FDSS Track 2: Building Solar-Terrestrial Physics Capacity at Bates College

地球空间科学教师发展（FDSS）机会旨在将地球空间科学（包括太阳和空间物理以及空间天气研究）整合到美国高等教育机构的自然科学，工程或相关部门中，并刺激能够培养下一代地球空间科学领导者的本科或研究生课程或课程的发展。贝茨学院是一所私立的本科文理学院，也是一所新兴研究机构（ERI），位于EPSCoR州缅因州。它将在物理和天文学系设立一个专注于太阳物理学的FDSS终身职位。该机构将在全国范围内公平地寻找多样化的候选人。贝茨FDSS将建立一个太阳磁学研究小组（实验室、观测或计算），并开发与太阳物理学相关的新的入门和高级本科课程。他们还将把太阳物理主题（包括缅因州经常可见的极光）引入贝茨的推广工作中，组织一个有外部演讲者的系列讲座，并为来自该州三个ERIs的学生和研究人员举办一个地球空间研讨会。FDSS候选人将有机会获得校园资源，以扩大参与STEM，教学培训，以及在拨款写作和奖励管理方面的指导，以确保他们成功获得终身教职或更长时间。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Faculty Development in geoSpace Science (FDSS) opportunity aims to integrate geospace science--to includes solar and space physics and space weather research--into natural sciences, engineering or related departments at U.S. institutions of higher education and stimulate the development of undergraduate or graduate programs or curricula capable of training the next generation of leaders in geospace science. Bates College is a private, undergraduate-only, liberal arts college, and an Emerging Research Institution (ERI) in Maine, an EPSCoR state. It will create an FDSS tenure-track position focused on solar physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.The institution will conduct an equitable nationwide search for diverse candidates. The Bates FDSS hire will build a research group in solar magnetism (laboratory, observational, or computational) and develop new introductory and advanced level undergraduate courses related to solar physics. They will also introduce solar physics topics (including auroras, regularly visible in Maine) into Bates’ outreach efforts, organize a lecture series with external speakers, and host a geospace symposium for students and researchers from three ERIs in the state. The FDSS candidate will have access to campus resources for broadening participation in STEM, pedagogical training, and mentorship on grant writing and award administration to ensure their success to tenure and beyond.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.