GP-IMPACT: Professional Development Pathways to Diversifying the Geosciences Workforce

GP-IMPACT：地球科学劳动力多元化的专业发展途径

• 批准号: 1801569
• 负责人: Stephen Boss
• 金额: $ 34.98万
• 依托单位: University of Arkansas
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-15 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1801569&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GP; IMPACT; Professional; Development; Pathways

Professional Development Pathways to Diversifying the Geosciences Workforce is a partnership between the University of Arkansas and the Geological Society of America (GSA) with assistance from UNAVCO and the University of Texas-Austin to broaden participation and increase inclusion in the global geosciences workforce. A primary objective is aiding progress of underrepresented minority students (URMs) toward employment in the national geosciences workforce, an area of critical national need. The project proposes to design professional development workshops intended to increase the quantity and quality of applications from URMs for internships or other professional opportunities (e.g. GeoCorps; Geoscientist-In-the-Parks, GIP; Research Experiences in Solid Earth Science for Students, RESESS, etc.). The objective is to aid URMs who are advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students to improve written and oral communication skills as expressed in written applications and/or interviews for internships/fellowships.The project is an extension of programs to broaden participation and increase inclusion of underrepresented minorities (URMs) in geosciences developed at the Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas and the Geological Society of America (GSA) with assistance from UNAVCO. The proposed effort will target URMs in GSA's On to the Future (OTF) initiative and offer financial support to participants to attend professional development workshops focused on acquiring soft skills (written and oral communication skills related to internship/fellowship applications) at multiple GSA conference venues (annual and geographic section meetings) annually. The primary goal of the proposed program is to provide URMs in the geosciences academic/career pipeline supplemental professional training to enhance the quantity and quality of internship/fellowship applications such that greater numbers of URMs are selected for these educational and professional experiences, ultimately aiding their transition to the geosciences workforce through acquisition of both technical and non-technical skills coveted by employers. A critical aspect of this experiment will be to track progress of URM participants and their success rate being selected for internships/fellowships as a consequence of participation in the proposed workshops. Project personnel are uniquely positioned to monitor this population over the next three years to determine how well they perform at this task and how they progress through the pathways to the national geoscience workforce. It is anticipated the project will support at least 40 participants annually (minimum of 120 over 3 years). Participants will be supported for 2nd and 3rd year experiences in an effort to greatly increase their retention and persistence in GSA and, by extension, the geosciences profession. Recurrent counseling, mentoring, education, training, and engagement with this cohort will help them establish a sense of community and belonging within the geosciences. This strategy is a well-documented best practice for promoting URM progress and ultimate success in STEM disciplines.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

地球科学劳动力多元化的专业发展途径是阿肯色大学和美国地质学会 (GSA) 在 UNAVCO 和德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的协助下建立的合作伙伴关系，旨在扩大全球地球科学劳动力的参与和包容性。主要目标是帮助代表性不足的少数族裔学生 (URM) 在国家地球科学劳动力中就业，这是国家迫切需要的领域。该项目建议设计专业发展研讨会，旨在提高 URM 申请实习或其他专业机会的数量和质量（例如 GeoCorps、公园地球科学家、GIP、学生固体地球科学研究经验、RESESS、 ETC。）。目标是帮助高年级本科生或研究生研究生提高书面和口头沟通技巧，如书面申请和/或实习/奖学金面试中所表达的那样。该项目是扩大参与和增加代表性不足的项目的延伸阿肯色大学地球科学系和美国地质学会 (GSA) 在 UNAVCO 的协助下开发了地球科学少数群体 (URM)。拟议的工作将针对 GSA 走向未来 (OTF) 计划中的 URM，并为参与者提供财务支持，以参加在多个 GSA 会议场所举办的专业发展研讨会，重点是获得软技能（与实习/奖学金申请相关的书面和口头沟通技能） （年度会议和地理区域会议）每年一次。拟议计划的主要目标是为地球科学学术/职业渠道中的 URM 提供补充专业培训，以提高实习/奖学金申请的数量和质量，以便选择更多的 URM 来获得这些教育和专业经验，最终帮助他们通过获得雇主梦寐以求的技术和非技术技能，过渡到地球科学劳动力队伍。该实验的一个关键方面是跟踪 URM 参与者的进展以及他们因参加拟议研讨会而被选为实习/奖学金的成功率。项目人员处于独特的地位，可以在未来三年内监测这一人群，以确定他们在这项任务上的表现以及他们如何在进入国家地球科学劳动力的道路上取得进展。预计该项目每年将支持至少 40 名参与者（3 年内至少 120 名）。参与者将获得第二年和第三年的经验支持，以极大地提高他们在 GSA 乃至地球科学行业的保留率和持久性。定期对这群人进行咨询、指导、教育、培训和参与将帮助他们在地球科学领域建立社区意识和归属感。该策略是促进 URM 进步和 STEM 学科最终成功的有据可查的最佳实践。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。