About Preparing Future Faculty
The program includes a doctoral and postdoctoral seminar course and professional development workshops (open to all graduate students and postdocs) throughout the year.
Preparing Future Faculty’s vision for doctoral education includes learning about the expectations for faculty roles regarding teaching, research and service and an opportunity to experience what it is like to be a faculty member at a variety of types of institutions.
Our goal is to ensure the development of future faculty prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.
What Preparing Future Faculty Can Do For You
- Become more aware of faculty roles in different institutions
- Improve your teaching skills
- Clarify your career choices
- Develop a network of professional colleagues
- Establish a mentoring relationship
- Increase your self-confidence as an academic professional
- Learn techniques for getting the first job offer
- Prepare for your first academic job
Learn more about the 1-credit-hour, 2-semester seminar course
Graduate students might also be interested in enrolling in related courses such as The Professoriate (EL 9456) or College Teaching (EL 9448) for 3 credit hours.
Contact Us
- George Justice, justiceg@missouri.edu
- Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Preparing Future Faculty Coordinator
- 210 Jesse Hall, Columbia, MO 65211