The Office for Diversity and Inclusion is seeking an additional faculty fellow who will work in support of Middle Eastern Cultural Programs.
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A brief description
Middle Eastern Cultural Programs [MECP]
In collaboration with the Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, this faculty fellow role will provide support for Middle Eastern Cultural Programs. MECP’s mission includes celebrating the intersectionality of identities, which it plans to achieve in partnership with units and departments like Middle Eastern Studies, Hillel, the Islamic Center, and the Abrahamic Program
General duties for this strategic area include:
- Provide advocacy and support for students’ concerns; provide information, referral, and appropriate counsel to individuals seeking support.
- Liaise with relevant stakeholders and communities external to the university
- Foster relationships with faculty, academic departments and programs to further the academic mission of the program, and facilitate student support and mentoring services and academically geared programming.
Application Process
If you are interested in nominating yourself for the ODI Faculty Fellow program, we ask that you submit a letter of interest (2 pages single-spaced) in response to the following prompts:
1) Briefly explain how this is an area of interest and expertise
2) Beyond the scope of this program, what are some of the long-term possibilities for the work you would like to engage in related to DEI?
3) What are some potential indicators of success for your participation in this program?
In addition, each nomination must be accompanied with a letter of support from the person’s respective academic dean addressing the following questions:
1) How has this faculty member contributed to the advancement of DEI in your unit and/ or UConn more broadly?
2) How might this faculty member benefit from participating in this leadership development opportunity?
3) Describe your support of this faculty member for the ODI Faculty Fellow program.
4) What do you see as some potential opportunities for supporting efforts to advance DEI that would be of benefit to your unit based on the applicants proposed strategic area interests?
Please note that ODI will select only one Faculty Fellow. Both the nominee’s letter of interest and the Dean’s letter of support can be emailed together (if possible, as one PDF) to: Diversity@uconn.edu. Please put “Faculty Fellows” in the email subject line. Deadline for submission of nominations: August 1, 2022. ODI will make decisions and communicate them by August 15, 2022.
Resources
All ODI Faculty Fellows will receive the following during the 2022-23 academic year:
1) One course release/buyout in the spring semester (at the discretion of the Dean or unit head) and $5,000 stipend for the fall semester (professional development funds to be put in their PI Account) Additional Stipend may be available for those faculty who are on a 9 month contract.
2) Access to funding to support ODI-programming efforts
3) Access to an ODI graduate assistant to support the Fellows’ work related to their role.
4) DEI and leadership training
ODI Faculty Fellow Expectations
In addition to area focused efforts to advance DEI, ODI Faculty Fellows will be expected to participate in bi-monthly meetings with ODI representatives; participate in training and development opportunities hosted by ODI; and submit a mid-year and annual report detailing their activities, accomplishments, and overall impact. The hours may range as the semester work unfolds, but on average the Faculty Fellow will commit to ~ 10 hours a week throughout the academic year to ODI during their time in the role.
For more information, contact: ODI at diversity@uconn.edu