Training the Next Generation of Astronomers

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dc.creatorWilliams, Peter K. G.
dc.creatorHuff, Eric
dc.creatorManess, Holly
dc.creatorModjaz, Maryam
dc.creatorShapiro, Kristen L.
dc.creatorSilverman, Jeffrey M.
dc.creatorStrubbe, Linda
dc.creatorAdams, Betsey
dc.creatorAlatalo, Katherine
dc.creatorChiu, Kuenley
dc.creatorClaire, Mark
dc.creatorCobb, Bethany
dc.creatorCruz, Kelle
dc.creatorDesroches, Louis-Benoit
dc.creatorEnoch, Melissa
dc.creatorHull, Chat
dc.creatorJang-Condell, Hannah
dc.creatorLaw, Casey
dc.creatorMcConnell, Nicholas
dc.creatorMeijerink, Rowin
dc.creatorOffner, Stella
dc.creatorParejko, John K.
dc.creatorPober, Jonathan
dc.creatorPontoppidan, Klaus
dc.creatorPoznanski, Dovi
dc.creatorSeth, Anil
dc.creatorStahler, Steven
dc.creatorWalkowicz, Lucianne
dc.creatorWest, Andrew A.
dc.creatorWetzel, Andrew
dc.creatorWhysong, David
dc.date2009-04-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:05:33Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T13:05:33Z
dc.descriptionWhile both society and astronomy have evolved greatly over the past fifty years, the academic institutions and incentives that shape our field have remained largely stagnant. As a result, the astronomical community is faced with several major challenges, including: (1) the training that we provide does not align with the skills that future astronomers will need, (2) the postdoctoral phase is becoming increasingly demanding and demoralizing, and (3) our jobs are increasingly unfriendly to families with children. Solving these problems will require conscious engineering of our profession. Fortunately, this Decadal Review offers the opportunity to revise outmoded practices to be more effective and equitable. The highest priority of the Subcommittee on the State of the Profession should be to recommend specific, funded activities that will ensure the field meets the challenges we describe.
dc.description9 pp + cover page; position paper submitted to the Astro2010 Decadal Survey Subcommittee on the State of the Profession; small typographical corrections made; submitted version at http://www8.nationalacademies.org/astro2010/DetailFileDisplay.aspx?id=460
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0904.2571
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0904.2571
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/227523
dc.subjectInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
dc.titleTraining the Next Generation of Astronomers
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