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Navigating team science opportunities requires careful consideration of personal control, scarcity mindset, and power dynamics. A systematic approach using 30 questions across six domains can aid scholars in making informed decisions about collaborations.

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Area of Science:

Team science and collaboration strategies
Academic career development

Background:

Team science offers significant benefits, including enhanced research impact, novelty, and productivity.
Scholars often lack formal training in selecting team science opportunities, leading to reliance on trial and error.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a structured framework for evaluating team science opportunities.
To equip scholars with tools for making informed decisions about collaborations.

Main Methods:

Development of 30 questions categorized into six domains: big picture, context, person, team, role, and outcomes.
Consideration of principles such as locus of control, scarcity mindset, and power dynamics.

Main Results:

The framework addresses key aspects of opportunities, including career alignment, workload, collaborator characteristics, team productivity, role definition, and potential outcomes (publications, grants).
Advice is provided for decision-making, such as allowing a 24-hour delay for significant time commitments, and for communicating decisions.

Conclusions:

A systematic, question-based approach can improve decision-making regarding team science participation.
The proposed framework and advice are valuable resources for mentors and mentees navigating academic collaborations.