Title: Creating community: How we collectively built an adaptable postdoctoral program to develop skills and overcome isolation

Megan L. Fork^*,a, Elsa C. Anderson^*,b, Adrian A. Castellanos^*,c, Ilya R. Fischhoff^*,d, A. Marissa Matsler^*,e, Chelsey L. Nieman^*,f, Isabella A. Oleksy^*,g, and Michelle Y. Wong^*,h

*Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

2801 Sharon Turnpike AB

Millbrook, NY 12545

USA

^a Corresponding author: forkm@caryinsitute.org; +1 845-677-7600 ext 195

^b andersone@caryinstitute.org

^c castellanosa@caryinstitute.org

^d fischhoffi@caryinstitute.org

^e Current Affiliation: University of Maryland, College Park; matslerm@umd.edu

^f niemanc@caryinstitute.org

^g oleskyb@caryinstitute.org

^h wongm@caryinstitute.org

Running head: Building a peer-led postdoc program

Statement of authorship: All authors contributed equally to the writing of this manuscript, initiated and facilitated by MLF.

Data accessibility statement: No new data were collected or used in the preparation of this manuscript.

Keywords: COVID19, “these unprecedented times”, adjunctification, peer mentoring, remote work, pandemic

Article Type : Viewpoint

Word Count: Abstract – 76; Main text – 1969

Number of references: 13

Number of figures: 1

Number of tables: 1