Professional and Leadership Development (PLD) 

Lehigh offers a wide range of professional and leadership development (PLD) opportunities for faculty and postdocs at different career stages. These tables provide 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

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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Program or Opportunity

Pre-Tenure Faculty

Term Faculty

Associate Professor^

Full Professor

Chairs & Directors

Postdoc Scholars

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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Advancing Future Faculty Development Postdoc Program

 

 

 

 

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Program or Opportunity

Pre-Tenure Faculty

Term Faculty

Associate Professor^

Full Professor

Chairs & Directors

Postdoc Scholars

Lehigh Faculty Review Basics- Online repository supporting process and transparency about Faculty Review Processes

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Panel of Internal Evaluators: Each Fall, the Provost gathers a panel of internal evaluators to demystify expectations for tenure (even years) and promotion to full (odd years). 

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Panel of Recently Tenured- (Spring, odd years), Real world insights and advice suitable in the year or two before application for tenure

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Panel of Recently Promoted-  (Spring, even years), Real world insights suitable for associate professors planning to apply for full professor in the next year or two.

 

 

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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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Writing Personal Statements (often a part of INC) 

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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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Faculty Awards 

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Program or Opportunity

Pre-Tenure Faculty

Term Faculty

Associate Professor^

Full Professor

Chairs & Directors

Postdoc Scholars

INC Interdisciplinary Networking Committees - cross campus mentoring groups of new faculty and current faculty colleagues

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Term Faculty Community

 

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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

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NCFDD Faculty Success Program- apply through InfoReady for this 12-week program, 2x per year, limited space.

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CIMER Research Mentor Training - multi-part facilitate series on inclusive research mentoring skills- Fall Series for Mentors, Spring Series for Postdocs and Graduate Students

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Writing Accountability Groups- Dedicate time to advance writing projects in community, convened through ADVANCE, OVPR and others 

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Program or Opportunity

Pre-Tenure Faculty

Term Faculty

Associate Professor^

Full Professor

Chairs & Directors

Postdoc Scholars

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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University Sabbatical Fellows

 

 

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Research Training and Education (compliance with RCR, Human and Animal Subjects, etc.) 

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Research Translation AcceLUator

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Lehigh Entrepreneurship & Ventures Support

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Program or Opportunity

Pre-Tenure Faculty

Term Faculty

Associate Professor^

Full Professor

Chairs & Directors

Postdoc Scholars

CITL Programs

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The Office of Educational Innovation and Assessment

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Inclusive Excellence in Teaching - Winter Break Symposium coordinated by OIEB and CITL 

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Academic Advising- for Advisors

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Promoting Student Well-Being

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Program or Opportunity

Pre-Tenure Faculty

Term Faculty

Associate Professor^

Full Professor

Chairs & Directors

Postdoc Scholars

Provost Faculty Fellows

 

 

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Lehigh ADVANCE Center Faculty Director 

 

 

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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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Human Resources Career Enrichment

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Program or Opportunity

Pre-Tenure Faculty

Term Faculty

Associate Professor^

Full Professor

Chairs & Directors

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Office of Inclusive Excellence and Belonging

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Center for Cultural Engagement -EVERFI

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Gender, Leadership & Empowerment Center Workshops

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LUally Gender and Sexuality Workshops

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Inclusive Excellence & Belonging Toolkit

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