[FUN_Mail] Consortium for Faculty Diversity (CFD)

Karen Gunther guntherk at wabash.edu
Mon Jan 25 21:24:27 UTC 2021


And to follow up on Fiona's email, Wabash College has hired several visiting faculty members from CFD, including a recent one in neuroscience!  (That neuroscientist is now in a tenure-track position at another liberal arts college.)


-        Karen

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Dr. Karen L. Gunther, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Daniel F. Evans Associate Professor in Social Science
Chair, Psychology Division, Council on Undergraduate Research
Baxter 309
Psychology Department
Wabash College
301 W. Wabash Ave.
Crawfordsville, IN  47933
765/361-6286
Preferred pronouns:  she, her

From: FUN_Mail [mailto:fun_mail-bounces at lists.funfaculty.org] On Behalf Of Watson, Fiona
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 4:21 PM
To: Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Mailing List <fun_mail at lists.funfaculty.org>
Cc: president at funfaculty.org
Subject: [FUN_Mail] Consortium for Faculty Diversity (CFD)

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Hello Fun Members,

I am writing to help bring awareness to the Consortium for Faculty Diversity (CFD) (See link: https://www.gettysburg.edu/offices/provost/consortium-for-faculty-diversity/<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettysburg.edu%2Foffices%2Fprovost%2Fconsortium-for-faculty-diversity%2F&data=04%7C01%7CWatsonF%40wlu.edu%7Cbba35b3ef30e4f87666008d8c171664f%7Cd1a80622a99943e58eb67873905e939e%7C1%7C0%7C637472040078678123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=KjUc2lH0xuB7CwxARvUmqU6YflP8Lb1ArL%2B%2F43YSoEw%3D&reserved=0>).  While this does not affect undergraduates directly, CFD connects dissertation and postdoctoral applicants interested in Teaching and Research Training Fellowships at small liberal arts colleges to fellowship opportunities available at these small liberal arts colleges.

Applicants must submit their application, not to a specific fellowship posting, but directly to CFD.  I believe the intent is to centralize these applications and connect fellowship applicants who have an interest in enhancing diversity to fellowship training opportunities at small liberal arts colleges.  Once CFD identifies a match between an applicant and a position, the applicant is contacted and the interview proceeds through the institution's normal interview process.

This consortium is tailored to many small liberal arts colleges.  See link for participating institutions: https://www.gettysburg.edu/offices/provost/consortium-for-faculty-diversity/contact-persons-at-member-institutions<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettysburg.edu%2Foffices%2Fprovost%2Fconsortium-for-faculty-diversity%2Fcontact-persons-at-member-institutions&data=04%7C01%7CWatsonF%40wlu.edu%7Cbba35b3ef30e4f87666008d8c171664f%7Cd1a80622a99943e58eb67873905e939e%7C1%7C0%7C637472040078683103%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=DNFvsNeKUWjJ0%2Fo5Ud88nyzBTdW8d7Q3RwlA%2FEz1sv0%3D&reserved=0>.

Eligibility for fellowship applicants:

  *   Be willing to contribute to enhancing the diversity of Consortium colleges and their faculties
  *   Have U.S. citizenship or unconditional permanent residency status at the time of hire
  *   Have no more than five years of post-terminal degree teaching or relevant experience prior to the start of a fellowship.
  *   Submit  your application using  Interfolio (Note letters can be addressed to: THE FELLOWSHIP SEARCH COMMITTEE)

About the Fellowships:
Two types of residential fellowship awards are available under this program, and appointed fellows are expected to relocate to the appointing college or university for the duration of the fellowship.

1.    The Dissertation Fellowship:

The dissertation fellowship is intended for scholars who have completed all requirements for the terminal degree (PhD; MFA; JD; EdD; MBA; MD; ....) except the dissertation. This fellowship is intended for scholars in the final stage of their dissertation and aims, above all, to help the fellow complete the final requirements for the degree during the year of residency. Dissertation fellows will receive compensation equivalent to the compensation of a starting one-year instructor at the host institution. Modest funds could be made available to finance proposed research and scholarship. Mentoring of teaching will be provided. Modest funds, if available, allocated for these activities will be subject to the usual institutional procedures. Dissertation fellows will be expected to teach the equivalent of one semester-long course during the academic year, participate in functions such as departmental seminars, and interact regularly with students.
Apply for a Dissertation Fellowship  here:  Begin or resume your Dissertation Fellowship application via Interfolio<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapply.interfolio.com%2F76478&data=04%7C01%7CWatsonF%40wlu.edu%7Cbba35b3ef30e4f87666008d8c171664f%7Cd1a80622a99943e58eb67873905e939e%7C1%7C0%7C637472040078688079%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2B542mFwG67lTuqiJkNQM2oxTZbNcluUWiVt5JWCPvZc%3D&reserved=0>
2.   The Postdoctoral Fellowship:
The postdoctoral fellowship is intended for scholars who have been awarded the terminal degree (PhD; MFA; JD; EdD; MBA; MD; ....) no later than the beginning of the fellowship year and no earlier than five years before the beginning of the fellowship year. Postdoctoral fellows will receive compensation commensurate with the salary of a full-time, one-year faculty member with comparable qualifications. Modest funds could be made available to finance proposed research, mentoring of teaching, and scholarship. The funds allocated for these activities will be subject to the usual institutional procedures. Postdoctoral fellowship recipients will be expected to teach up to 60% of a full-time faculty's course load at a host institution, participate in departmental seminars, and interact regularly with students.
Apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship  here:  Begin or resume your Postdoctoral Fellowship application via Interfolio<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapply.interfolio.com%2F76477&data=04%7C01%7CWatsonF%40wlu.edu%7Cbba35b3ef30e4f87666008d8c171664f%7Cd1a80622a99943e58eb67873905e939e%7C1%7C0%7C637472040078693057%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=xKZpBk9F914q0yekv0PlwmOWE%2BflB%2BxYA5zPJK5o6B8%3D&reserved=0>

With any luck, these fellowship opportunities will help PUIs connect with and help train future FUN members.  Thank you for helping spread the word to your graduate students and postdocs!


Sincerely,
Fiona



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Fiona Watson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology & Neuroscience
Washington and Lee University
Science Building; Howe Hall 413
Lexington, VA 24450
Ph: 540-458-8864
Email: watsonf at wlu.edu<mailto:watsonf at wlu.edu>






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