Outcomes
The Future Of Postdoctoral Education
SPIRE has created a national model that demonstrates a successful holistic approach to postdoctoral development. A total of 56 SPIRE scholars to date, have exited the program and obtained the career placement of their choice upon completion of the program including faculty positions at research intensive institutions, masters degree granting institutions, primarily undergraduate institutions, and community colleges. SPIRE enables scholars to exit as:
- Science professionals skilled at balancing research, teaching and service
- Scientists achieving research accomplishments equal to those of traditional postdocs
- Educators using innovative techniques to engage students
- Academicians securing tenure-track positions
- Scholars contributing to diversity in science careers
To learn more, our outcomes have been published in the journal Bioscience:
Rybarczyk, BJ, Lerea, L, Lund, PK, Whittington, D, and Dykstra, L. 2011. Postdoctoral Training Aligned with the Academic Professoriate. Bioscience 61(9): 699-705.
Influencing the Scientists of Tomorrow
SPIRE's partnership with five partner institutions allows undergraduates to learn more about the science profession and to learn research skills in the laboratory. They benefit from:
- Engaging science instruction through active teaching techniques of SPIRE scholars
- Knowledge of scientific research and state-of-the-art techniques imparted by SPIRE scholars
- Opportunities to pursue mentored research internships at UNC-Chapel Hill
- Activities designed to promote their interest in scientific research, i.e. the Annual SPIRE Distinguished Scholar Seminar
