Mid-Career Faculty Development Series
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Mid-career faculty often find themselves at a crossroads after achieving the landmark steppingstone of a promotion. There may be fewer mentors and support mechanisms available to help guide their career development, and choices they face are broader and more complex. This series is designed for those faculty, and covers topics such as understanding and navigating a broader range of career changes, pathways to leadership, leadership competencies, and negotiation.
Offerings
Mid-career faculty often transition into leadership and management roles as they advance in their careers. This session focuses on how to develop and communicate your “values structure” as a leader. A values structure is useful for motivation, decision making, relationship building, focus and wellbeing for both leaders and their teams.
Video recording and resources
During this session, senior faculty provide strategies for mid-career transitions, such as taking on new leadership roles, pivoting research focus after tenure and exploring new avenues of work.
Resources
In this session will faculty hear from those who have served in leadership positions in departments who will share their experiences, strategies, and lessons learned in considering these pathways.
This session will focus on actionable strategies faculty can use to develop pathways into leadership role(s). This session covers the following topics:
- Strategies for positioning yourself for a leadership role
- Expectations for and experience needed for various leadership roles (i.e., vice chair, dept chair, division chief, dean, directors)
- Strategies for assessing your skillset/knowledge gaps
