Developing Capacity for Broadening Participation in the Biological Sciences Directorate: Faculty Travel Grant for JAM10 Washington, DC

2010年JAM的主要目标是发展参与NSF HRD项目的机构之间的合作，以及发展未被充分代表的学生和教师与国家科学基金会之间的关系。利用现有的会议结构，代表性不足的教师，特别是那些对美国国家科学基金会生物科学理事会的研究感兴趣的助理教授级别的教师，将在会议期间参加网络和专业发展会议。任何加强教师合作和研究项目开发技能的努力都必须从对赞助商需求的深刻理解开始。本次会议将尝试实现以下结果：(a)为未被充分代表的教师提供有关NSF生物科学理事会需求和计划的详细信息。(b)建立一个由对生物科学有共同兴趣但人数不足的教员组成的强大网络。(c)促进代表性不足的研究人员扩大参与国家科学基金会提交的生物科学提案。(d)发展代表性不足的教员合作小组，确定和开展研究项目，以促进国家的生物科学研究议程。更广泛的影响联合年会（JAM）会议内的这一专业发展研讨会，虽然针对的是BIO理事会，但可以被美国国家科学基金会的其他科学与工程理事会调整和采用。此外，聘请代表性不足的教师的机构可以鼓励这些新教师参加JAM会议，以便与他们的同行、NSF项目官员和NSF人力资源开发首席研究员建立一个全国性的网络。所获得的信息可用于鼓励与其他联邦机构采取类似举措，以说明通过外联讲习班使代表性不足的调查人员在其职业生涯早期参与的价值。这项旅行资助可能是合作的起点，重点是在扩大科学、技术、工程和数学学科的参与方面取得重大进展。

Intellectual MeritThe primary goal of the JAM 2010 is to develop collaborations among institutions involved in NSF HRD projects and develop relationships among underrepresented students and faculty with the National Science Foundation. Using the existing conference structure, underrepresented faculty, especially those at the assistant professor level, whose interest encompass research in the Biological Sciences Directorate of the NSF will participate in networking and professional development sessions during the conference. Any effort to strengthen faculty collaboration and research program development skills must begin with a strong foundation of understanding of the needs of the sponsor. This conference will attempt to achieve the following outcomes: (a) Provide underrepresented faculty with detailed information on the NSF Biological Sciences Directorate needs and programs. (b) Develop a strong network of underrepresented faculty who share a common interest in the Biological Sciences. (c) Promote broadening participation by underrepresented investigators in NSF's Biological Sciences submitted proposals. (d) Develop underrepresented faculty collaborative groups that will identify and work on research projects to promote the nation's biological sciences research agenda.Broader ImpactThis professional development workshop within the Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) conference, although targeting the BIO Directorate can be adapted and adopted by other Science and Engineering Directorates at the National Science Foundation. Moreover, institutions hiring underrepresented faculty can encourage these new faculty to participate in the JAM meeting in order to develop a national network with their counterparts, NSF program officers, and NSF HRD principal investigator. The information gained could be used to encourage similar initiatives with other federal agencies to illustrate the value of engaging underrepresented investigators early in their careers through outreach workshops. This travel grant is likely to be the starting point of collaborations that focus on significant advancement in broadening participation in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.