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2020-05-29Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.18452/24545
SMART Research: Toward Interdisciplinary River Science in Europe
dc.contributor.authorSerlet, Alyssa J.
dc.contributor.authorLópez Moreira Mazacotte, Gregorio Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorZolezzi, Guido
dc.contributor.authorWharton, Geraldene
dc.contributor.authorHölker, Franz
dc.contributor.authorGurnell, Angela M.
dc.contributor.authorTockner, Klement
dc.contributor.authorBertoldi, Walter
dc.contributor.authorBruno, Maria Cristina
dc.contributor.authorJähnig, Sonja C.
dc.contributor.authorLewandowski, Jörg
dc.contributor.authorMonaghan, Michael T.
dc.contributor.authorRillig, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorRogato, Marina
dc.contributor.authorToffolon, Marco
dc.contributor.authorVeresoglou, Stavros
dc.contributor.authorZarfl, Christiane
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-26T10:06:08Z
dc.date.available2022-04-26T10:06:08Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-29none
dc.date.updated2020-05-30T09:23:43Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/25215
dc.description.abstractInterdisciplinary science is rapidly advancing to address complex human-environment interactions. River science aims to provide the methods and knowledge required to sustainably manage some of the planet’s most important and vulnerable ecosystems; and there is a clear need for river managers and scientists to be trained within an interdisciplinary approach. However, despite the science community’s recognition of the importance of interdisciplinary training, there are few studies examining interdisciplinary graduate programs, especially in science and engineering. Here we assess and reflect on the contribution of a 9-year European doctoral program in river science: ‘Science for MAnagement of Rivers and their Tidal Systems’ Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate (SMART EMJD). The program trained a new generation of 36 early career scientists under the supervision of 34 international experts from different disciplinary and interdisciplinary research fields focusing on river systems, aiming to transcend the boundaries between disciplines and between science and management. We analyzed the three core facets of the SMART program, namely: (1) interdisciplinarity, (2) internationalism, and (3) management-oriented science. We reviewed the contents of doctoral theses and publications and synthesized the outcomes of two questionnaire surveys conducted with doctoral candidates and supervisors. A high percentage of the scientific outputs (80%) were interdisciplinary. There was evidence of active collaboration between different teams of doctoral candidates and supervisors, in terms of joint publications (5 papers out of the 69 analyzed) but this was understandably quite limited given the other demands of the program. We found evidence to contradict the perception that interdisciplinarity is a barrier to career success as employment rates were high (97%) and achieved very soon after the defense, both in academia (50%) and the private/public sector (50%) with a strong international dimension. Despite management-oriented research being a limited (9%) portion of the ensemble of theses, employment in management was higher (22%). The SMART program also increased the network of international collaborations for doctoral candidates and supervisors. Reflections on doctoral training programs like SMART contribute to debates around research training and the career opportunities of interdisciplinary scientists.eng
dc.language.isoengnone
dc.publisherHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin
dc.rights(CC BY 4.0) Attribution 4.0 Internationalger
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectriver scienceeng
dc.subjectdoctoral trainingeng
dc.subjectinterdisciplinary trainingeng
dc.subjectinternational collaboration and mobilityeng
dc.subjectscience for managementeng
dc.subject.ddc333.7 Landflächen, Naturräume für Freizeit und Erholung, Naturreservate, Energienone
dc.titleSMART Research: Toward Interdisciplinary River Science in Europenone
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:kobv:11-110-18452/25215-4
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18452/24545
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionnone
local.edoc.pages17none
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewednone
dc.identifier.eissn2296-665X
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.3389/fenvs.2020.00063none
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleFrontiers in Environmental Sciencenone
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume8none
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameFrontiers Medianone
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceLausannenone
bua.import.affiliationSerlet, Alyssa J.; Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italynone
bua.import.affiliationLópez Moreira M, Gregorio A.; Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italynone
bua.import.affiliationZolezzi, Guido; Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italynone
bua.import.affiliationWharton, Geraldene; Department of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdomnone
bua.import.affiliationHölker, Franz; Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germanynone
bua.import.affiliationGurnell, Angela M.; Department of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdomnone
bua.import.affiliationTockner, Klement; Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germanynone
bua.import.affiliationBertoldi, Walter; Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italynone
bua.import.affiliationBruno, Maria Cristina; Department of Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all’Adige, Italynone
bua.import.affiliationJähnig, Sonja C.; Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germanynone
bua.import.affiliationLewandowski, Jörg; Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany; Department of Geography, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germanynone
bua.import.affiliationMonaghan, Michael T.; Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germanynone
bua.import.affiliationRillig, Matthias C.; Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germanynone
bua.import.affiliationRogato, Marina; Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italynone
bua.import.affiliationToffolon, Marco; Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, University of Trento, Trento, Italynone
bua.import.affiliationVeresoglou, Stavros D.; Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germanynone
bua.import.affiliationZarfl, Christiane; Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germanynone
bua.departmentMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultätnone

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