A double intergenerational conundrum abounds in sustainability science as young generations of researchers have relatively little influence on current strategic decisions, but inherit their potential future consequences as professionals as well as human-beings. Collaborating with early career researchers (ECRs) in global sustainability initiatives can help address this conundrum. Guided by a model for how enhanced collaboration with ECRs can emerge, we assess the current state of integration of ECRs in five major global sustainability initiatives. Highlighting the increasingly organized state of ECR networks, we find that initiatives increasingly collaborate with ECRs and that some initiatives integrate them at strategic decision-making levels. Yet, current forms of collaboration are often institutionally fragile and can be strengthened in this respect.

由于年轻一代的研究人员对当前的战略决策影响相对较小，但继承了其作为专业人员和人类的潜在未来后果，因此，可持续发展科学中存在着很多代际难题。在全球可持续发展计划中与早期职业研究人员（ECR）合作可以帮助解决这一难题。在有关如何与ECR加强协作的模型指导下，我们评估了ECR在五项主要全球可持续性计划中的整合现状。着眼于ECR网络日益组织化的状况，我们发现计划与ECR的合作日益增多，并且一些计划将其整合到战略决策层面。然而，