An exciting 8-month mentorship opportunity is accepting applications for early career academics. In its 5th year, the 2024/2025 Maximizing Impact cohort will support 35 faculty across both UBC-V and UBC-O campuses. The program considers early career academics as those in educational leadership and research streams who are within their first 3 years at UBC.
About the Program
In response to the pandemic, in 2020 UBC launched Maximizing Impact, a program to engage early-career researchers/faculty in maximizing the impact of their academic endeavours. The program invites non-tenured faculty members at the level of Assistant Professor, to take part in a program that provides networking opportunities, lunch-and-learn sessions with thoughtful and engaging speakers, and group and/or 1:1 leadership coaching.
Program Hightlights
- Connect and network with fellow early-career academics from both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses who are navigating similar challenges and opportunities and build a network that supports your work and vision.
- Benefit from one-on-one and/or group coaching with certified and experienced UBC Leadership Coaches to navigate the complexities associated with the role, explore strengths, uncover the broader system, and set and achieve professional and personal goals.
- An in-person institute/orientation (at the suggestion of the last cohort) will be held on Saturday, September 21, at UBC Vancouver.
- Monthly workshops, including a selection of the following:
- Finding Balance
- Expanding Mentorship
- Reframing Imposter Syndrome
- How to Say No
- Building a Research Pipeline
- Tenure expectations
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 9 September 2024
- Program: September 2024 to end of April 2025