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OPP Postdoctoral Fellowships program

OPP Postdoctoral Fellowships program. The fellowship program develops and trains recent Ph.D.s (especially those new to polar research) with concomitant goals to promote scientific research in polar regions; support innovative research in emerging areas; encourage interdisciplinary research

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OPP Postdoctoral Fellowships program

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  1. OPP Postdoctoral Fellowships program • The fellowship program develops and trains recent Ph.D.s (especially those new to polar research) with concomitant goals to • promote scientific research in polar regions; • support innovative research in emerging areas; • encourage interdisciplinary research • foster activities that create broader impacts for science and society • increase the participation of under-represented groups in polar regions research.

  2. Evaluation and NSF’s HPPG process • Evaluation hindered by small numbers • OPP Postdoc program is now one of 25 programs that are part of NSF’s “Priority Goal,” which is: • “By the end of 2011, at least six major NSF science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce development programs at the graduate, postdoctoral, or early career level have evaluation and assessment systems providing findings enabling program re-design or consolidation for more strategic impact.” • HPPG has restimulated examination of our program • Reexamine (remind ourselves of) goals • Consider metrics of success, e.g. • Have we entrained new people in to polar research? • Have we increased the participation of underrepresented groups? • Are former OPP Fellows successfully competing for OPP funding?

  3. OPP Postdocs by the numbers • Started in 2004; 7 competitions to date (not counting FY11) • 33 Fellowships awarded (soon to be 37-39) • 14 ANT, 18 ARC, 1 both • Gender: 15 male, 18 female • Ethnicity: no underrepresented groups (2 Asian, 7 did not report) • 14 out of 33 were “new to polar research” • 13 are still current Fellows • Of the 20 who have completed their Fellowships: • 6 are still postdocs • 5 faculty • 5 research associates, research faculty, visiting faculty • 3 other permanent non-academic (2 research, 1 research support) • 1 unknown • 6 have been PIs on grants from OPP since fellowship • 1 of these 6 was new to polar research

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