. Bement. I'm not even sure that's a good idea until the end of the term. The NSF director is a term appointment – 6 years. So there is not a need to appoint a replacement for Dr. Bement. I’m not even sure that’s a good idea until the end of the term.

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