MPS-ASCEND EM: A Postdoc Community of Mentoring and Networking

在数学和物理科学理事会（MPS）的支持下，卡内基梅隆大学的Michael Young博士，威廉姆斯学院的Pamela Harris，塔斯基吉大学的Jennifer Ross和Moses Ntam以及爱荷华州州立大学的Tera Jordan组成了核心领导团队，将为MPS上升博士后研究员的前两个队列提供指导和其他支持。MPS-Ascend资助机制（NSF 21-573和NSF 22-501）旨在表彰具有重大潜力的初级研究人员，并为他们提供研究经验，以拓宽视野，促进跨学科互动，并帮助扩大MPS领域的参与。该MPS-Ascend外部导师计划的目的是支持这些博士后研究员谁将扩大在美国MPS领域代表性不足的群体的参与，包括黑人或非裔美国人，西班牙裔，拉丁美洲人，美洲原住民，阿拉斯加原住民，夏威夷原住民和其他太平洋岛民。该团队将建立一个导师和赞助商网络，以加强研究员的专业准备，并使他们具备作为以股权为重点的学者发挥领导作用的能力。社区将使用分层导师的方法，将研究员与一对一，同行和志愿者专家导师联系起来。通过专业发展和学习活动，以及与导师的互动，研究员将为职业成功做好准备。这一努力将汇集具有数学和物理科学（MPS）以及社会科学经验的多元化教育工作者，为MPS博士后研究员提供指导经验，加强他们的职业准备。通过这个项目获得的知识将有助于促进高等教育和科学文献有关准备博士后研究员成功的专业经验和无缝过渡到学术竞技场的有前途的做法。该项目将培养未来的教师和行业领导者，他们将理解提供全面指导以支持博士后研究员的重要性。博士后研究员计划的专业经验将使他们能够与来自各种背景的人互动，并有助于扩大历史上代表性不足的群体的个人参与。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

With support of the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Drs. Michael Young of Carnegie Mellon University, Pamela Harris of Williams College, Jennifer Ross and Moses Ntam of Tuskegee University and Tera Jordan of the Iowa State University form the core leadership team that will provide mentorship and other support to the first two cohorts of the MPS-Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellows. The MPS-Ascend funding mechanism (NSF 21-573 and NSF 22-501) is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential and provide them with experience in research that will broaden perspectives, facilitate interdisciplinary interactions, and help broadening participation within MPS fields. The purpose of the MPS-Ascend External Mentorship program is to support these postdoctoral Fellows who will broaden the participation of groups that are underrepresented in MPS fields in the U.S. including Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics, Latinos, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Native Pacific Islanders. This team will develop a network of mentors and sponsors who will enhance the Fellows’ professional preparation and equip them for leadership roles as equity-focused scholars. The community will function using a layered mentor approach that connects the fellows with one-on-one, peer, and volunteer expert mentors. Through professional development and learning activities, as well as interaction with mentors, the Fellows will be prepared for career success.This effort will bring together a diverse group of educators with experience in math and physical sciences (MPS) as well as social sciences to provide MPS postdoctoral fellows with mentoring experiences that will strengthen their career preparation. The knowledge gained through this project will help to contribute to higher education and science literature regarding promising practices related to preparing postdoctoral fellows for successful professional experiences and seamless transition into the academic arena. This project will develop future faculty and industry leaders who will understand the importance of providing holistic mentoring to support postdoctoral fellows. The planned professional experiences of the postdoctoral fellows will equip them to interact with people from all backgrounds and contribute to broadening the participation of individuals from historically underrepresented groups.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.