ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award: Advancing Women within Interdisciplinary and International Networks

东北大学ADVANCE机构转型项目将系统地将对跨学科和国际研究的关注整合到项目模式中。 在跨学科和国际网络中提高妇女地位的变革模式将改变征聘做法;加强妇女的专业网络;并建立一个论坛，让领导层全面参与，以加强问责制，具体的干预措施针对妇女因其单独地位而受到的孤立，以及在跨学科和跨文化领域取得成功所面临的挑战，国际研究环境在东北和超越。努力提高保留包括跨学科招聘研讨会与校园研究中心会议和一个新的双职业网络委员会通过新英格兰高等教育招聘联盟（HERC）集成。女人吗？的混合性别网络加强与外部职业辅导团队，改进现有的教师辅导计划，赠款，以刺激跨学科和国际合作，校园范围内的网络，和大波士顿地区教师研讨会。新的领导学院是一个论坛，让机构领导人，有影响力的教师和正在崛起的女性领导人参与改变机构政策和组织实践。该学院还将成为提高跨文化性别能力的论坛。 一个全面的研究和评价方案将伴随着干预措施，以指导设计，可能的修改，并传播调查结果和最佳做法。跨学科AWIIN团队包括社会科学家，教师和科学和工程管理人员。所有的活动都在当前不断变化的环境下，由新的2007年学术计划的指导下对齐。智力优点：两个原始的研究项目将提供有关个人的技能，工具和组织的做法和政策，使妇女和男子教师成功，并有助于科学和技术的日益跨学科的，全球企业的新见解。该学院关于性别与全球化的项目将查明国际网络与合作中的性别障碍和战略。关于性别和社交网络的项目将使人们深入了解教师参与专业、跨学科和国际网络方面的性别差异。这些研究结果将是感兴趣的个别教师，研究人员和机构，有兴趣在促进跨学科和国际大学的女科学家和工程师。更广泛的影响包括整个机构，因为干预措施将在所有学院推出，长期影响东北大学所有学生和教师的气候。领导学院将导致整个机构的管理做法和技能的普遍改善。 将举办区域讲习班，向新英格兰的学院和大学传播最佳做法。一次关于性别和学术界科学国际化的全国会议将提高全国的认识。此外，东北大学将创建一个双职业网络委员会，作为新英格兰高等教育招聘联盟（HERC）的一部分，以促进更广泛的波士顿学术界的双职业需求。AWIIN网站将为个人和其他机构提供指南和工具。

The Northeastern University ADVANCE Institutional Transformation project will systematically integrate concerns about interdisciplinary and international research into the project model for change. The Advancing Women within Interdisciplinary and International Networks (AWIIN) model for change will transform recruitment practices; strengthen professional networks for women; and develop a forum for comprehensive engagement of leadership to increase accountability and to instill long-lasting changes in institutional policies and practices.Specific interventions target the isolation of women due to their solo status and the challenge to succeed in interdisciplinary and international research environments at Northeastern and beyond. Efforts to improve retention include Interdisciplinary Recruitment Workshops integrated with campus research center conferences and a new Dual Career Network Committee through the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC). Women?s mixed gender networks are strengthened with External Career Mentoring Teams, the improved existing faculty mentoring program, grants to stimulate interdisciplinary and international collaborations, campus-wide networks, and Greater Boston Area Faculty Seminars. The new Leadership Academy is a forum to engage institutional leaders, influential faculty, and rising women leaders in changing institutional policy and organizational practices. The Academy will also be a forum to enhance intercultural gender competence. A comprehensive research and evaluation program will accompany the interventions to guide design, possible modifications, and to disseminate findings and best practices. The interdisciplinary AWIIN team includes social scientists, faculty, and administrators from science and engineering. All activities are aligned in the current changing environment guided by the new 2007 Academic Plan.Intellectual Merit: The two original research projects will provide new insights about the skills of individuals, the tools and organizational practices and policies that allow women and men faculty to succeed in and contribute to an increasing interdisciplinary, global enterprise of science and technology. The project on gender and globalization of the academy will identify gender-specific barriers and strategies to international networks and collaboration. The project on gender and social networks will provide insights into gender differences in the involvement of faculty in professional, interdisciplinary, and international networks. These findings will be of interest to individual faculty, researchers, and institutions that are interested in promoting women scientists and engineers in interdisciplinary and international universities.AWINN?s broader impacts include the entire institution as interventions will be rolled out to all colleges in the long-term affecting the climate for all students and faculty at Northeastern University. The Leadership Academy will result in a general improvement of management practices and skills across the institution. Regional workshops will be held to disseminate best practices into colleges and universities in New England. A national conference on gender and internationalization of science in academia will raise national awareness. In addition, Northeastern University will create a Dual Career Network committee as part of the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) that facilitates dual career needs in the broader Boston academic community. The AWIIN website will provide guides and tools for individuals and other institutions.