We surveyed ecologists and evolutionary biologists in American universities to understand how they are coping with the COVID‐19 pandemic. Female respondents, assistant professors, and those who care for at least one child or teenager, were significantly more dissatisfied with their work–life balance during this pandemic than others, and further expected these negative impacts to be long lived. Online teaching support, relaxed expectations on publications, the possibility of pausing the tenure clock, and an acknowledgment of “no business as usual” by administrators were thought to be effective policies in mitigating these negative impacts. This survey serves as a manifesto to what our professional community is currently experiencing, and should be used to inform academic policies directed at improving faculty productivity and welfare.

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COVID-19 对美国生态学和进化生物学系的影响

我们对美国大学的生态学家和进化生物学家进行了调查，以了解他们如何应对 COVID-19 大流行。与其他人相比，女性受访者、助理教授和至少照顾一个孩子或青少年的人对自己的工作与生活平衡的不满明显高于其他人，并进一步预计这些负面影响会持续很长时间。在线教学支持、对出版物的放宽期望、暂停任期时钟的可能性以及管理人员承认“一切照旧”被认为是减轻这些负面影响的有效政策。这项调查是我们专业社区目前正在经历的事情的宣言，应该用来为旨在提高教师生产力和福利的学术政策提供信息。