Currently, the community’s efforts to assist in career development revolve primarily around the aggregation of job listings and the provision of advice, most often to people who are in the earliest stages of their careers. [...] While an attempt could be made to track the career development of high school students, the focus here should be from the completion of a Bachelors or Masters; this data would be more manageable and the return on investment higher due to the existing connections AIP has to the academic community. [...] Initial projects could include efforts to share stories of how working scientists and others navigated through their studies and careers, to gather and present information that will help attract people from underrepresented backgrounds to the physical sciences, and to help emerging scientists learn more about the history of the disciplines and fields they plan to enter. [...] Care will need to be taken to coordinate within AIP and across the federation to stay aware of upcoming projects and new content to collaborate to optimize the delivery strategy of this content and information to the many audiences served by these projects. [...] Technology-mediated learning is a promising tool for lifelong learning, both on the job and through traditional public and private education and training institutions According to the National Science Board (see: force/conclusion): In both the United States and the rest of the world, the S&E workforce has e.
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