The Office of Faculty Development is here to help you put down roots so you can grow your community and career at UMass Amherst.
OFD’s Supporting Early Career Faculty & Librarians program comprises professional development events, social gatherings, and resources to develop your research, writing, mentoring network, and well-being. For all tenure-track (TT) and non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty and librarians starting in the summer or fall, OFD’s New Faculty Orientation in August is our first touch point with you. OFD hosts opportunities to gather and learn with your incoming cohort and other faculty and librarians throughout your first years.
We’ll connect you to support and services on campus and your colleagues from across campus and can offer one-on-one advice.
Linked below are OFD’s Quick Start Guide, new faculty welcome portal on Canvas (you will receive an email to sign in on or before Aug. 20th), and resources for early-career faculty and librarians. Also check out OFD’s programs for non-tenure-track faculty, mutual mentoring, and scholarly writing!
For more information, reach out to Leyla Keough-Hameed by email or find her at the Faculty Librarian Commons on the 26th floor of the W. E. B. Du Bois Library!
New Faculty Orientation
Information about New Faculty Orientation and additional campus onboarding for new employees.
OFD hosts fall mentoring events for new tenure-track faculty and for non-tenure-track faculty and librarians. Our goal is to offer opportunities for our newest colleagues to connect with a mentor in person over a meal and to extend resources and best practices for mentors and mentees as they develop their relationship.
Each fall semester, OFD supports new and early career faculty with workshops to help them complete their annual faculty review (AFR).
All faculty members with an appointment at 50 percent FTE or greater must complete their annual AFR in the Faculty and Librarian Success Portal. Faculty document their teaching, student advising, research and creative activities, and service as appropriate to their appointment. For more information, see the Faculty and Librarian Success Portal website.
Join other early career faculty for a small group luncheon at the Commonwealth Restaurant with Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Angela de Oliveira. Connect with each other and share your experiences and feedback with the Office of Faculty Development. Each lunch has space for up to seven faculty. There will be several lunches over the course of the spring semester.
New Faculty Quick Start Guide
Our quick start guide for new faculty and librarians offers answers to your questions about getting started, teaching, technology, research, community, inclusion, and well-being, scholarly writing, mentoring, and professional development.
UMass Amherst Charles River Campus
If you are a new faculty member or librarian joining the Charles River Campus, please check out this information to get you started.
Early Career Resources
Explore these resources for early career faculty and librarians. Webinars from the National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development (NCFDD) are helpful for early-career faculty—you can sign up for free!
Early-Career Events
Recent News
You shared your voice, and we listened! This set of resources was developed in response to your needs as expressed in recent listening sessions and onboarding surveys on faculty satisfaction, including the COACHE survey. If you have more feedback on early-career programming, please contact Leyla below.
Program Contact
Director of Faculty Development & Senior Lecturer