RIT's Annual Future Faculty Career Exploration Program

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY’S: ANNUAL FUTURE FACULTY CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM

Application postmarked deadline: June 8, 2007
Applications are available online at: http://finweb.rit.edu/humanresources/employment/ffcep/

We are now accepting applications for RIT's annual Future Faculty Career Exploration Program. An All-Expense-Paid trip to visit RIT and Rochester, NY

The Future Faculty Career Exploration Program (FFCEP) is one of a series of recruitment strategies designed to fuel the future pipeline of faculty. This innovative program furthers RIT's diversity goals by bringing students nearing the end of their doctoral studies to Rochester to receive the "RIT treatment".

The FFCEP is a unique and exciting opportunity to explore potential career choices through exploratory interviews; presentations; meetings with deans, department heads, and RIT's President; as well as participate in campus and community tours.

The program allows RIT deans to engage prospects in discussions about their academic work and career interests. It also allows faculty to share RIT's teaching and research agenda and to dialog on current open faculty positions or those that may be available in the near future.

Selection Criteria*
1) Individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university's continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences. We are especially interested in applications from people of color who are underrepresented and underserved in teaching professions; i.e., African American, Latin American, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.
2) Within one to two years of receiving Ph.D. -or-
3) Within one year of receiving or already received MFA. -or-
4) Engaged in a Post Doctoral assignment.
5) Desire academic teaching career at an exceptional institution.
6) Receiving degrees in Business, Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering, Applied Science & Technology, Computing & Information Sciences, Imaging Arts & Sciences.
7) Demonstrate potential to fill open and/or anticipated vacancies at RIT.
8) Able to travel to Rochester for a weekend- September 26-30, 2007.

Program Objectives
1) Build the pipeline by establishing significant meaningful relationships with prospects.
2) Lay the foundation for opening up future network with other universities.
3) Strategically prepare for pending human resource needs to cover future curriculum development and course offerings.
4) Proactively seize employment opportunities where appropriate prospects are found.
5) Serve as a bridge to assist in transition from graduate school student to a faculty member.
6) Assist in preparing future faculty for a career in the institute.

Contact
Rochester Institute of Technology
Department of Human Resources
Office of Faculty Recruitment
8 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, New York 14623-5604
Voice: 585.475.5775
Fax: 585.475.7170
Email: cfrpsn@rit.edu