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

地球空间科学学院发展(FDSS)机会旨在将地球空间科学--包括太阳和空间物理和空间气象研究--整合到美国高等教育机构的自然科学、工程或相关系中，并刺激能够培养下一代地球空间科学领导者的本科生或研究生课程或课程的发展。贝茨学院是一所私立的、仅招收本科生的文科学院，也是位于EPSCoR州缅因州的一个新兴研究机构(ERI)。它将在物理和天文学系设立一个专注于太阳物理的FDSS终身职位。该机构将在全国范围内公平地寻找不同的候选人。贝茨FDSS的招聘将建立一个太阳磁学(实验室、观测或计算)研究小组，并开发与太阳物理相关的新的入门和高级本科课程。他们还将把太阳物理专题(包括在缅因州经常可见的极光)引入贝茨的外联工作，与外部发言者组织一系列讲座，并为该州三个地球物理研究所的学生和研究人员主办地球空间专题讨论会。FDSS候选人将获得校园资源，以扩大对STEM的参与，教学培训，以及关于拨款撰写和奖励管理的指导，以确保他们成功地获得终身教职和奖项管理。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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.