Save the date! Our webinar introducing cohort 7 of the Virtual Visiting Scholars will take place on September 26.
Each year, the ARC Network selects two to four Virtual Visiting Scholars to conduct research on existing or emerging themes from scholarly literature on gender equity in STEM workplaces.
Virtual Visiting Scholars employ qualitative and/or quantitative meta-analytic and meta-synthesis techniques to identify best practices, structural barriers, or other larger themes from existing literature. Research also incorporates considerations of diversity and inclusion from an intersectional and systemic perspective.
Burnout has become almost ubiquitous in discussions of stress and strain in the modern workplace. Symptoms of burnout, like depression, anxiety, and greater challenges at work, are prevalent across the US workforce and particularly in STEMM fields. And while burnout impacts all people, its impact is disproportionately on more marginalized groups, such as women and people of color. Understanding burnout and how to address its impact on individuals and work is crucial to supporting a strong STEMM workforce and advancing equity.
Join NASEM on October 1 and 2, 11am-5pm ET for a workshop that will unpack these key themes and provide insight into actionable interventions.
Registration and call for submissions are open for the celebration of 25 years of the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Program. The AGEP program contributes to the NSF’s objective to foster the growth of a more capable and diverse research workforce in STEM.
The AGEP at 25: Celebrating the Past, Creating the Future Conference will be held in Crystal City, Arlington, VA on October 8-10, 2024.
Learn more and register here: https://go.edc.org/AGEP25
The study will explore how racially minoritized and marginalized postdoctoral scholars appointed in U.S. research universities experience the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding process. Participants will complete a consent form, a short intake survey, and a 60 minute Zoom interview. A $50 gift card will be provided upon completion of participation.
To learn more, visit https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0Tb3bt3sC2BMalo
The WCEC is seeking a Database and Diversity Specialist who embodies the values, principles, and priorities that guide their initiatives as the WCEC continues to make a lasting impact on the future. This contract position is ideal for a professional with a passion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, to oversee the daily administration of programming at the WCEC.
This position will collaborate in the maintenance of the forthcoming Inspiring Leaders Profiles Database that highlights the expertise of Women of Color in Engineering for the growing collaborative. This position will also collaborate in the maintenance of the forthcoming Resource Center, a comprehensive hub of resources curated from the growing collaborative. This position will also assist in other WCEC program administration.
The full job posting can be found here: https://ideali.st/apnxMX
The EPA National Student Services Contract has an immediate opening for a full time Science Communications and Outreach Support position with the Office of Research and Development at the EPA facility in Washington, D.C.
The Office of Research and Development at the EPA supports high-quality research to improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues and help EPA achieve its environmental goals. Research is conducted in a broad range of environmental areas by scientists in EPA laboratories and at universities across the country.
The full job posting can be found here: https://careers-orau.icims.com/jobs/2603/science-communications-and-outreach-support/job
The 2025 WEPAN Awards will be presented at the 2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD) conference in San Antonio, TX.
WEPAN Awards honor accomplishments that underscore WEPAN’s mission of advancing cultures of inclusion and diversity in engineering higher education and workplaces. A robust slate of awards recognizes key individuals, programs, and organizations who have enhanced the engineering profession.
Creating change can be difficult, and the efforts of those who work to increase participation, retention, and success of women and other underrepresented groups in engineering can often go unnoticed and unappreciated. The WEPAN Awards are designed to recognize and thank honorees for their contributions to engineering and equity work in academia, industry, and the wider community.
Applications will open September 27, 2024.
Collected resources and news regarding our Virtual Visiting Scholars andEmerging Research Workshops.
Emerging Research Workshops help move scholarship and practice forward by producing cross-disciplinary and intersectional perspectives on emerging topics critical to equity for STEM faculty. Reports are available on the following topics:
A selection of equity, diversity, and inclusion-related articles.
"Research from the Center for Higher Education Policy and Practice identifies six ways to improve accessibility in online education through intentional design principles."
"Disparities contribute to income inequalities and influence who receives funding for invention, researchers say."
Publications, reports, or communications relevant to equity in the academy. All resources listed below are available in the ARC Network online resource library.
"Not all people conform to what is socially construed as the norm and divergences should be expected. Neurodiversity is fundamental to the understanding of human behaviour and cognition. However, neurodivergent individuals are often stigmatised, devalued, and objectified. This position statement presents the perspectives of neurodivergent authors, the majority of whom have personal lived experiences of neurodivergence(s), and discusses how research and academia can and should be improved in terms of research integrity, inclusivity and diversity."
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