Professional and Leadership Development (PLD) Grid
Lehigh offers a wide range of professional and leadership development (PLD) opportunities for faculty and postdocs at different career stages. This grid provides a quick overview of these programs by category and target audience. Click on the category headings below to view specific programs and links.
^ Typically indicates tenured associate; review eligibility criteria with host* contact advance@lehigh.edu if you find an error or omission.
Program or Opportunity | Pre-Tenure Faculty | Term Faculty | Associate Professor^ | Full Professor | Chairs & Directors | Postdoc Scholars |
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New Faculty Orientation - New faculty learn about Lehigh’s mission, history, and core values from offices supporting faculty research, teaching, and service; diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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New Faculty Reunion - Opportunity for new faculty to reconnect, usually in April. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Networks, Groups- Communities for Belonging, Socialization, and Professional Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Recruitment Best Practices - Workshops and Conversations for members of search committees | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Faculty Recruitment Ambassadors - Support faculty interviewees to learn more about Lehigh | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Lehigh Faculty Review Basics- Deputy provost organized sessions supporting knowledge and transparency about Faculty Review Processes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Writing Personal Statements (often a part of INC) | ✔ |
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Panel of Recently Tenured- (Fall), Real world insights and advice suitable in the year or two before application for tenure | ✔ |
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Got Tenure, Now What? (Fall), This session supports newly tenured faculty as they recognize their varied experiences and goals for their career lives ahead. |
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Triennial Promotion Plan- in addition to the web-based resources, sessions in September support the preparation and interpretation of Promotion Plan |
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Panel of Recently Promoted- (Spring), Real world insights suitable for associate professors planning to apply for full professor in the next year or two. |
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Best Practices for Inclusive Faculty Evaluation- A combination of resources and timely information sessions scheduled for Lehigh Internal Faculty Evaluators. |
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Program or Opportunity | Pre-Tenure Faculty | Term Faculty | Associate Professor^ | Full Professor | Chairs & Directors | Postdoc Scholars |
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INC Interdisciplinary Networking Committees - cross campus mentoring groups of new faculty and current faculty colleagues | ✔ |
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LIFT: Launch Into Full Together - supports associate professors preparing promotion dossiers, focus on post-triennial |
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NCFDD Membership- All Faculty, Postdoctoral Scholars and Graduate Students activate their profile through Lehigh's Membership | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
NCFDD Faculty Success Program- apply through InfoReady for this 12-week program, 2x per year, limited space. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
CIMER Research Mentor Training - multi-part facilitate series on inclusive research mentoring skills- Fall Series for Mentors, Spring Series for Postdocs and Graduate Students | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Writing Accountability Groups- Dedicate time to advance writing projects in community, convened through ADVANCE, OVPR and others | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Office of Research - Proposal Development | ✔ |
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Sloan Research Grants grants of $6000 to sustain research for untenured, tenure-track faculty during an approved Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave | ✔ |
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| Research Training and Education (compliance with RCR, Human and Animal Subjects, etc.) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Research Translation AcceLUator | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Lehigh Entrepreneurship & Ventures Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Inclusive Excellence in Teaching - Winter Break Symposium coordinated by OIEB and CITL | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Lehigh Nomination & High Potential Programs (HR) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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National Leadership Programs (eligibility varies) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Lehigh ADVANCE Grants (eligibility varies) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | (✔) |
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Program or Opportunity | Pre-Tenure Faculty | Term Faculty | Associate Professor^ | Full Professor | Chairs & Directors | Postdoc Scholars |
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| Office of Inclusive Excellence and Belonging | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Center for Cultural Engagement -EVERFI | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gender, Leadership & Empowerment Center Workshops | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| LUally Gender and Sexuality Workshops | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Inclusive Excellence & Belonging Toolkit | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |