Expanding Cross-Disciplinary Dialogue in the Postdoctoral Community

美国国家博士后协会（NPA）将在弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的国家科学基金会组织和主办一个为期1.5天的研讨会，以扩大博士后社区的对话：(1)在博士后研究不太常见的研究领域了解更多博士后经验；(2)为博士后参与者提供专业发展机会。NPA将邀请社会科学、行为科学和经济科学、计算科学/网络基础设施以及其他相关研究领域的博士后学者参加。博士后在这些科学领域并不像在生命科学领域那样是一种传统，在生命科学领域，完成博士后已经成为职业成功的必要条件。国家行动计划还将邀请其他有关方面参加，包括有关专业协会的代表。全国各地的联邦机构和机构呼吁NPA为博士后提供全国性的声音。至关重要的是，NPA要更多地了解博士后在博士后培训不常见的研究领域所面临的挑战，以便更好地代表他们，并为最佳实践提出明智的建议，以提高这些博士后在学术研究中的保留率。本次研讨会的一些预期成果是：1。研讨会的书面报告将通过npa广泛传播给博士后社区和其他相关方。2 .参与者将建立或加强其支助网络。从这次研讨会中吸取的经验教训将产生更广泛的影响，并为支持所有学科的新科学家提供见解和具体建议。关于这些研究领域博士后的经历，几乎没有可用的数据/信息。更多地了解社会、行为和经济科学博士后群体是必不可少的，因为这一群体一直在稳步增长。更多地了解计算科学/网络基础设施领域的博士后也很重要。网络基础设施领域是一个相对较新的跨学科领域，它为所有学科提供了复杂的工具，因此有可能涉及来自许多不同研究领域的博士后。从这次研讨会中获得的任何信息都是有价值的。NPA领导层定期与博士后学者的最新经历进行交流。国家行动计划将能够为讲习班创建一个知情和理解的平台。更广泛的影响讲习班将产生一份关于会议进程的书面报告，该报告将由国家行动方案在其网站上、在其会议上以及通过其联系人广泛传播。从本次研讨会中获得的信息将产生更广泛的影响，并为全国博士后社区的所有研究领域提供见解。

The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) will organize and host a 1.5-day workshop at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Va., to expand dialogue in the postdoctoral community towards: (1) learning more about the postdoctoral experience in fields of study where postdoctorate study is not very common and (2) providing professional development opportunities for the postdoctoral participants.The NPA will invite postdoctoral scholars (postdocs) in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, in computational science/cyber-infrastructure, and in other related fields of study to attend. Postdocs have not been a tradition in these sciences as in the life sciences, where completing a postdoc has become a requisite to career success. The NPA will also invite other relevant parties to participate, including representatives from appropriate professional societies. The NPA is called upon by Federal agencies and institutions across the country to provide a national voice for postdocs. It is crucial that the NPA learn more about the challenges faced by postdocs in fields of study where postdoctorate training is not common in order to better represent them and to make informed recommendations for best practices to improve retention of these postdocs in academic research. Some of the expected outcomes of this workshop are:1. That a written report of the proceedings of the workshop will be widely disseminated to the postdoctoral community and other relevant parties through the NPA.2. That the participants will build or strengthen their network of support.3. That lessons learned from this workshop will have a broader impact and provide insights as well as concrete recommendations for supporting new scientists across all disciplines.Intellectual MeritThere is little data/information available regarding the experiences of postdocs from these fields of study. Learning more about the social, behavioral, and economic sciences postdoctoral community is essential, as this population has been steadily increasing. Learning more about the postdocs in the computational sciences/cyber-infrastructure is also essential. The field of cyberinfrastructure is a relatively new cross-disciplinary field that provides sophisticated tools for all disciplines and so has the potential to involve postdocs from many and varied fields of study. Any information that can be gained from this workshop will be valuable.The NPA leadership engages on a regular basis with the most recent scholarship on postdoctoral scholars' experiences. The NPA will be able to create an informed and understanding platform for the workshop.Broader ImpactsThe workshop will result in a written report of the proceedings that will be widely disseminated by the NPA, on its Web site, at its meetings, and through its contacts. The information gained from this workshop will have a broader impact and provide insights for the national postdoctoral community across all fields of research.