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Addressing the Challenges of Addressing the Challenges of Graduate and Post-graduate Graduate and Post-graduate Training in the GeosciencesTraining in the Geosciences
Margaret Leinen
Assistant Director for Geosciences
National Science Foundation
Ocean Sciences Meeting, 2006
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Most NSF Ocean Science grants provide support for graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows
NSF Ocean Sciences Grad & Postdoc Support
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
OCE BO CO PO MGG
% Awards (Aug 2004)
Graduate Postdoc
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Challenges for successful geoscience career development at the graduate and post-graduate levels
• increasing recruitment and retention of members of underrepresented groups in geoscience careers
• career skills needed to succeed in a variety of career pathways
• providing postdoctoral appointees with essential professional skills other than research capability
• evaluating which programs and practices are most effective at each stage in producing successful geoscientists
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Broadening participationin the geosciences
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
Percent Minority PhD degrees
0
5
10
15
20
25
Geosciences
Science & Eng
Biological Sciences
Computer Sciences
Math
Physical Sciences
Psychology Engineering
Social sciences
PhD degrees received by minorities in selected disciplinesPhD degrees received by minorities in selected disciplines
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The number of PhDs awarded to minorities in the geosciences from 1994 - 2003
Total in 10-year period (322):
Hispanics 133
Asian/Pac Islanders 106
African Americans 62
Amer Indians & Alaskan Natives
21
4796
322
0
1000
2000
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4000
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Geosciences PhD Degrees 1994-2003
total
Data from NSF Science and Engineering Indicators
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BS degrees received by minorities in selected disciplines
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
Percent Minority Bachelor's degrees0
5
10
15
20
Geosciences
Science & EngBiological Sciences
Computer Sciences
Math
Physical Sciences
Psychology
Engineering
Social sciences
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GEO programs to broaden participation• Opportunities to Enhance Participation in the
Geosciences (OEDG)– Supports students directly through mentoring and
networking activities– Provides resources to minority-serving
undergraduate and graduate institution faculty– Fosters partnerships between minority and
majority institutions and faculty– Broadens the visibility of the geosciences within
underrepresented communities
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GEO programs to broaden participation
• Geosciences Education Track 2 Awards– Connects proven GEO diversity projects
with LSAMP, CREST, and AGEP partners
• Programs within Ocean Sciences– Centers for Ocean Science Education
Excellence (COSEE)– REU Sites
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Providing career path skillsto doctoral students: NSF Programs
• Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeships (IGERT) – Catalyzes cultural changes in graduate education, for students,
faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries
• Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)– Fellowships and training in K-12 instruction to improve students’
communication and teaching skills while enriching STEM instruction in K-12 schools
– Encourages institutions of higher education to include partnerships with K-12 schools that are of mutual benefit to their faculties and students
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Studies of postdoctoral policies and practices• Postdoctoral Appointments: Policies and
PracticesNSF Workshop Report (March 2005) (http://www.MerrimackLLC.com/2004/postdoc-workshop.html)
• Doctors Without Orders: May-June 2005 Special Supplement to American Scientist, by Geoff Davis (http://postdoc.sigmaxi.org/results/)
• Recommendations for Postdoctoral Policies and Practices; National Postdoctoral Association (http://www.nationalpostdoc.org)
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Areas of concern highlighted by studies
• Mentor relationships and career advice
• Compensation and benefits
• Institutional support
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Sigma Xi survey correlates of success for post-docs• Structured oversight:
– Written research and career development plan with advisor and postdoc responsibilities specified
– Formal performance reviews
• Formal and informal training opportunities:– Research ethics, proposal writing, writing skills,
teaching skills, negotiating skills, and group or lab management
– Education and public outreach
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GEO support for post-graduate careers and feedback from recent PhDs
Examples of programs for recent PhDsDissertation Symposium in Chemical Oceanography (DISCO)Physical Oceanography Dissertation Symposium (PODS)Dissertation Initiative for the Advancement of Limnology and Oceanography (DIALOG)DISsertations Initiative for the advancement of Climate Change ReSearch (DISCCRS)
Participants are concerned about their preparation for careers and desire:
Experience in non-research aspects of professional careers Mentoring and exposure to professionals who can provide support in these other areas of career development
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Expectations for NSF post-doctoral support
• Proposals requesting postdoc support should:– Identify plans for effectively recruiting members of
underrepresented groups for postdoctoral appointments
– Demonstrate the PI’s commitment to fostering the career development activities of postdocs and to allocating time for these efforts
– Outline a specific plan to provide mentoring and advisement to postdocs
– Document postdoc mentoring and training efforts in annual and final reports as part of broader impacts activities
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Beyond the post-doc: NSF early career development awards(CAREER Program)
• Enables the early career development activities of faculty most likely to become academic leaders
• Awardees selected on the basis of their plans to develop highly integrative and effective research and education careers
• Increased participation of those traditionally under-represented in science and engineering encouraged
• http://www.nsf.gov/career
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Ocean Science CAREER awards
GEO OCE CAREER Proposals(avg success rate = 18%)
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10
20
30
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
# of proposals
declines awards
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Evaluating successful programs
• We want to hear from those who have developed successful strategies for addressing these challenges in doctoral and postdoctoral training
• We expect to hear about the results of educational efforts as well as science in annual and final progress reports under “broader impacts”
• Measures of success should focus on the process of preparing graduate students and postdocs for their careers, not only on the end products (degrees and positions)
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Examples of activities that might be reported
– Career development opportunities– Formal training activities– Mentorship– Broadening participation– Providing access to career alternative
experiences
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Best practices for geoscience graduate student and post-doc training
• Provide students and postdocs access to training and education and opportunities to acquire career skills needed to succeed in a variety of career pathways, including
• Provide access to appropriate support and mentors• Develop plans for recruitment and outreach to
members of under-represented groups and access to appropriate support and mentors
• Reflection and evaluation of programs and practices that are most effective at each stage in producing successful geoscientists
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