The Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship was announced in July 2020 as a result of Chancellor Michelle Marks’ Equity Listening Sessions. Nominated annually to one-year terms, the Faculty Fellow will focus each year on a different topic of strategic priority to CU Denver. The primary responsibilities of the faculty fellow are to advise the chancellor and CU Denver leadership team related to the topic as well as to work on projects that support the designated topic.
2022-2023 Call for Nominations
The campus strategic planning process brought together 3,000 participants over six months to generate more than 7,000 ideas about our future. The resulting plan—which lays out five ambitious goals for 2030 —is ambitious, inspirational, aspirational and achievable with the help of our people.
To that end, we invite applications for the 2022-2023 Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow to add faculty expertise and energy into implementation of the plan.
As an advisor to the Chancellor and leaders across the university, we will look to the Fellow as a thought partner and catalyst on implementation of our 2030 ambitions. The Fellow may take on responsibilities such as researching, conceptualizing, and presenting ideas for consideration; ensuring our practices around implementation are at the cutting edge seen in higher education and industry; and maintaining an understanding of issues related to implementation within the CU Denver community and raising those to the attention of the Chancellor and cabinet members.
In addition to responsibilities as an advisor and thought partner, the Fellow will advance special projects toward implementation of the strategic plan. These projects will be identified in partnership with the Chancellor and CU Denver leaders, ensuring to call upon the Fellow’s academic and professional background and research interests as well as to advance the needs of CU Denver. Examples of projects may include: executing strategies to activate schools and colleges; developing and deploying a strategy to highlight best practices and share those across the institution; or partnering with teams on specific projects prioritized for the university. The Fellow will work in close collaboration with the Chancellor as well as Jennifer Sobanet, Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration and Strategy and Mitch Morecraft, Director of Strategic Plan Implementation.
Requirements
The Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship is open to any tenured/tenure-track or clinical teaching track faculty member at CU Denver. There is no formal requirement for years of service to be considered; however, the Fellow will be expected to have a thorough understanding of CU Denver in order to effectively advise the Chancellor and her leadership team. The Fellow must demonstrate expertise and working knowledge in subject matter areas relevant to strategic plan implementation, including but not limited to change, organizational psychology, and/or innovation. The selection committee will evaluate candidates based upon the following criteria:
* Background and expertise (in pedagogy, scholarship and/or practice);
* Passion and interest in helping CU Denver advance its strategic plan;
* Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across units and levels of the university; and,
* Demonstrated ability to understand the dynamics of a large organization in order to balance advocacy with the systemic complexities of the university.
Compensation
The Fellowship is designed to represent 20% effort over the entire 2022-2023 academic year, but it could be differentially engaged between the two semesters. For example, it might be 10% in the fall and 30% in the spring, but these arrangements would be negotiated with the successful applicant and their respective school/college. For each of the fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters, the fellow would receive a $5000 stipend each semester and $2000 in professional development funds or toward the school/college cost for a course release.
Selection
Applications may be submitted to Regina.Kilkenny@ucdenver.edu through Monday, March 21, at 12 noon. Please provide a CV, your name, faculty rank, contact information and a statement of interest related to this year’s responsibilities. Be sure to explain why this project resonates with your academic and professional interests and how you would envision leveraging this role to advance the strategic plan. Self nominations encouraged.
A selection committee will review applications and invite finalists for interviews with the selection committee and/or the Chancellor late March/early April. The Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow will have an anticipated start date at the commencement of the fall 2022 semester.
If you have any questions about the Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship or application and selection process, please reach out to Regina Kilkenny, PhD, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor, at regina.kilkenny@ucdenver.edu or 303-315-2126. Thank you for your interest in this exciting opportunity.