为了支持新兴的天体生物学领域的培训和促进保留,NASA为研究生和早期职业科学家提供了发展社区的机会,培养跨学科性,增强信心,并展示职业选择。这些机会的设计建立在对增加保留率的因素的研究基础上,包括感觉有能力,具有自主性和使命感,有认同感,并与现场的其他人保持联系。研究结果来自对两个NASA职业发展机会的回顾性研究,在桑坦德举行的天体生物学研究生会议和国际天体生物学暑期学校,西班牙。我们提供证据表明,与会者通过向,和一起工作,他们的同龄人,并感到有能力表达自己的想法和兴趣,并在经历后继续在该领域建立关系。许多人说,他们感到不那么孤立,并继续与他们遇到的同事一起发表或发表。他们的职业选择也通过会见来自不同学科的潜在同事来扩大。根据调查结果,参加这两个长期运行的计划显示对早期职业天体生物学专业人员的明显积极影响。
To support training and foster retention in the emerging field of
astrobiology, NASA has funded opportunities for graduate students and early career scientists to develop a community, foster interdisciplinarity, increase confidence, and showcase career options. The design of these opportunities builds on research on factors that increase retention, including feeling competent, having autonomy and a sense of purpose, having a sense of identity, and being connected to others in the field. Findings are reported from retrospective studies of two NASA career-building opportunities, the
Astrobiology Graduate Conference and the International
Astrobiology Summer School held in Santander, Spain. We present evidence that attendees gain confidence by presenting to, and working with, their peers, and feel competent to express their ideas and interests and build relationships in the field that continue after the experiences. Many say that they feel less isolated and go on to present or publish with colleagues they meet. Their career options also expand by meeting potential colleagues from different disciplines. Based on the findings, participating in either of these long-running programs shows clear positive impact on early career
astrobiology professionals.