Descripción del proyecto
Garantía de la igualdad profesional entre astrofísicos
Una de las principales prioridades del programa de Acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie es fomentar la igualdad en la ciencia. En particular, esto se aplica a grupos infrarrepresentados, tales como las mujeres y las personas de Europa oriental, en ámbitos como la ciencia, la tecnología y las matemáticas. Por ejemplo, los estudios muestran que las astrofísicas deben aumentar su movilidad y trabajar más frecuentemente en el extranjero que sus homólogos masculinos para poder conseguir los mismos puestos. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos ASTROMOVES entrevistará a cincuenta astrofísicos ocho años después de la obtención de su doctorado. El estudio se centrará en sus carreras y traslados, así como en los problemas que debieron afrontar y las decisiones profesionales que tuvieron que adoptar. Los resultados arrojarán luz sobre cómo mejorar la igualdad profesional de los astrofísicos y otros científicos de grupos infrarrepresentados.
Objetivo
The number of members of underrepresented groups (including women & Eastern Europeans for the EU) participating in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics continues to be of concern at the local, national, and international level including it being a priority of MSCA. The issue of underrepresented groups participating fully in astrophysics has been a long-standing concern of astrophysicists worldwide. Astrophysicists recognize the importance of mobility in building a scientific career, but social science research revealed that women astrophysicists have to move more often & stay abroad longer to achieve the same career rank as men (analysis has not been done for astrophysicists embodying other forms of underrepresentation). ASTROMOVES examines the careers of astrophysicists (men, women & the gender diverse), their career decision-making and the role of mobility. 50 astrophysicists (European or worked in Europe) more than 8 years past their doctorate (>two career relocations), will be interviewed using semi-structured interviews focused on each of their career moves & their underlying decision-making process. Of interest is if their decision-making includes perceptions of scientific reputation, discrimination/bullying, family friendliness & career enhancement and how each astrophysicist ranks these. Training includes learning the latest qualitative analysis software for analysing the interviews and the latest visualization techniques for showing career moves consecutively. The research results will inform policies to support & enhance the careers of underrepresented astrophysicists with broader implications for STEM in Europe. Project deliverables include peer-reviewed articles, scholarly presentations, public lectures & a documentary film. The project will be based in the STIS department at UEDIN, proximate to the UK Royal Observatory. My career goal is to obtain a position in an interdisciplinary department similar to STIS.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinador
EH8 9YL Edinburgh
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