Funding
The NC State University Building Future Faculty (BFF) Program is a two-day all-expenses-paid workshop for doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars who are interested in pursuing academic careers and who are committed to promoting diversity in higher education. Deadline is November 13.
Program Overview:
The NC State University Building Future Faculty (BFF) Program is a two-day all-expenses-paid workshop for doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars who are interested in pursuing academic careers and who are committed to promoting diversity in higher education. The program is targeted to graduate students who are in the dissertation phase and post-doctoral scholars. During the workshop, which is held each spring at NC State University, the participants attend sessions describing life as a faculty member at a research-intensive university, expectations of new faculty, and resources available to faculty for help with research and teaching. Participants attend presentations on research, teaching, and faculty development, as well as having discussion sessions with current faculty at all levels from assistant to full professor. Each participant is matched with an academic department whose interests closely match their own. The balance of time is spent visiting with this academic department. During these visits participants have the opportunity to meet with faculty to discuss the faculty research programs and learn about the departmental culture. They tour the research facilities and laboratories, meet with current students, and meet with the department head and the dean of the college in which the department resides. During these in-depth departmental discussions concerning their academic work and career interests, participants receive one-on-one advice about preparing for an academic career and may obtain feedback on what parts of their preparation are strong and what parts might need strengthening
Eligibility:
The BFF program encourages applications from graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from groups that are underrepresented in their disciplines. The program aims to increase representation of diverse U.S. graduate students and postdoctoral scholars joining the professoriate.
The Building Future Faculty program is not a job placement program. Rather, it is designed to provide invaluable information for graduate students and postdocs preparing for faculty careers.
Website: https://oied.ncsu.edu/faculty/building-future-faculty-program/
Application Deadline: Sunday, November 13, 2016, 11:59 p.m.
Program Dates: Wednesday, March 15 - Saturday, March 18, 2017