Optimizing the Mathematics Postdoctoral Experience: A Teaching and Research Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvey Mudd College

由美国国家科学基金会数学和物理科学局的数学科学部(DMS)和多学科活动办公室(OMA)共同资助的为期五年的“优化数学博士后经历：哈维马德学院的教学和研究博士后奖学金(TRPF)”项目将建立一个新的博士后奖学金，重点是教学和研究的协同活动以及两者之间的联系。这些奖学金将强调让本科生参与数学研究和发现。在为期五年的时间里，该计划将为10名博士后研究员(TRPF)提供支持，并为10名本科生研究助理提供暑期支持。TRPF将在至少一名研究导师的指导下开展他们的研究，平均每学期与一名教学导师一起教授一门课程，指导一名暑期研究学生，为具有顶峰研究经验的学生提供建议，如高级论文或哈维马德学院以工业研究为基础的诊所之一，并参与外展活动和其他重要的院系职能。数学系将对TRPF的教学和研究进展以及他们进入数学工作队伍的准备情况进行年度评估，这些评估将用于指导计划的变化，并定制个人工作计划，以最好地满足个别研究员的目标和需求。TRPF计划将通过培养高质量的教师来加强数学工作队伍，这些教师将进入学院，为追求自己的研究生涯和指导有抱负的本科生研究人员做好充分准备。他们通过教学和研究相结合的方式吸引和激励本科生的能力，对于招收和留住攻读数学科学本科生和研究生学位的学生至关重要。通过在众多院系外展计划中的一个项目中交叉培训TRPF，他们将能够更有效地促进超越传统大学界限的数学流利性。预计TRPF将保持相互联系，并与哈维·穆德学院的教职员工保持联系，提供一个自然的持续指导网络，这将增强他们在数学科学领域选择的职业中茁壮成长的能力。

The five-year project "Optimizing the Mathematics Postdoctoral Experience: A Teaching and Research Postdoctoral Fellowship (TRPF)at Harvey Mudd College," which is cofunded by the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) and the Office of Multidisciplinary Activity (OMA) in the NSF Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, will establish a new postdoctoral fellowship focused on the synergistic activities of teaching and research as well as connections between the two. These fellowships will emphasize engaging undergraduates in mathematical research and discovery. Over the five-year term this program will provide support for ten postdoctoral fellows (TRPFs) and summer support for ten undergraduate research associates. The TRPFs will develop their research with the guidance of at least one research mentor, teach an average of one course per semester in tandem with a teaching mentor, supervise a summer research student, advise a capstone research experience such as a Senior Thesis or one of Harvey Mudd College's industrial research-based Clinics, and participate in outreach activities and other vital departmental functions. The Mathematics Department will make annual assessments of the TRPFs' teaching and research progress and their preparation to enter the mathematical workforce which will be used to guide both programmatic changes and to tailor an individual work plan designed to best meet the goals and needs of the individual fellows.The TRPF Program will enhance the mathematical workforce by producing high-quality teachers who will enter the academy well prepared to both pursue their own research careers and to mentor aspiring undergraduate researchers. Their ability to engage and inspire undergraduates through the integration of teaching and research is critical for the recruitment and retention of students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in the mathematical sciences. By cross-training the TRPFs in one of the many departmental outreach programs they will be able to more effective promote mathematical fluency beyond the traditional college boundaries. It is also expected that the TRPFs will remain networked with each other and the Harvey Mudd College faculty, providing a natural ongoing mentoring network, which should enhance their ability to thrive in their chosen careers in the mathematical sciences.