Application to the National System of Researchers: How to apply successfully?

Abstract

In this work we share a set of experiences that in the form of recommendations have the purpose of guiding your aspirations towards the nomination and entry into the National System of Researchers (SNI).

In a first section addresses the questions about what is the SNI. What is the distinction of being a SNI researcher? And what is required to enter the SNI? In a second moment, the question arises: What is the situation of the nursing professional in the SNI? And what are the requirements for applying to the SNI?

In the third and last section, reference is made to the complex work that the Doctorate in Nursing has to do to apply, enter and remain in the SNI; for this, four fundamental strategies are described with 15 recommendations, referring to academic work, collaborative research, publication in peer-reviewed journals and books, and evidence of knowledge translation.

Finally, the content analysis of the interviews carried out with the doctorates belonging or not to the SNI, allowed to identify the factors related to the difficulty for the application and admission, as well as the strategies for their admission or permanence. A relevant point of reflection is the narrative of the discourse, in which a precedent is set to deepen the question of why is 81.5% (158) of nursing professionals with a doctorate degree not in the SNI.