Changing Academic Life

Jean Paul (Part 2) on leading virtual transdisciplinary teams and stakeholder engagement

27 Mar 2024

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Jean Paul is a senior scientist at the Medical University of Innsbruck. In part 2 of our conversation, Jean discusses her experience leading an impact-led transcdisciplinary research project focused on supporting families with mental health issues. She highlights the challenges of stakeholder engagement, distributed team management, and transdisciplinary research. Jean emphasizes the importance of community engagement, virtual team collaboration, and fostering diversity in academia. She also reflects on the skills she brings to this role and the importance of investing in the team set up from the very beginning.Overview[00:29] Introducing Part 2[02:23] Recap from Part 1[07:27] Working with stakeholders[13:35] Leading a distributed international interdisciplinay project team[14:59] Learning leadership from diverse experiences[18:25] The transferrable skills – listening and learning[20:04] Supporting diverse career paths[25:16] Insights for parents in academia[29:22] Leadership, organisational design and virtual team management[34:33] Making virtual collaboration work[39:08] Future directions and reflections[41:57] EndRelated links:Ludwig Boltzmann Institute/GesellschaftThe sandpit-funded project – The Village ProjectThe Healthy Minds projectDr Ghislaine Caulat – consultant on virtual leadership development Simon Martin – consultant for their organisational design in a transdisciplinary project with stakeholder involvement Project Design principles:The design principles that came out of the oganisational design workshops:Effectively coordinate and involve a wide (but manageable!) network of stakeholdersBe clear on expectations, results and deliverables within the teamKeep momentum, trust and energy going across the project timeline for the core team and wider stakeholdersMake sure that the perspectives of people with lived experience are heard clearly throughout the project (capturing the voices of people impacted by perinatal mental illness and those who are treating and working with the affected person and their families)Enact high ethical standards in our research (especially when listening to personal stories of mental illness and challenges)Demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary research partnerships with stakeholders, and challenge the landscape of traditional research and methodsEffectively lobby and influence (local and national policy makers), and raise awareness in society / politics through making our topics and results visible.

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2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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El Partidazo de COPE

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Changing Academic Life

Jean Paul (Part 2) on leading virtual transdisciplinary teams and stakeholder engagement

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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