Rotating members on a yearly basis (~3-5 additional): PIs and postdocs
If interested in volunteering, contact us!
Charge: coordinate/organize postbacc program (including reviewing applications), coordinate postdoc mentoring, review/revise code of conduct, conduct merit review of the Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion (EDI) for the institute
Communication: slack channel for discussion: #a3d3-equity-career (+ google group?)
Meetings as needed
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Post-bacc Program
Targeting URM: provide the experience, support and preparation for students who might not otherwise be prepared for or admitted to Ph.D. programs in physics, astronomy, biology, neuroscience, and computer science.
One-year appointments as employees at the collaborating institutions, participation in research and research supervision, professional development through career and graduate admissions guidance, and one-on-one mentoring.
Two post-bacc/year, each post-baccalaureate will be assigned a research supervisor and a separate mentor
Access to GRE preparation courses and writing seminars (Some held at UCSD -- could also find out if we can hire / buy such a course) + help with applying to grad schools
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Post-bacc Program
Timeline:
Ad out by end of 2021 (consider coinciding, but a little later than grad school deadlines)
Review applications in the spring 2022
Start date in the summer/fall 2022 (or earlier if possible, may make sense to sync with some local REU programs for the induction)
Distribution of post-bacc student researchers
If your institution is interested in receiving a post-bacc student, let us know ASAP
What about auditing courses for training/credit/certificate?
Ensure there are social/professional development events for students to connect
Employment at individual institutions (UW will pay subaward)
Once ad is ready, spam lists (NSBP, NSHP, Black in AI, Latinx in AI, SHPE, SACNAS, WiML, etc.)
Attend these conferences/workshops and talk to potential students
Selection committee & criteria, project matching, application material
Ensure balance across domains and participating institutes
Placement after the program + followup
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Reviewing applications
Holistic review, design a rubric, etc.
Example rubric following recommendations from C-CIDE (for grad school):
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Postdoc Mentoring
Each postdoc will be assigned a mentor at their local institute and a second, independent, mentor at another institute and domain
Entrance discussion with their two mentors to discuss their long- and short-term career goals, research opportunities
Annual review of the postdoc’s progress to review career plans and discuss academic and professional development; goals and the career path will be adjusted as a response to the postdoc’s goals.
Participation in FML meetings and convenership position within the FML organization; this is the main venue for regular communication.
Opportunity to serve on the equity and career committee
Yearly joint meetings of all postdocs within A3D3 with the Management. Meetings provide a venue for postdocs to raise professional concerns, provide feedback, and suggest structural changes that could enhance the research environment.
Seminar opportunities at many of the various partner organizations