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

在地球空间科学（FDSS）的机会教师发展的目的是整合地球空间科学-包括太阳和空间物理学和空间天气研究-到自然科学，工程或相关部门在美国高等教育机构，并刺激本科或研究生课程或课程的发展，能够培养下一代地球空间科学的领导者。贝茨学院（Bates College）是一所私立的、只招收本科生的文科学院，也是位于EPSCoR州缅因州的新兴研究机构（ERI）。它将在物理学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不同的候选人。贝茨FDSS雇用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级和高级本科课程。他们还将介绍太阳物理学的主题（包括极光，经常在缅因州可见）到贝茨的推广工作，组织一个系列讲座与外部发言人，并主办一个地球空间研讨会的学生和研究人员从三个ERI在该州。FDSS候选人将有机会获得校园资源，以扩大参与STEM，教学培训，并指导赠款写作和奖励管理，以确保他们的成功终身和超越。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响力审查标准进行评估的支持。

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.