Science Gallery at Emory University - Research Fellowship Program
Section I: Program Overview
Program Overview & Fellowship Description:
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (SVPR) seeks to infuse faculty input into the development of the evolution of Science Gallery Atlanta at Emory University (also known as Science Gallery Atlanta, or SGA), engage faculty as champions of SGA, and generally support scholarship at the intersections of the arts and science. To this aim, the Science Gallery Atlanta Research Fellowship Program is a one-year position (renewable for a second year based on completion of milestones). The fellow will dedicate on average 4-5 hours per week, though the exact amount of effort can vary somewhat throughout the year. The fellow will be compensated the equivalent of 10% of the fellow’s academic-year salary, see compensation details below.
This opportunity will provide an Emory faculty member with the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the SGA program and related research/scholarship opportunities, advance the SGA program with one to two project options including but not limited to: the submission of a grant application to fund a portion of SGA or SGA educational or scientific research; creation of scholarly publications about SGA and public dissemination and engagement in science; and/or development of an educational or scientific research protocol among an array of opportunities (e.g. evaluation science of student engagement in SGA; public trust in science; faculty career growth through the fusion of art and science; basic or translational or behavioral science related to specific SGA exhibitions like addiction or social justice to name a few). Providing assistance in the development of the SGA-led Science Gallery Network’s research infrastructure that includes investigators across the SG network is considered a mandatory part of the fellowship.
Science Gallery Overview:
In January 2020, Emory University became the 8th member of Science Gallery Network (https://sciencegallery.org/about-network). The Science Gallery Network consists of top global research universities united around a singular mission: to ignite creativity and discovery where science and art collide; Science Gallery is the world's only university network dedicated to public engagement with science and art. It brings together science, art, technology, and design to deliver world-class educational and cultural experiences for everyone, focusing primarily on reaching young people ages 15 to 25 years.
Emory University's involvement in the network led to the creation of Science Gallery Atlanta (SGA). SGA remains true to the network goal of providing an immersive, multi-dimensional experience that will foster a dynamic new model for engaging with Emory students, faculty, Atlanta youth, and others in our city and our region. In addition, Emory’s SGA has developed a unique niche within the Network, in that we foster development of each exhibit within a live exhibition as the co-creation among scientist, artist and student mediator. The experience fosters student immersion in science, art, communications and public engagement. Further, to expand SGI and Emory's network impact on research and public dissemination of science and scholarship, SGA has led the charge to develop an infrastructure within the network for conducting network-wide research. Through the development of the Inaugural Science Gallery Executive Research Committee, SGA leads the network university members in meeting monthly to design and activate opportunities for network-wide global research.
Science Gallery at Emory University is directly aligned with Emory's mission as a leading research university to create, preserve, teach, and apply knowledge in the service of humanity. In addition, SGA furthers the goals of student flourishing, faculty eminence and research as well as the One Emory: Engaged for Impact vision to unleash Emory and Atlanta's shared future to mobilize change for the world. Social justice, an Emory research priority, is an overarching theme throughout all SGA exhibitions and programs.
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SCIENCE OF GRIEF: Emory University faculty members and health care providers collaborated with Science Gallery Atlanta, Science Gallery Detroit, Science Gallery Dublin and Science Gallery International to host a virtual program on the "SCIENCE OF GRIEF," a multi-dimensional exploration of loss, hope, and creativity during this crisis. You can watch the entire event through Science Gallery Dublin's YouTube channel or watch the SGA portion of the program through our webpage.
CONNECT AND COPE: Science Gallery Atlanta's first virtual series, CONNECT AND COPE, explores coping mechanisms to develop a resilient mindset with a sense of compassion and kindness. Front and center are Emory faculty researchers and Emory students serving as SGA Student Mediators.
HOOKED: "When Want Becomes Need" is the first international, open call gallery exhibition and event program at Science Gallery Atlanta, opening in winter 2022. Building on an exhibition originating at Science Gallery London (King's College London) in 2018, HOOKED will combine exhibits from the earlier production with new original exhibits created uniquely for SGA. Our HOOKED exhibition will delve into the complex world of addiction and recovery. Examining addiction as a fundamental risk of being human, HOOKED explores addiction as a global health issue rather than a moral failing or a crime. It will include a range of artworks inspired by Emory’s vast scientific research in this field, exploring addiction on personal, clinical, scientific, and social levels and from a broad range of perspectives.
Fellowship Program Benefits:
Direct reporting and mentored relationship to/with Emory's Senior Vice President for Research (SVPR), who, in collaboration with the fellow, will develop plans for the duration of the fellowship.
Fellowship will pay 10% effort (salary only) to their school. Compensation details below.
The fellow will receive mentorship from the SVPR as well as the SGA team in project development and implementation.
Fellow Responsibilities:
The fellow will be embedded in the SGA led- Science Gallery Network Executive Research Committee. The fellow will work with institutional leadership and the SGI Network Research Committee to develop Science Gallery research infrastructure and opportunities.
The fellow will serve as an ambassador for SGA through lectures or updates at faculty venues like department or center or institute meetings or incorporation into teaching, or through positive messaging on social media.
The fellow will have the option to attend key SGA and Network meetings/events including:
o The SGA Faculty Curatorial Advisory Board
o The Student Mediator Advisory Board
o The SGA operations meetings
o The external advisory board called the “Leonardos”
o Exhibit development meetings with the scientist-artist-student triads
o SGA pop-up events
o VIP exhibition events within Emory and around the Emory community
The fellow will participate in the development of the next SGA exhibition.
The fellow will choose one to two projects (depending on size and complexity) for completion within the timeframe of the fellowship in agreement with the SVPR:
o Develop an educational or scientific research protocol surrounding one of the SGA exhibition themes to be conducted in concert with one of the exhibitions such as HOOKED or JUSTICE;
o Submit a grant application to fund a portion of SGA or SGA educational or scientific research.
o Create a scholarly publication about student, faculty or public engagement and outcomes related to participation in SGA
The fellow will meet bi-weekly with the SVPR and or the SGA team.
The fellow will cite SGA Fellowship Funding in all abstracts and publications.
The fellow will provide written annual progress and a final written report one year following the conclusion of the fellowship program.
Examples of Possible SGA Research, Education or Training Grant Topic Areas (not inclusive):
Increasing youth interest or engagement (target ages 15-25) in STEAM education
Educational research around target audience or public engagement in SGA exhibits
Career benefits to youth advisory board or SGA mediators related to engagement in SGA
Research related specifically to SGA Hooked or Justice exhibits
Conference grants to bring investigators from across the global network to Atlanta
Funding to support the infrastructure of an international research network in SGA
Research on public engagement in science
Research on the impact of the fusion of art and science
Increase in interest, knowledge or trust among SGA attendees (youth or general public) in basic, translational or clinical science
Training grants in public engagement in science
Training grants in public engagement in arts and social justice
Examples of possible funding opportunities (not inclusive): If the Fellow chooses this option, they would work with the SVPR and SGA team to submit.
There are numerous examples of grant application opportunities from foundations and federal sponsors. Funding opportunities will be sought to match the interests of the applicant and the goals of SGA. What is listed are ONLY EXAMPLES and not inclusive of all opportunities.
National Endowment for the Arts - Grants for Arts Projects. These grants support arts projects that use the arts to unite and heal in response to current events; celebrate our creativity and cultural heritage; invite mutual respect for differing beliefs and values; and enrich humanity. A minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount is required. https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects
National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) - program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments. The AISL program supports six types of projects: (1) Pilots and Feasibility Studies, (2) Research in Service to Practice, (3) Innovations in Development, (4) Broad Implementation, (5) Literature Reviews, Syntheses, or Meta-Analyses, and (6) Conferences.https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793
National Institutes of Health Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) to bring together the research committee of SGI in a recurring meeting for 5 years.
o Announcement Type: Reissue of PA-20-207
o NOT-OD-21-053 - Updated Guidelines for Enhancing Diversity and Creating Safe Environments in Conferences Supported by NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements
o Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number PA-21-151
o Companion Funding Opportunity
The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant (R13) is to support high-quality conferences that are relevant to the public health and to the scientific mission of the participating Institutes and Centers. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-21-151.html'
The Spencer Foundation – This foundation’s “programs provide funding for education-focused research projects, research training fellowships, and additional field-building initiatives.” They “maintain broad ideas about the questions educational research might ask, the theories it might employ, the methods and approaches it might use, and the ways in which [Spencer] might support it.”
The Teagle Foundation – “The Education for American Civic Life initiative supports efforts to prepare students to become informed and engaged participants in the civic life of their local and national communities.”
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation – “The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation makes grants primarily to support original research and education related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics. The Foundation believes that these fields—and the scholars and practitioners who work in them—are chief drivers of the nation's health and prosperity.”
Fellow Program Deliverables:
Fellows officially begin March 1, 2022
Fellow will work with SVPR and SGA team in choosing one to two projects by June 1, 2022.
Suggested timelines (to be negotiated):
First draft of product #1 due September 1, 2022
Internal feedback sessions complete by October 1, 2022
Revised products submitted for external peer review (grant or publication) November 1, 2022
Eligibility:
Emory University Full-time Professor (Assistant, Associate and Full) on tenure or clinical track in any discipline, school or unit. Lecture track professors are not eligible for this opportunity.
Must dedicate the equivalent of one half-day per week for one year, renewable for a second year upon achieving milestones.
Must have a beginning or established track record of federal OR foundation funding and publications in any discipline.
Willing to work in the research office and must attend monthly SGI research meetings, usually on at 6:30 am (to accommodate international collaborators).
Must have formal letter of support from their Department Chair, or Dean.
The Office of the SVPR is deeply committed to diversity. Applicants who identify as BIPOC or with historically marginalized groups are encouraged to apply.
Compensation:
Science Gallery Atlanta will award 1 fellowship for the 2022 calendar year. Awards will be distributed to the Fellow's unit to cover the salary costs for individual fellows in 2 annual installments. For those with a 12-month salary structure: Compensation can be structured as an additional payment or a course buyout(s) with the academic unit’s approval. For those with a 9-month salary structure, payments will be paid as summer salary.
Section II: Fellowship Application Process
Applications are due by 5 pm EST on January 7, 2022. All application materials should be compiled in to one PDF. Application statement of interest text is limited to 1 page, not including CV and optional other support page. Please include page numbers and the primary applicant's last name in the footer of each page. Please name the document using the last name of the primary applicant as follows "Lastname_SGAFellowship_Application_Date.pdf."
All application materials should be submitted to the Science Galley Atlanta website [INSERT]. Submittable by the close of the application cycle.
Application Materials:
Narrative Statement of Interest (Limited to 1 page)
a) a brief narrative describing the interests of the applicant relevant to this application
b) your qualifications, skills or experience relevant to this application
c) outline how this opportunity may contribute to success in your career.
Curriculum Vitae
Supporting Documents:
LOS from Dean or Department Chair
Must provide a letter of support from the Department chair or dean.
This letter should confirm that you are eligible for 4-5 hours per week release to participate in this project
*Letter of support from deans or department chairs should be a separate attachment from the application PDF and should be submitted on the letterhead of the individual providing the support.
Section III: Review, Timeline, and Awards
Review Selection of Fellowship Proposals
Interviews will occur in early January 2022.
Timeline and Important Dates
Applications due January 7, 2022 by 5 pm est
The selected fellow will be notified in late January/early February 2022.
The fellowship officially begins March 1, 2022, and will go until March 1 2023.
Awards and Use of Funds
Science Gallery Atlanta will award 1 Fellowship for the 2022 calendar year. Awards will be distributed to the Fellow's unit to cover the salary costs for individual fellows in 2 annual installments. For those with 12-month salary structure: Compensation can be structured as an additional payment, or a course buyout(s) with the academic unit’s approval. For those with 9-month salary structure, payments will be paid as summer salary.