Faculty Mentoring and Development

Faculty Mentoring

All junior faculty in the School of Engineering & Applied Science are assigned a formal senior faculty mentor in their department. Your department chair will be in touch regarding your assigned mentor and it is expected that your mentor meet with you regularly and at minimum once per semester.

Faculty are encouraged to establish informal relationships with other senior faculty both within and outside of their home department.

Faculty Development Events

Spring 2025 Development Events

Tuesday February 11, 2025, 12:00-1:00pm: Ladder Faculty - Faculty Affairs Office Hours. Join us for an informal lunch to meet colleagues and discuss questions about the reappointment or promotion process, leaves, mentoring, teaching, or any other questions you may have! This session is primarily for junior faculty. Lunch will be provided.

Thursday, February 27, 2025, 9:00-10:00am: Faculty Coffee Hour. (Rescheduled from February 6th) Please swing by 17 Hillhouse, Teal Classroom (1st floor) to mingle with your colleagues over coffee and pastries. All faculty are welcome!

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 12:00-1:00pm: Balancing and Prioritizing Faculty Workload. Join us for a lunchtime conversation about balancing teaching, research, and service, time management, and prioritizing with an eye towards reappointment or promotion. This session is open to all faculty. Lunch will be provided.

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 12:00-1:00pm: Instructional Faculty - Faculty Affairs Office Hours. Join us for an informal lunch to meet colleagues and discuss questions about the reappointment or promotion process, professional development leaves, mentoring, teaching, or any other questions you may have! This session is primarily for multi-year lecturers and senior lecturers. Lunch will be provided.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 12:00-1:00pm: Effective Management of a Research Group. Join faculty colleagues and Jennifer Imamura from the Poorvu Center, for a lunchtime conversation about building and managing a research group. Topics may include management, budget, balancing students and postdocs, mentoring, and dealing with conflicts in the lab. This session is open to all faculty. Lunch will be provided.

Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 4:00-5:30pm: Junior Faculty Social Hour. Join us for an informal gathering with your fellow junior faculty colleagues and members of the Dean’s Office at Ramen café at Becton, 15 Prospect St. Light snacks and beverages will be served.

If you have suggestions for future faculty development opportunities, please be in touch with Kristin Flower, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs (kristin.flower@yale.edu).

Faculty Development Resources

Prior Faculty Development Events