University of Kansas/Haskell Indian Nations University IRACDA Project

描述（由申请人提供）：我们寻求机构研究和学术职业发展奖（IRACDA）计划的延续，该计划建立在堪萨斯大学和哈斯克尔印第安民族大学之间建立的伙伴关系之上。该项目在培养有生产力和就业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，他们是哈斯克尔大学理科学生的榜样和导师。IRACDA结合了堪萨斯大学的严格指导研究培训，这是一所研究密集型大学，并有机会在邻近的部落学院发展教学技能。该奖项将支持总共15名博士后IRACDA学者，每位学者将花三到四年的时间在一个精心设计的项目中，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，学习负责任的研究行为课程，参加KU提供的教学研讨会，并熟悉Haskell的教师和机构文化。来自广泛生物医学学科的最有成效和最成功的堪萨斯大学教员将担任研究员的研究导师。在二年级，每位同学将在秋季和春季学期共同教授一门生物学入门课程，以获得讲座和实验教学的经验。两个学期的顺序允许研究员在第一学期反思他们的教学经验，并在第二学期进行调整以改进。靠近哈斯克尔也允许学者继续他们的研究项目，因为他们获得教学和多任务的经验。学者们还将团队教授研究方法和技术研讨会，为计划在RISE或桥梁项目支持下在KU教师研究实验室开始本科研究经历的Haskell学生提供必要的实验室和研究技能。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发展，并参加一个拨款写作计划，这将导致准备一份有竞争力的研究计划。由该机构支持的选修四年级课程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（来自数学和科学系的教员）将通过确保适当的指导，监督和评估来监督Haskell教学经验。熟悉MORE项目的外部评估人员将在年度基础上进行形成性和总结性评估。总之，KU / Haskell IRACDA项目利用了部落学院和研究型大学之间建立的独特合作框架，培养了一种新型的科学家，一种能够应对21世纪日益增长的种族、文化和社会多样性的科学家。

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. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The advancement of science and medicine depends on a well-trained workforce. This project will train future scientists in both research and teaching. Research training will occur at an intensive research university while the training in teaching wil occur at a tribal college thereby increasing the awareness and understanding of these scholars for the nation's increasingly diverse student population.