Fellowship Programs

Prolonged fellowship programs with the CTL allow faculty members to explore and implement new pedagogies alongside faculty cohorts and the CTL staff. The CTL has two kinds of Fellowship programs: The CTL Faculty Fellows, and the “Your Next Big Thing” Fellowship. 

Overview

Consistent with the CTL’s Mission, Vision, and Values, our newly developed Faculty Fellow Program is designed to enhance the reach and impact of the CTL. This program will provide a Fellow with a broad introduction to educational development practices, experiences, and methods. In particular, we hope the Fellow will enhance the work of the CTL by weaving in their expertise and interests, which might include but are not limited to: inclusive or equity-minded approaches, contemplative pedagogies, embodied pedagogies, science of learning, or the interface of teaching and AI.

Eligibility

All long-term instructional faculty are invited to apply for this Fellowship (tenured, tenure-track, non-tenure-track continuing). We envision the Fellowship taking two possible forms for June 2025-May 2026:

• For applicants who will be on sabbatical and can dedicate 10 hours of work per week, the Fellow will receive $20,000 for their work with the CTL.
• For applicants who are not on sabbatical and can dedicate 5 hours of work per week, the Fellow will receive $10,000 for their work with the CTL.

Multiple years of support for the same Fellow might be possible.

Tasks/Duties

• With guidance of the CTL staff, the Fellow will establish a plan for their work in Summer 2025 and set specific goals for their work. Ideally this planning would begin at the CTL’s end-of-semester strategic planning sessions (occurring in May or June).
• The Fellow will contribute to the execution of one or more CTL signature programs: Mid-Semester Course Analysis (MSCA), the Course (re)Design Institute, the Celebration of Teaching, or the Learning Assistant Program.
• With guidance of the CTL staff, the Fellow will design and offer one topical session or more per semester, such as a workshop, roundtable, or community of practice.
• The Fellow can develop resources that the CTL will house on its website for future use.

Qualifications

• Interest in developing the pedagogical approaches of others
• Interest in working in a collaborative work environment to solve problems
• Experience or interest in pedagogical presentations, publications, or grant activity

Additional Opportunities/Benefits

• Travel funds to attend the POD Network Conference with members of the CTL (November 20-23, 2025 in San Diego)
• Opportunity to work with a Learning Assistant during the Fellowship year to redesign a course
• Opportunity to expand your understanding about pedagogical and educational development practice
• Opportunity to integrate your scholarly work with the work of the CTL (pedagogical or educational development, educational assessment, course design)
• Opportunity to work with many CTL collaborative partners, such as Academic Technology Services, the Writing Department, the Program for Academic Success and Transformative Learning, the Davis Institute for AI
• Common workspace is available within the Center for Teaching and Learning