Raising a Resilient Scientist Series: Supporting Well-being: PIs, Staff, and Fellows
May 4, 2027 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
FreeA new five-part virtual webinar series building on the foundation of the Raising a Resilient Scientist Series (RRS) for faculty and staff who work with, supervise, and support research fellows.
About the series
The Building Thriving Research Groups Webinar Series is a five-part series designed for PIs, staff scientists, staff clinicians, and others who supervise or support fellows in research settings. Through practical frameworks, strategies, case discussions, and tools, participants will explore how to set clear expectations, understand and respond to fellows’ needs, communicate and provide feedback effectively, navigate performance and conflict, and support well-being—for fellows, colleagues, and themselves.
The series recognizes that creating a thriving research group is a shared responsibility. PIs may have overall responsibility for the group, while staff scientists, staff clinicians, and other experienced team members often play important day-to-day roles in training, supervision, communication, and maintaining the research environment.
We welcome participation from all faculty, both within and outside NIH.
There are five units in the series; each unit will consist of a 60-minute online lecture with Q&A.
Module 5: Supporting Well-being: PIs, Staff, and Fellows
Supporting a healthy research environment includes paying attention to the well-being of fellows, PIs, staff scientists, staff clinicians, and other members of the research group. In this session, participants will explore strategies for navigating stress, uncertainty, setbacks, burnout, compassion fatigue, and the emotional demands of supporting others. We will discuss recognizing signs that a fellow or colleague may be struggling, having supportive conversations while maintaining appropriate boundaries, and knowing when and how to connect people with institutional resources. The series concludes by bringing together its central themes: clear expectations, effective communication, an inclusive and supportive culture, constructive feedback and accountability, and attention to the well-being of the entire research group.
- Tuesday, May 4, 2027 from 12-1pm ET