Early Career

Learn about capacity-building opportunities for early career researchers; explore resources designed to support community members who identify as early career professionals and those who work closely with them; and meet the CADRE Fellows, CADRE Postdocs, and DRK-12 CAREER awardees who are working to improve STEM education for all PreK-12 students.

NSF CAREER Program & DRK-12

This NSF-wide program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and advance the mission of their department or organization. This award seeks to help scholars build a foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. Learn more about the program, and explore the work of CAREER awardees in the DRK-12 portfolio and their contributions to the field of STEM education research.

Learn More

Early Career Resources

CADRE Early Career Guide

The CADRE Early Career Guide offers advice from experienced DRK-12 awardees on becoming a successful researcher in the field of STEM education.

Networking Resources

A collection of resources related to building and maintaining professional networks.

All Resources

Early Career News & Opportunities

Who Gets in? Examining Inequality in Eighth-Grade Algebra

Karisma Morton (2018 CADRE Postdoc) published this article with co-author Catherine Riegle-Crumb in the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.

Effects of an Art-based Environmental Education Camp Program on the Environmental Attitudes and Awareness of Diverse Youth

Ami Flowers, Lincoln R. Larson, Ti’Era Worsley (2019-20 CADRE Fellow), Gary T. Green, and John P. Carroll published this article in the Journal of Environmental Education.

Discussion Supports Sense-Making Within and Across Lessons

Tanya S. Wright, JoAnne West, Amelia Wenk Gotwals, and Christa Haverly (2018-19 CADRE Fellow) published this Science and Children article.

The CADRE Fellows Program