Seeding Postdoctoral Innocators in Research and Education (SPIRE)

描述(由申请人提供)：研究和教育领域的博士后创新者种子(SPIRE)是一个集研究培训、专业发展和实践教学经验于一体的综合性博士后奖学金项目。该项目涉及北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校与北卡罗来纳州五所拥有大量少数族裔本科生的少数族裔服务机构(MSI)之间的合作，包括费耶特维尔州立大学、约翰逊C.史密斯大学、北卡罗来纳农工州立大学、北卡罗来纳中央大学和北卡罗来纳大学彭布罗克分校。该计划的目标是1)为生物医学科学的研究/学术生涯做好个人准备，2)通过博士后学者发展教学专业知识并与MSI的教职员工和学生分享他们的科学知识而进行的交流，对MSI产生持续的影响。这里提出的建议建立在SPIRE方案过去的成功经验和过去八年中吸取的经验教训的基础上。在对SPIRE计划进行彻底评估的基础上，该计划建议通过利用北卡罗来纳大学教堂山的一大批教员来继续为SPIRE学者提供尖端研究培训。总而言之，这些教职员工在他们的实验室内提供了广泛的高质量研究培训机会，并展示了培训学者创造性思维、有效合作和跨学科边界运作的承诺。SPIRE计划还建议通过一系列互动为学者提供教学培训，例如，1)来自北卡罗来纳大学教堂山教学中心和其他教育专业人员的指导，2)技术研讨会，以及3)为学者创造机会，实践积极的学习技术，并在MSI开发个人高级课程。通过这些广泛的教学活动，IRACDA学者将在MSIS引入新的、修订的和高级的课程，并与这些机构的本科生密切合作，提供积极的学习体验和密切的、个性化的研究指导。SPIRE计划还建议提供其他专业发展培训，以使学者为研究和教育相结合的职业做好准备。专业发展培训包括大量机会进行研究报告，参加组织年度研究研讨会和年度杰出学者研讨会，以及参加以专业为重点的每月会议。此外，这些学者将通过内部拨款竞赛接受培训，该竞赛要求每个IRACDA学者准备一份研究提案，并由教员委员会进行评估。总而言之，这些举措将为这些学者提供所需的技能，使其成为独立研究人员、以研究为导向的教师和本科生在科学领域的坚定导师。在此过程中，中小企业将通过课程和基础设施的长期修改而继续受益。MSI的本科生对科学职业的兴趣增强，他们接触到了充满活力的、积极的学习经历，这将扩大科学界的多样性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Seeding Postdoctoral Innovators in Research and Education (SPIRE) is an integrative postdoctoral fellowship program that combines research training, professional development and hands-on teaching experience. The program involves a partnership between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and five Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in North Carolina with large minority undergraduate populations, including Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The objective of this program is 1) to prepare individuals for research/academic careers in the biomedical sciences and 2) to have a continuing impact on the MSIs through the exchange that takes place as the postdoctoral scholars develop teaching expertise and share their knowledge in the sciences with the faculty and students at the MSIs. The proposal put forward here builds upon the past successes of the SPIRE program and lessons learned over the last eight years. Based on a thorough evaluation of the SPIRE program, the program proposes to continue to provide cutting-edge research training for SPIRE scholars by drawing upon a large core of faculty at UNC Chapel Hill. Taken together, these faculty members provide a broad spectrum of high quality research training opportunities within their laboratories and reveal a commitment to train scholars to think creatively, collaborate effectively and operate across disciplinary boundaries. The SPIRE program also proposes to provide pedagogical training for the scholars through a range of interactions such as, 1) instruction from the UNC Chapel Hill Center for Teaching and Learning and other education professionals, 2) technology workshops, and 3) creating opportunities for the scholars to practice active learning techniques and develop, individual advanced-level courses at the MSIs. Through these extensive teaching activities, the IRACDA scholars will introduce new, revised, and advanced courses at the MSIs and work closely with the undergraduates at these institutions, providing active learning experiences and close, individualized research mentoring. The SPIRE program also proposes to provide other professional development training in order to prepare scholars for careers that combine research and education. Professional development training includes numerous opportunities to make research presentations, to take part in the organization of an annual research symposium, and an annual distinguished scholar seminar, and attendance at monthly meetings with a professional focus. In addition, the scholars will receive training in grantsmanship through an in-house grant competition that requires each IRACDA scholar to prepare a research proposal and have it evaluated by a faculty committee. Taken together, these initiatives will provide the scholars with the skills required to function as independent researchers, research-oriented teachers and committed mentors for undergraduate students in the sciences. In the process, the MSIs will enjoy continued benefit through long-term modifications in curriculum and infrastructure. The diversity of the science community will be expanded by the enhanced interest in science careers among the undergraduate students at the MSIs who have been exposed to a vibrant, active learning experience.