University of Kansas/Haskell Indian Nations University IRACDA Project

描述(由申请人提供)：我们寻求继续机构研究和学术职业发展奖(IRACDA)计划，该计划建立在KU和哈斯克尔印第安人民族大学之间建立的合作伙伴关系基础上。该项目已经证明，在培养多产和有工作能力的科学家方面取得了成功，其中包括三名美国印第安人，他们是哈斯克尔目前在科学领域的学生的榜样和导师。IRACDA将KU这所研究密集型大学严格的有指导的研究培训与在邻近的部落学院发展教学技能的机会结合在一起。该奖项将支持总共15名IRACDA博士后学者，他们每人将在精心设计的项目中花费三到四年的时间，其中包括研究培训活动、教学和有针对性的专业发展。在第一年，这些学者将在导师的实验室开始他们的研究项目，参加一个负责任的研究行为课程，参加KU提供的教学工作坊，并熟悉Haskell的教职员工和机构文化。来自广泛生物医学学科的最具生产力和最成功的科罗拉多大学教职员工将担任研究员的研究导师。在第二年，每个研究员将在秋季和春季学期合作教授一门生物学入门课程，以获得讲课和实验室教学的经验。两个学期的顺序允许研究员反思他们在第一个学期的教学经验，并在第二个学期做出改进的调整。靠近哈斯克尔也让学者们在获得教学和多任务经验的同时，可以继续他们的研究项目。学者们还将团队教授研究方法和技术研讨会，为计划在KU教师研究实验室开始本科生研究经验的哈斯克尔学生提供基本的实验室和研究技能，这些实验室由Rise或Bridge计划支持。在第三年，研究员将专注于他们的研究，完成一个独立研究项目的开发，并注册一个拨款撰写计划，这将导致准备一个竞争性的研究提案。该机构支持的一个可选的第4年将允许研究员进一步发展他们的独立研究项目，并继续寻找工作。该项目的PD将监督研究培训，Co-D(KU科学培训多样性办公室主任)和Haskell PD(数学和科学系教员)将通过确保进行适当的指导、监督和评估来监督Haskell的教学经验。熟悉MORE方案的外部评估员将每年进行一次形成性和总结性评估。总之，KU/Haskell IRACDA项目利用部落学院和研究密集型大学之间建立的独特合作框架来培养新型科学家，这种科学家具备应对21世纪日益增长的种族、文化和社会多样性的能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We seek continuation of the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) program that builds on the established partnership between KU and Haskell Indian Nations University. The project has demonstrated success in training productive and employable scientists, including three American Indians, who serve as role models and mentors for current Haskell students in the sciences. IRACDA combines rigorous mentored research training at KU, a research intensive university, with the opportunity to develop teaching skills in a neighboring tribal college. The award will support a total of fifteen postdoctoral IRACDA scholars, each of whom will spend three to four years in a carefully designed program that includes research training activities, teaching, and targeted professional development. In Year 1, the scholars will begin their research projects in the mentors' laboratories, take a Responsible Conduct of Research course, participate in teaching workshops provided at KU, and become acquainted with the Haskell faculty and institutional culture. The most productive and successful KU faculty members from a wide range of biomedical disciplines will serve as research mentors for the fellows. In Year 2, each fellow will team-teach an introductory biology course during the fall and spring semesters, gaining experience in both lecture and laboratory instruction. The two semester sequence allows fellows to reflect on their teaching experiences during the first semester and make adjustments for improvement in the second semester. The proximity to Haskell also allows scholars to continue their research projects as they gain teaching and multi-tasking experience. Scholars will also team-teach a Research Methods and Techniques workshop that provides essential laboratory and research skills to Haskell students who plan to begin undergraduate research experiences in KU faculty research labs supported by the RISE or Bridge programs. In Year 3, the fellows will focus on their research, complete the development of an independent research project, and enroll in a grant writing program that will lead to the preparation of a competitive research proposal. An optional Year 4 supported by the institution will allow fellows to further develop their independent research projects and continue to seek employment. The PD of the project will oversee the research training, and the Co-D (KU Director of the Office for Diversity in Science Training) and Haskell PD (faculty member from the Math and Science department) will oversee the Haskell teaching experience by ensuring that appropriate mentoring, supervision, and evaluation occur. An external evaluator familiar with the MORE programs will conduct a formative and summative evaluation on an annual basis. In summary, this KU / Haskell IRACDA program exploits the unique collaborative framework that has been established between a tribal college and a research intensive university to train a new type of scientist, one that is equipped to handle the growing ethnic, cultural, and social diversity of the 21st century.