Training the Next Generation of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Professionals: A Workforce Development Project

该奖项通过一系列在线主题讨论，支持社区就美国数学科学工作者面临的挑战进行前瞻性讨论，该研讨会将于2013年7月14日至7月17日在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大市的美国统计协会总部举行。数学科学是STEM企业的核心--随着越来越多的学科遇到大规模数据分析和数学建模的挑战和机遇，需要数学和统计技能的商业、工业和学术职位的范围正在扩大。数学科学界认识到，要确保有足够数量的具有数学和统计科学专业知识的学士、硕士和博士毕业生进入美国劳动力大军，这是一个巨大的挑战。鉴于未来几代数学科学家所需的培训日益具有跨学科性质，这项活动重新评估了他们的培训。拟议的项目将把思想领袖聚集在一起，为未来在培训下一代数学科学专业人员方面的投资制定战略。该项目将建立一个由学术机构、专业学会、政府机构和行业的利益相关者组成的社区，以分析包括招聘和保留、可持续性和评估在内的问题，并围绕数学和统计科学界面临的劳动力挑战进行战略性规划。该项目还将使更广泛的数学和统计科学界看到示范的原型举措，并提出表明此类举措价值的衡量标准，以便(1)扩大有效做法的采用范围，以改善招生、留住学生、完成学位和就业安置，以及(2)确保成功做法在最初实施之后继续存在。该奖项由数学科学司和数学和物理科学局内的多学科活动办公室共同支持。

This award supports a forward-looking community discussion on the challenges facing the U.S. mathematical sciences workforce, through a series of on-line thematic discussions leading up to an in-person workshop to be held at the headquarters of the American Statistical Association in Alexandria, VA, from July 14-July 17, 2013. The mathematical sciences are central to the STEM enterprise -- the range of business, industry, and academic positions that require mathematical and statistical skills is expanding as more and more disciplines encounter the challenges and opportunities of large-scale data analysis and mathematical modeling. The mathematical sciences communities recognize that there are significant challenges in ensuring that adequate numbers of graduates with expertise in the mathematical and statistical sciences at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels enter the U.S. workforce. This activity reassesses the training of future generations of mathematical scientists in light of the increasingly cross-disciplinary nature of the training they need. The proposed project will bring together thought leaders to develop strategies for future investments in training the next generation of professionals in the mathematical sciences. This project will establish a community of stakeholders from academic institutions, professional societies, government agencies, and industry to analyze issues that include recruitment and retention, sustainability, and assessment, and to plan strategically around workforce challenges facing the mathematical and statistical sciences communities. The project will also make exemplary prototype initiatives visible to the broader mathematical and statistical sciences communities and propose metrics that demonstrate the value of such initiatives in order to (1) broaden adoption of effective practices to improve student recruitment, retention, degree completion, and job placement, and (2) ensure that successful practices are sustained beyond initial implementation. This award is jointly supported by the Division of Mathematical Sciences and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities within the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.