So the things I like to do workwise are…
- manage projects (most important)
- Figure out goals, tasks, milestones, (involving collaborating, arguing and delegating)
- identify roadblocks/bottlenecks and solutions to said roadblocks or bottlenecks.
- track completion of milestones and keep relevant parties informed and involved
- organize/plan meetings and/or events
- disseminate complex/technical information
- explain processes or concepts to individuals or small groups off the cuff.
- prepare and deliver presentations to larger groups.
- engage in Q&A and brainstorming type group dynamics on esoteric topics.
- analytical research
- develop ways of manipulating and synthesizing data to produce desired outcomes.
- investigate and master various data sources
- learn new (to me) scientific (hard and soft) studies and analytical models, how they were conducted and what they actually say.
- analyze and deconstruct the analytical work of others to see what they did and how they did it, and if it actually means what they think it means.
More like what you were thinking, Mr.
mais, bein sur!
Excellent
a good high level requirements list.
Um…er…sounds like you want to be a S&T program manager in a federal R&D program – DOE, NIH, etc.
A PhD helps, but is not required for such a job. The more applied the field, the more technical, the more the PhD helps.
Honestly, i’d do the Engineers w/out borders stuff – get PMP certification (program managment professional, not, you know, managing sex workers…) and start looking at opm.gov