Professional Development for Astronomers

这笔拨款将部分资助在即将到来的美国天文学会冬季会议期间举办的专业发展课程。建议的活动包括三个半天的工作坊和一个两小时的研讨会，主题为：-基本谈判-新兴领导力-有效的数据视觉传达-口头报告（2小时研讨会）所有活动将在会议的主要日子举行。虽然本提案所要求的资金将仅用于支持2011年1月会议上的课程，但本提案可被视为一项试点，因为其意图是将此类课程作为今后会议的常规内容。该提议的智力价值在于为一系列非科学任务提供专家培训，这些任务对科学家和教育工作者的工作效率至关重要。许多天文学家在将要讨论的主题上几乎没有受过正式的训练。对于同时也是教育工作者的研究人员来说，这些课程将在他们职业生涯的两个方面都有所帮助。建议工作的更广泛影响是提高所有参与其所有工作职能的天文学家的效率，这将直接促进科学的进步。课程中提供的主题可能会对年轻的研究人员和来自代表性不足群体的参与者产生重大影响。

This grant will partially fund Professional Development Courses that will take place during the upcoming Winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society. The proposed activities include three half-day workshops and one two-hour seminar on these topics:- Basic Negotiation- Emerging Leadership- Effective Visual Communication of Data- Oral Presentations (2 hour seminar)All of the activities will be held during the main days of the meeting. While the funding requested in this proposal will only support the courses at the January 2011 meeting this proposal could be considered as a pilot as the intention is to have such courses as a regular feature at future meetings.The Intellectual Merit of the proposal is to provide expert training in an array of non-scientific tasks that are crucial to the effectiveness of scientists and educators. Many astronomers have had little or no formal training in the topics that will be covered. For researchers that are also educators these courses will help in both aspects of their careers. The Broader Impact of the proposed work is to increase the effectiveness of all astronomers that participate is all of their various job functions which will directly promote the progress of science. The topics offered in the courses will likely have a large impact on young investigators and participants from underrepresented groups.