Optimizing the Mathematics Postdoctoral Experience: A Teaching and Research Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvey Mudd College

优化数学博士后体验：哈维穆德学院的教学和研究博士后奖学金

• 批准号: 0839966
• 负责人: Andrew Bernoff
• 金额: $ 80万
• 依托单位: Harvey Mudd College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2015-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0839966&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Optimizing; Mathematics; Postdoctoral; Experience; Teaching

The five-year project "Optimizing the Mathematics Postdoctoral Experience: A Teaching and Research Postdoctoral Fellowship (TRPF)at Harvey Mudd College," which is cofunded by the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activity (OMA) in the NSF Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, will establish a new postdoctoral fellowship focused on the synergistic activities of teaching and research as well as connections between the two. These fellowships will emphasize engaging undergraduates in mathematical research and discovery. Over the five-year term this program will provide support for ten postdoctoral fellows (TRPFs) and summer support for ten undergraduate research associates. The TRPFs will develop their research with the guidance of at least one research mentor, teach an average of one course per semester in tandem with a teaching mentor, supervise a summer research student, advise a capstone research experience such as a Senior Thesis or one of Harvey Mudd College's industrial research-based Clinics, and participate in outreach activities and other vital departmental functions. The Mathematics Department will make annual assessments of the TRPFs' teaching and research progress and their preparation to enter the mathematical workforce which will be used to guide both programmatic changes and to tailor an individual work plan designed to best meet the goals and needs of the individual fellows.The TRPF Program will enhance the mathematical workforce by producing high-quality teachers who will enter the academy well prepared to both pursue their own research careers and to mentor aspiring undergraduate researchers. Their ability to engage and inspire undergraduates through the integration of teaching and research is critical for the recruitment and retention of students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in the mathematical sciences. By cross-training the TRPFs in one of the many departmental outreach programs they will be able to more effective promote mathematical fluency beyond the traditional college boundaries. It is also expected that the TRPFs will remain networked with each other and the Harvey Mudd College faculty, providing a natural ongoing mentoring network, which should enhance their ability to thrive in their chosen careers in the mathematical sciences.

五年项目“优化数学博士后经验：哈维·穆德学院的教学和研究博士后奖学金（TRPF），由NSF数学和物理科学理事会的数学科学部（DMS）和多学科活动办公室（OMA）共同资助，将建立一个新的博士后奖学金，重点放在教学和研究的协同活动以及两者之间的联系。这些奖学金将强调从事数学研究和发现的本科生。 在五年的任期内，该计划将为十名博士后研究员（TRFs）提供支持，并为十名本科生研究助理提供夏季支持。 TRFs将在至少一位研究导师的指导下开展研究，平均每学期与教学导师一起教授一门课程，监督暑期研究生，提供最高研究经验，如高级论文或哈维穆德学院的工业研究之一基于诊所，并参与外展活动和其他重要部门职能。 数学系将每年对TPF的教学和研究进展以及他们进入数学劳动力市场的准备情况进行评估，这将用于指导课程的变化，并制定个人工作计划，以最好地满足个人的目标和需求。TPF计划将通过产生高质量的数学人才来提高数学劳动力。优秀的教师谁将进入学院做好充分准备，既追求自己的研究事业，并指导有抱负的本科生研究人员。 他们通过教学和研究的整合来吸引和激励本科生的能力对于招聘和留住攻读数学科学本科和研究生学位的学生至关重要。通过交叉培训的TRFs在许多部门的推广计划之一，他们将能够更有效地促进数学流利超越传统的大学边界。 预计TRFs将继续与彼此和Harvey Mudd College教师建立网络，提供一个自然的持续指导网络，这将提高他们在数学科学中选择职业的能力。