Workshop: Professional Development in Writing and Publication for Early-Stage Underrepresented Faculty at Pembroke, Virginia, August, 2013

智力优势：目前，在博士后和助理教授阶段，来自代表性不足群体的生物学家的流失率最高。终身教职和晋升到高级教师职位的成功需要持续的研究生产力，即使在以教学为中心的小型学院也是如此。因此，几乎所有的早期教师都面临着在他们的学科中发展成为一致的、有创造力的和多产的作家的挑战。有效学术写作的常见障碍包括：缺乏支持性社区；缺乏有效写作习惯的指导和培训；以及缺乏关于传播工作的最佳战略的指导。为来自代表性不足群体的早期教师举办的密集写作研讨会和静修会，将利用编辑和审稿人、高生产力的资深科学家以及来自一系列机构的对终身教职流程了解的管理人员的专业知识，开发有效出版的模式。参与者将在小组讨论和导师领导的非正式研讨会之间分配时间，并在他们自己的写作项目上工作并获得反馈。此外，研讨会组织者将收集和传播关于早期教师在有效写作中遇到的陷阱和研讨会期间确定的克服这些障碍的最有效策略的数据。更广泛的影响：将拥有全面学术出版经验的不同参与者和导师聚集在一起，将建立一个更多样化的生物学家社区，他们可以相互支持，以获得学术生产力，并在各种机构背景下获得晋升和终身职位。

Intellectual merit: The attrition rate for biologists from underrepresented groups is currently highest during the post-doctoral and assistant professor years. Tenure and promotion success to reach senior faculty positions requires sustained research productivity, even at small teaching-centered colleges. As such, virtually all early-stage faculty face the challenge of developing into consistent, creative and productive writers within their discipline. Common barriers to effective scholarly writing include: lack of a supportive community; poor mentorship and training in productive writing habits; and lack of guidance on best strategies for disseminating work. An intensive writing workshop and retreat for early stage faculty from underrepresented groups will develop models for effective publication by drawing on the expertise of editors and reviewers, highly productive senior scientists, and administrators knowledgeable about tenure processes from a range of institutions. Participants will divide their time between panel discussions and informal workshops led by the mentors, and time to work on and receive feedback about a writing project of their own. Additionally, the workshop organizers will collect and disseminate data on both the pitfalls early-stage faculty encounter in effective writing and the most effective strategies identified during the workshop for overcoming those barriers.Broader impacts: Bringing together a diverse group of participants and mentors who encompass the full range of scholarly publication experience will build a more diverse community of biologists who may support each other in attaining scholarly productivity commiserate with promotion and tenure in a variety of institutional contexts.