Postdoc Network Annual Policy Meeting; Berkeley, CA, March 15-17, 2003

此项行动将资助于2003年3月15日至3月17日在加州大学伯克利分校举行的第三届全国博士后网络年会。包括1997年CPST博士后和职业前景现状报告、1998年AAU博士后教育委员会报告、2000年国家科学院博士后COSEPUP指南和2000年NRC国家需求报告在内的几份国家报告，都清楚地阐明了美国研究企业中许多博士后科学家的悲惨处境。许多研究还为旨在改善博士后体验的政策和项目提出了建议。然而，仍有一些问题没有得到解决：情况是否有所改善？各机构正在采取什么措施来解决这些问题？最好的方法如何在其他机构得到认可和实施？为此，博士后网络组织了第三次全国会议，讨论博士后政策和项目。受邀者包括博士后、首席研究员、导师、科研管理人员以及来自科学学会和资助机构的代表。演讲者代表了博士后政策利益相关者领域的一个横截面。国家在博士后政策改革方面的努力将是会议第一天的焦点。第二天，加州大学系统将作为一个案例研究，审查正在进行的改善影响博士后的制度政策的努力。此外，还有一个由两部分组成的关于领导能力和团队建设技能的讲习班。

This action funds the third annual meeting of the National Postdoc Network to be held at the University of California at Berkeley from March 15 through March 17, 2003. Several national reports, among them the CPST Postdocs and Career Prospects Status Report in 1997, AAU Committee on Postdoctoral Education Report (1998), the National Academies' COSEPUP Guide for Postdocs (2000), and the NRC National Needs Report (2000), have clearly elucidated the dire circumstances of many postdoctoral scientists in the U.S. research enterprise. Many studies have also offered suggestions for policies and programs aimed at improving the postdoctoral experience. However, a number of questions remain unaddressed: Are conditions improving? What are institutions doing to address the issues? How can the best approaches be recognized and implemented at other institutions?With this in mind, the Postdoc Network has organized its third national meeting to discuss postdoctoral policies and programs. Invitees include postdocs, principal investigators, mentors, research administrators, and representatives from scientific societies and funding agencies. Speakers represent a cross section of the postdoc policy stakeholder arena. National efforts at postdoc policy reform will be the focus of the first day of the meeting. On the second day, the University of California system will serve as a case study for examining ongoing efforts to improve institutional policies affecting postdocs. Also offered is a two-part workshop on leadership and teambuilding skills.