Carolina Population Center Research Services Core

项目摘要/摘要 研究服务核心将推动该中心在人口科学方面的研究 通过提供最先进的统计、技术和方法专业知识， 复杂、多功能和强大的计算环境，以及访问专业人员 拥有一系列不同技能的员工，这些技能有助于生产、分析和 数据的传播。一个成功的研究服务核心将直接有助于 这一研究基础设施计划的总体目标是通过支持识别、 在人口中测试、采用和传播新的途径和方法 科学和管理一组专业的IT和编程人员，他们使 研究员有可能满怀信心地接受新的挑战 成熟、组织严密和专业的团队正在为他们提供支持。特定的 研究服务核心的活动包括提供一个信息技术环境 支持高性能计算、专用软件和安全计算 支持收集主要数据、获取次要数据、 和管理大型和复杂数据；以及编程支持；以及 维护和加强CPC的数据门户，以安全和轻松地传播数据 我们收钱。此外，这一核心为研究人员提供了访问统计、 研究设计，方法咨询，并将确定和主流创新 在由特定项目开发的研究中，以便广泛地向其他人提供 教职员工。核心部门高度重视为初级教员提供服务，因为 在职业生涯的这个阶段提供帮助可能是至关重要的。该中心提供初级教员和 拥有完全访问Research Services支持的早期调查人员，以及核心 单位主任与这些教职员工密切合作。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Research Services Core will advance the Center's research in population science by providing state-of-the-art statistical, technical and methodological expertise, a sophisticated, versatile and robust computing environment, and access to professional staff with a range of different skills that contribute to the production, analysis and dissemination of data. A successful Research Services core will contribute directly to the overall aims of this research infrastructure program by supporting identification, testing, adoption, and diffusion of new approaches and methods in the population sciences and by managing a group of professional IT and programming staff who make it possible for Fellows to take on new challenges with the confidence that a sophisticated well-organized and professional team is backing them up. Specific activities of the Research Services Core include provision of an IT environment that supports high performance computing, specialized software, and a secure computing environment; supporting the collection of primary data, acquisition of secondary data, and management of large and complex data; and programming support, and maintaining and enhancing CPC's data portal for safe and easy dissemination of data we collect. Additionally, this Core provides researchers with access to statistical, research design, and methods consulting and will identify and mainstream innovations in research developed by specific projects so that they are broadly available to other faculty. The core places a high priority on providing services to junior faculty because assistance at this career stage can be crucial. The center provides junior faculty and Early Stage Investigators with full access to Research Services support, and the Core and unit directors work closely with these faculty.