Abstract：
As we emerge from what may be the largest global public health crises of our lives, our community of epidemic modellers is naturally reflecting. What role can modelling play in supporting decision making during epidemics? How could we more effectively interact with policy makers? How should we design future disease surveillance systems? All crucial questions. But who is going to be addressing them in 10 years\' time? With high burnout and poor attrition rates in academia, both magnified in our field by our unprecedented efforts during the pandemic, and with low wages coinciding with inflation at its highest for decades, how do we retain talent? This is a multifaceted challenge, that I argue is underpinned by privilege. In this perspective, I introduce the notion of privilege and highlight how various aspects of privilege (namely gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, language and caring responsibilities) may affect the ability of individuals to access to and progress within academic modelling careers. I propose actions that members of the epidemic modelling research community may take to mitigate these issues and ensure we have a more diverse and equitable workforce going forward.
摘要：
当我们摆脱可能是我们一生中最大的全球公共卫生危机时，我们的流行病建模者社区自然会反思。在流行病期间，建模在支持决策方面可以发挥什么作用？我们如何更有效地与决策者互动？我们应该如何设计未来的疾病监测系统？所有关键问题。但是谁会在10年后解决这些问题？学术界的高倦怠和低流失率，在大流行期间，我们做出了前所未有的努力，低工资与几十年来最高的通货膨胀相吻合，我们如何留住人才？这是一个多方面的挑战，我认为这是特权的基础。从这个角度来看,我介绍了特权的概念，并强调了特权的各个方面(即性别，种族,性取向,语言和关怀责任）可能会影响个人在学术建模职业中获得和进步的能力。我提出了流行病建模研究界成员可以采取的行动，以减轻这些问题，并确保我们拥有更加多样化和公平的员工队伍。
