Prior to entering the BETTR program, scholars will spend a year at Einstein establishing their research project. This year will be funded by the Research mentor. During the first year in the program (second year in postdoctoral training), scholars will additionally choose a teaching mentor at both of our partner institutions and spend 25% of their time in the development of teaching skills. During the second year, scholars will spend their teaching effort (25%) with hands-on teaching and in course development in collaboration with their mentors, which they will teach during the third year. Scholars will work to achieve research excellence by actively pursuing their own research projects, presenting at scientific conferences, and attending research-focused workshops, all of which will culminate in the submission of a career development grant application.
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Year 0 |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
| Research |
Choose a Mentor and begin laboratory research
Attend and present at departmental seminars
Set up Research Advisory Committee
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Continue laboratory research
Attend national research meeting
Attend and present at departmental seminars
Review by Research Advisory Committee
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Continue laboratory research
Attend national research meeting
Attend and present at departmental seminars
Review by Research Advisory Committee
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Continue laboratory research
Attend national research meeting
Attend and present at departmental seminars
Write and submit Career Development Grant
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| Courses and Workshops |
Course: Responsible Conduct of Research
Workshops:
Writing for Research Publication
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Course: Fundamentals of Course Design and Teaching
Workshops:
Teaching Development Workshop organized by the Teaching Intensive Institution
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Workshops: Classroom Assessment
Grant writing
Improving the Outcome
Anatomy of a Teaching Portfolio
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Workshops: How a faculty search committee works
How to talk the talk and negotiate for what you want
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| Teaching |
No Activities – 100% support by mentor
Tour Partner Institutions and assess teaching opportunities
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Plan mentoring program for undergraduate student for summer in research lab and begin program
Choose teaching mentor at Lehman and Hostos
Assist in teaching a course at Lehman and Hostos.
Set up and meet with Teaching Advisory Committee
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Develop course to be taught at partner institution with teaching mentor
Mentor undergraduate summer student in research lab
Prepare and deliver sample class to BETTR group and Teaching Advisory Committee
Review by Teaching Advisory Committee
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Teach course with mentor at Lehman
Mentor undergraduate in research lab;
Evaluation of mentoring program
Prepare statement of teaching philosophy
Assemble Teaching Portfolio
Review by Teaching Advisory Committee
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| Enrichment Activities |
Complete an Individual Career Development Plan
Workshops:
Time Management
CV/Resume Clinic
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Attend annual IRACDA meeting
Research Science day at Lehman
BETTR Monthly meeting
Workshops:
PowerPoint Presentations
Clickers- A teaching tool
Team Based Learning
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Attend annual IRACDA meeting
Research Science day at Lehman
BETTR Monthly meeting
Workshops:
From PhD to tenure track faculty at a Liberal Arts College
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Attend annual IRACDA meeting
Research Science day at Lehman
BETTR Monthly meeting
Deliver Job talk, Chalk talk and Teaching lecture to IRACDA group
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