Career: Global Engineers: An Ethnography of Globalization in the Education, Hiring Practices, and Problem-Solving of Engineers in the US, Europe, and Latin America

这笔赠款将帮助一位年轻的终身教职科学和技术研究(STS)教师在研究、教学和服务领域发展他的职业生涯。研究主题是全球化对工程师的教育、招聘、实践和问题解决的影响。主要研究是一项为期四年的民族志研究，其中将包括在美国、欧洲和拉丁美洲的不同地点进行访谈、参与者观察和档案研究，在这些地点，工程师在日常体验中遇到全球化的图像。研究地点包括巴西、法国、德国和美国的航空和航空航天公司以及大学的院系。这些机构已同意接待这名调查员。信息者将包括工科学生和教师，以及不同管理和经验水平的工程师，在不同的设计项目中，具有不同国际经验的工程师，以及来自不同性别、种族和民族背景的工程师。人力资源和人事干事也将接受面谈，以了解全球化的形象如何影响招聘过程。一群杰出的社会科学家已经同意在颁奖过程中提供建议。该项目还涉及开发创新课程和课程组成部分，并让少数族裔和女性工程学学生作为研究助理参与。这项研究将产生一本书、同行评议的文章、关于全球化和工程学的课程，以及其他对工业和高等教育有重要意义的活动。成果可大大有助于改善工程教育和STS关于全球化与工程职业之间关系的学术研究。

This grant will help a young tenure-track faculty in Science and Technology Studies (STS) to develop his career in the areas of research, teaching, and service. The research topic is the impact of globalization on the education, hiring, practices, and problem-solving of engineers. The main research is a four-year ethnography which will include interviewing, participant observation, and archival research at a variety of sites in the US, Europe, and Latin America where engineers encounter images of globalization in their daily experiences. Research sites include aviation and aerospace corporations and departments at universities in Brazil, France, Germany, and the US. These institutions have agreed to host the investigator. Informants will include engineering students and faculty, and engineers at different levels of management and experience, in different design projects, with different international experience, and from different gender, race, and ethnic backgrounds. Human resource and personnel officers will also be interviewed to find out how images of globalization impact the hiring process. An outstanding group of social scientists has agreed to provide advice over the course of the award. The project also involves the development of innovative courses and course components, and the participation of minority and women engineering students as research assistants. This research will produce a book, peer-reviewed articles, curricula on globalization and engineering, and other significant activities for industry and higher education. Results can contribute significantly to the improvement of engineering education and STS scholarship on the subject of globalization in relationship to engineering careers.