Postdoctoral Appointments: Roles and Opportunities

PI：皮尔逊研究所：佐治亚理工学院利用这一奖项，佐治亚理工学院化学司特别项目办公室和数学和物理科学局多学科事务办公室正在支持佐治亚理工学院历史、技术和社会系的威利·皮尔逊博士组织和举办题为“博士后任命：角色和机会”的讲习班。Merrimack Consulters，LLC的Robert Lichter博士和俄勒冈大学的Geraldine L.Richmond博士是该项目的联合PI。研讨会的目标是探索在整个NSF中发起一个可以作为模式的化学博士后项目的性质和优点。将考虑的要素包括：1)更好地了解博士后任命的过程、特点和结果。2)化学司和国家科学基金会在博士后一级活动的概念、机会和优先事项的说明，这将加强必要的人力资源基础，以保持在科学、数学和工程方面的领导地位。讲习班将由一个由十人组成的指导委员会制定，该委员会将监督讲习班的规划、发展和实施以及起草最后报告的所有阶段。参加讲习班的人数将不同，约有60-70人。与会者将包括学术和工业管理人员，来自国家实验室、工业实验室、资助机构以及本科生和研究生机构的代表。研讨会报告将为NSF支持的化学司和MPS理事会的博士后活动的规划过程提供信息。

PI: Pearson Institution: Georgia Institute of TechnologyWith this award, the Special Projects Office of the Division of Chemistry and the Office of Multidisciplinary Affairs of the Mathematics and Physical Sciences Directorate is supporting Dr. Willie Pearson of the Department of History, Technology and Society, Georgia Institute of Technology to organize and conduct a workshop entitled "Postdoctoral Appointments: Roles and Opportunities". Dr. Robert Lichter of Merrimack Consultants, LLC and Dr. Geraldine L. Richmond of the University of Oregon are co-PI of the project. The goal of the workshop is to explore the nature and merit of initiating a postdoctoral program in chemistry that may serve as a model throughout NSF. Elements that will be considered include: 1) A better understanding of the processes, characteristics and outcomes of the postdoctoral appointment. 2) A statement of concepts, opportunities and priorities for activities at the postdoctoral level by the chemistry division, and the NSF more generally, that will strengthen the human resource base necessary to maintain leadership in science, mathematics and engineering. The workshop will be developed by a ten-person steering committee that will oversee all phases of planning, development and implementation of the workshop, and drafting a final report. The workshop will be attended by a demographically diverse group of approximately 60-70 participants. Attendees will include academic and industrial administrators, representatives from national labs, industrial labs, funding agencies and from undergraduate and graduate institutions. The workshop report will inform the planning process for NSF supported activities at the postdoctoral level in the Division of Chemistry and the MPS Directorate.