Alliance for Building Faculty Diversity in the Mathematical Sciences

由NSF数学科学研究所和七所主要研究型大学组成的联盟将为新博士提供长达三年的博士后奖学金，这些大学在指导少数民族数学研究生方面有着良好的记录。该计划专门针对少数族裔候选人。一个典型的三年制博士后研究员将在国家研究所呆一年，在主办机构(大学)呆两年，后者将提供指导和其他支持。联盟的大学(按字母顺序排列)是：亚利桑那州立大学、霍华德大学、爱荷华州立大学、北卡罗来纳州立大学、亚利桑那大学和内布拉斯加大学。NSF联盟的数学科学研究所(按字母顺序排列)是：美国数学研究所(AIM)、数学及其应用研究所(IMA)、理论和应用数学研究所(IPAM)、数学生物科学研究所(MBI)、数学科学研究所(MSRI)、帕克城数学研究所(PCMI/IAS)和统计与应用数学科学研究所(SAMSI)。尽管数学专业的本科生和研究生人数缓慢增加，但数学科学领域的少数教职员工仍然很少，特别是在研究型大学。这项提议的一个明确目标是增加这一数字。大多数顶尖大学的教师的职业轨迹包括丰富的博士后经验，在这些经验中，他们建立了自己的研究组合，并拓宽了他们对数学及其社区的理解。这一博士后奖学金计划将允许有实力的博士，特别是那些来自代表不足的群体的博士，充分发挥他们的潜力。此外，增加少数族裔教员的数量将为本科生和研究生树立榜样，从而鼓励各级代表不足的群体继续在STEM领域，特别是数学领域。

An alliance comprised of NSF Mathematical Sciences Institutes and seven major research universities with a good record of mentoring minority mathematics graduate students will offer post-doctoral fellowships to new Ph.D.s for a period of up to three years. The program specifically targets minority candidates. A typical 3-year postdoctoral fellow will spend 1 year at a national institute and 2 years at the host institution (university), which will provide mentoring and other support. The Alliance universities are (listed alphabetically): Arizona State University, Howard University, Iowa Alliance (University of Iowa and Iowa State University), North Carolina State University, University of Arizona, and University of Nebraska. The Alliance NSF Mathematical Sciences Institutes are (listed alphabetically): American Institute of Mathematics (AIM), Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), Institute For Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI), Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), Park City Mathematics Institute (PCMI/IAS), and Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI).Despite slowly increasing numbers of undergraduate and graduate students in math coming from underrepresented groups, there remain very few minority faculty members in the mathematical sciences, especially at Research I Universities. An explicit goal of this proposal is to increase this number. The career track of most faculty at the best universities includes a strong postdoctoral experience in which they build their research portfolio and broaden their understanding of mathematics and its community. This postdoctoral fellowship program will allow strong Ph.D.s, especially those from underrepresented groups, to reach their full potential. Additionally, increasing the number of minority faculty will provide role models for undergraduates and graduate students, thereby encouraging underrepresented groups at all levels to continue in STEM fields in general and mathematics in particular.