Promoting Changes in Physics Departments and Graduate Students: Enhancing Employment Opportunities for Ph.D. Physicists

9512805 Schwartz将开展两个相关项目，以解决物理学博士“传统”就业所带来的问题。第一个是将在纽约城市大学实施的地方试点项目。该计划由3部分组成：1)在沟通技巧，计算技能和高科技商业方面的传统博士课程的一些补充迷你课程；2)定期举办关于传统和非传统职业的系列研讨会；3)为攻读博士学位的研究生举办求职技巧研讨会。纽约市立大学的拟议计划将在系主任、高级教师和研究生的投入和合作下制定。第二个项目是一个国家项目，涉及与全国不同地区大学的教师和学生直接互动。该项目将培育当地项目，以改善和扩大物理学博士的就业机会。第二个项目涉及与教师和学生合作，确定并制定一系列行动、计划和课程，以最大限度地集中利用当地资源。此外，还将鼓励为物理学博士学生提供职业生涯系列研讨会和补充和扩大课程范围的策略。＊＊＊

9512805 Schwartz Two related projects will be carried out to address problems raised by "traditional" employment of Ph.D. physicists. The first is a local pilot program to be carried out at City University of New York. This program consists of 3 parts: 1) a number of supplemental mini-courses to the traditional Ph.D. program in the areas of communication skills, computational skills and the business aspects of high technology; 2) a regular seminar series on traditional and non-traditional careers; and, 3) workshops on job and career seeking skills for graduate students in the Ph.D. program. The proposed program at CUNY will be developed with the input and cooperation of the department chairs, senior faculty and graduate students. The second project is a national program involving direct interaction with the faculty and students at universities in various regions of the nation. This project will nurture local programs to improve and widen career opportunities for Ph.D. physicists. This second project involves working with the faculty and students to identify and develop a series of actions and programs and courses which will maximize and focus the use of local resources. A career seminar series and strategies for supplementing and enlarging the scope of courses for Ph.D. physics students will also be encouraged. ***