Faculty Professional and Leadership Development Programs and Opportunities by Role and Rank*

^ Typically indicates a tenured associate professor; 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

ONBOARDING - COMMUNITY

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

 

New Faculty Reunion - Opportunity for new faculty to reconnect, usually in April.

 

Networks, Groups- Communities for Belonging, Socialization, and Professional Support

FACULTY RECRUITMENT

Recruitment Best Practices - Workshops and Conversations for members of search committees

 

Faculty Recruitment Ambassadors - Support faculty interviewees to learn more about Lehigh 

 

Advancing Future Faculty Development Postdoc Program

 

 

 

 

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

CITL Programs

The Office of Educational Innovation and Assessment

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

Academic Advising- for Advisors

Promoting Student Well-Being

MENTORING

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

 

 

 

Term Faculty Community

 

 

 

 

 

LIFT: Launch Into Full Together - supports associate professors preparing promotion dossiers, focus on post-triennial 

 

 

 

 

 

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 

 

REVIEW, PROMOTION, TENURE, EVALUATION & RECOGNITION -watch for event-specific announcements

Lehigh Faculty Review Basics- Deputy provost organized sessions supporting knowledge and transparency about Faculty Review Processes

 

Writing Personal Statements (often a part of INC) 

 

 

 

 

Panel of Recently Tenured- real world insights and advice suitable in the year or two before application for tenure

 

 

 

 

 

Got Tenure, Now What? (Fall)

 

 

 

 

 

Triennial Promotion Plan- in addition to the web-based resource, sessions in September support the preparation and interpretation of Promotion Plan 

 

 

 

 

Panel of Recently Promoted-  Springs, ask questions and hear real world insights suitable for associate professors planning to apply for full professor in the next year or two.

 

 

 

 

 

Best Practices for Inclusive Faculty Evaluation- A combination of resources and timely information sessions scheduled for Lehigh Internal Faculty Evaluators. 

 

 

 

Faculty Awards 

 

RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT

Office of Research - Proposal Development

 

Sloan Research Grants  grants of $6000 to sustain research for untenured, tenure-track faculty during an approved Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave

 

 

 

 

 

University Sabbatical Fellows

 

 

 

 

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

Research Translation AcceLUator

Lehigh Entrepreneurship & Ventures Support

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS & OPPORTUNITIES

Provost Faculty Fellows

 

 

 

 

Lehigh ADVANCE Center Faculty Director 

 

 

 

 

Lehigh Nomination & High Potential Programs (HR)

 

National Leadership Programs (eligibility varies)

 

Lehigh ADVANCE Grants (eligibility varies)

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Human Resources Career Enrichment

INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE & BELONGING
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