Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a basic life research scientist.
A Basic Life Research Scientist is liable for specializing in life sciences like the zoology, biology, biochemistry, botany, biomedical sciences, etc. in government departments, higher education's institutions, etc.
The primary responsibilities for this post are collecting scientific data through fieldwork, setting up experiments and conducting scientific investigations in a controlled environment and natural settings, recording observations and correlating data, preparing detailed research reports for publication, collaborating with fellow researchers to come up with accurate data, keeping up to date with the latest developments in the scientific field, providing a formal structured training for the staff, carrying out commercial research and development.
Employee Performance Goals Sample | |
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| Employee's Name: | Title: |
| Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ | Employee SSN: |
| Work Location: | Supervisor's Name: |
Instructions |
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Performance Goals for Next Period | |
Performance Goals | Employee Comments |
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| URGENCY: Strive to be as flexible and committed while working on any assigned duty or task. Learn new ways and skills of prioritizing work to achieve high results. | [employee comments goal] |
| COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS: Identify what every person is good at and pair them with the appropriate roles and tasks in order to help them succeed Create synergy within the team, departments, and alliances across the company | [employee comments goal] |
| APPEARANCE AND GROOMING: Project a healthy self-image all the time setting the trend for others to follow Always show self-confidence and inspire others to be confident in what they are dressed in | [employee comments goal] |
| COOPERATION WITH COLLEAGUES: Set targets for each individual in the group to ensure equality of tasks distributions Respect one another's personal views and work with what is acceptable to the company | [employee comments goal] |
| HANDLING STRESS: Stop obsessing over every detail and just learn to perform one's best in order to avoid wasting time on tasks and meet deadlines Schedule more time for things that help one feel fresh in the mind such as taking a walk or watching one's favorite TV show | [employee comments goal] |
| PERSISTENCE: Surround oneself with people who have already achieved what one wants to achieve in order to increase one's speed of learning Build confidence in oneself in order to remain persistent even when things don't work out | [employee comments goal] |
| PRACTICAL THINKING: Think about the details or different parts of a problem in order to understand and explain it properly Identify, analyze and solve a problem systematically rather than by instinct or intuition | [employee comments goal] |
| SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SENSE OF DUTY: Train oneself to follow a specific set of rules in order to shape and align own behavior and thoughts to the goal at hand Cultivate factors that help support a self-disciplined mind within oneself in order to nourish self-discipline | [employee comments goal] |
| DIVERSITY AWARENESS: Lead in driving positive change and become the spokesperson to promote diversity issues and concerns of others Show more willingness to learn more about diversity issues and always set universally acceptable goals | [employee comments goal] |
| RESEARCH: Examine the validity and truth of arguments before making conclusions Demonstrate more willingness to learn more about statistical analysis techniques and learn how to apply appropriate statistical tests | [employee comments goal] |
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Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor Section 3: To be completed by the employee |
1. Goals completed since last performance feedback |
2. Goals for next period |
3. Employee comments |
Signatures | |
| I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal. | |
| Employee: | Date: |
| Supervisor: | Date: |
| Human Resources: | Date: |