Integration of Theory, Research and Practice
The Careers R&D Group brings together a truly unique combination of individuals, resources and opportunities that allow us to bridge and integrate the full cycle of theoretical modeling, empirical research to test models, and application to ongoing research training. find out more >
Why do we emphasize diversity in our work?
The value of bringing diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ways of thinking together to identify which research questions to pursue and how to most creatively solve them is only recently being fully appreciated. read more >
Careers R&D Group kicks off research that studies professional development of PhD students
The Scientific Careers Research and Development Group hosted more than 100 participants July 25-28 at the Academy for Future Science Faculty. The conference, held in Chicagoland, served as a kickoff to the Group’s multi-year study, which tests a hybrid model of mentoring PhD students in the pursuit of academic careers. read more >
Developing Scientific Talents
The mission of the Scientific Careers Research and Development Group (Careers R&D Group) is to develop new approaches to the training of young scientists that more effectively bring their talents to the scientific enterprise. In so doing, our goal is to contribute to the National mission of maximally stimulating creative problem solving through inclusion of the widest possible range of individuals and the perspectives they bring in research and teaching. To achieve this goal requires much greater participation in the research enterprise by individuals from underrepresented groups.
Rethinking the training of scientists as a science itself
Research training has historically emphasized an apprenticeship approach which has been effective from many perspectives but it can inadvertently exclude individuals who have markedly different life experiences from mentors, and potentially inhibit creativity. Discoveries and insights from the social and behavioral sciences now make it possible to propose and empirically test new theories and models of scientific training to fill in the gaps and limitations of mentoring without losing its strengths.
This page last updated Jan 11, 2013