Professional Development for Astronomers

该奖项将支持在即将到来的美国天文学会冬季会议期间举办的专业发展课程。拟议的活动包括两个半天的讲习班、一个两小时的讨论会和一个关于下列主题的职业小组；有效的指导，撰写有效的科学论文，有效的数据视觉交流，以及充分利用口头报告。这些课程的目标是在一系列对科学家和教育工作者的工作效率至关重要的非科学任务方面提供专家培训。许多天文学家在将要讨论的主题上几乎没有受过正式的训练。对于同时也是教育工作者的研究人员来说，这些课程将在他们职业生涯的两个方面都有所帮助。这些课程还将提高参与者对这些主题的有效性，这将直接促进科学的进步。特别是，这些课程可能会对年轻的调查人员和来自代表性不足群体的参与者产生重大影响。课程将进行专业评估，以评估课程的影响。

This award will support Professional Development Courses that will take place during the upcoming winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society. The proposed activities include two half-day workshops, one two-hour seminar, and one career panel on the topics of; Effective Mentoring, Writing Effective Scientific Papers, the Effective Visual Communication of Data, and Making the most of Oral Presentations.The goal of the courses is to provide expert training in an array of non-scientific tasks that are crucial to the effectiveness of scientists and educators. Many astronomers have had little or no formal training in the topics that will be covered. For researchers that are also educators these courses will help in both aspects of their careers. The courses will also increase the effectiveness of the participants in these topics which will directly promote the progress of science. In particular, the courses will likely have a large impact on young investigators and participants from underrepresented groups. The courses will be professionally evaluated to assess the impact of the sessions.