Conference: Inclusive Collaboration Resources: Enhancing Research Support Infrastructure at Minority Serving Institutions

这次会议将召集来自全国少数民族服务机构（msi）的研究企业专业人员，为公平的研究合作制定一套最佳实践。研究企业人员——如研究开发、预奖励和赞助项目的专业人员——通过他们的行政工作，如管理种子基金项目、协助提案制定或建立跨学科研究团队，在催化科学创新和生产力方面具有影响力。当协作团队在包容的环境中包括不同的参与者时，科学发现就会得到加强。然而，参与合作团队可能会导致不同参与者的不公平结果，例如在共同撰写的出版物中获得较少的信用，以及在职业发展中取得较慢的进展。通过本次会议开发的资源将为他们提供工具，以改善msi的研究事业，通过不同的研究团队加强科学发现和创新，并为STEM教授和劳动力中交叉多元化的参与者的保留和发展做出贡献。会议的利益相关者包括全国研究发展专业人员组织（NORDP）、国际研究管理人员协会（SRA International）和全国大学研究管理人员委员会（NCURA）的成员。该小组将为研究企业人员开发有关包容性合作的可访问知识、工具和培训材料。预期的产品——一本指南和数字资源——将为不同科学团队中代表性不足的参与者提供对潜在陷阱的理解，以及通过新的实践、政策和专业发展干预措施克服这些障碍的可行方法。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This conference will convene research enterprise professionals from minority-serving institutions (MSIs) across the country to develop a set of best practices for equitable research collaboration. Research enterprise personnel – such as research development, pre-award, and sponsored projects professionals – are influential in catalyzing scientific innovation and productivity through their administrative work, such as administering seed grant programs, assisting with proposal development, or building interdisciplinary research teams. Scientific discovery is enhanced when collaborative teams include diverse participants in an inclusive environment. Yet, participation in collaborative teams can lead to inequitable outcomes for diverse participants, such as less credit in co-authored publications and slower progress in career advancement. The resources developed through this conference will provide them the tools to improve the research enterprise at MSIs, strengthen scientific discovery and innovation through diverse research teams, and contribute to the retention and advancement of intersectionally diverse participants in the STEM professoriate and workforce. Stakeholders in the conference include members of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP), the Society of Research Administrators International (SRA International), and the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA). This group will develop accessible knowledge, tools, and training materials about inclusive collaboration for research enterprise personnel. The intended products – a guidebook and digital resources – will provide an understanding of the potential pitfalls for underrepresented participants of diverse science teams and actionable ways to overcome these barriers through new practices, policies, and professional development interventions.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.