Postdoctoral Appointments: Roles and Opportunities

PI：Pearson 机构名称：格鲁吉亚理工学院有了这个奖项，化学司和数学和物理科学理事会多学科事务办公室的特别项目办公室正在支持历史，技术和社会系的威利·皮尔森博士，格鲁吉亚理工学院组织和进行题为“博士后的任命：角色和机会”的研讨会。 梅里马克顾问有限责任公司的罗伯特·利希特博士和杰拉尔丁·L.俄勒冈州大学的里士满是该项目的共同参与者。 该研讨会的目标是探索启动化学博士后项目的性质和优点，该项目可能会成为整个NSF的典范。 将考虑的因素包括：1）更好地了解博士后任命的过程，特点和结果。 2)化学部和NSF更普遍地在博士后水平上开展活动的概念，机会和优先事项的声明，这将加强保持科学，数学和工程领导地位所需的人力资源基础。 讲习班将由一个10人指导委员会组织，该委员会将监督讲习班的规划、发展和实施的所有阶段，并起草最后报告。 参加讲习班的人员将来自不同的人口群体，约有60-70人。 与会者将包括学术和工业管理人员，来自国家实验室，工业实验室，资助机构和本科生和研究生机构的代表。 研讨会的报告将通知NSF支持的活动在化学和MPS董事会的司博士后水平的规划过程。

PI: Pearson Institution: Georgia Institute of TechnologyWith this award, the Special Projects Office of the Division of Chemistry and the Office of Multidisciplinary Affairs of the Mathematics and Physical Sciences Directorate is supporting Dr. Willie Pearson of the Department of History, Technology and Society, Georgia Institute of Technology to organize and conduct a workshop entitled "Postdoctoral Appointments: Roles and Opportunities". Dr. Robert Lichter of Merrimack Consultants, LLC and Dr. Geraldine L. Richmond of the University of Oregon are co-PI of the project. The goal of the workshop is to explore the nature and merit of initiating a postdoctoral program in chemistry that may serve as a model throughout NSF. Elements that will be considered include: 1) A better understanding of the processes, characteristics and outcomes of the postdoctoral appointment. 2) A statement of concepts, opportunities and priorities for activities at the postdoctoral level by the chemistry division, and the NSF more generally, that will strengthen the human resource base necessary to maintain leadership in science, mathematics and engineering. The workshop will be developed by a ten-person steering committee that will oversee all phases of planning, development and implementation of the workshop, and drafting a final report. The workshop will be attended by a demographically diverse group of approximately 60-70 participants. Attendees will include academic and industrial administrators, representatives from national labs, industrial labs, funding agencies and from undergraduate and graduate institutions. The workshop report will inform the planning process for NSF supported activities at the postdoctoral level in the Division of Chemistry and the MPS Directorate.