TEAM ADVANCE seeks associate and full professor faculty to facilitate the Peer Mentoring Circles program, which promotes community and supports professional development of early-career faculty.
The Center for Faculty Excellence and Targeting Equity in Access to Mentoring (TEAM) ADVANCE seek associate and full professor faculty to facilitate Peer Mentoring Circles.
To apply, please complete the Peer Mentoring Circles Facilitator Interest Form no later than Sept. 25.
About Peer Mentoring Circles
TEAM ADVANCE Peer Mentoring Circles support the professional development of early-career faculty and promote networking and building community. The program follows a semi-structured curriculum related to early-career development. The curriculum is supported by an (optional) early-career professional development workshop series. Circles are interdisciplinary and consist of 4-7 early-career faculty (fixed term and tenure track) led by two facilitators.
Peer Mentoring Circles offering highly rewarding experiences to both participants and facilitators. Early-career faculty value having a community of peers and spaces for sharing. Facilitators hone their skills, gain insights from other facilitators, and appreciate supporting their early-career colleagues.
What to Expect as a Facilitator
Facilitators work in pairs to lead monthly circles meetings throughout the academic year. The monthly commitment for facilitators is 2.5 hours, which includes one circle meeting (90 minutes) and one facilitator debrief (one hour).
Facilitators complete a brief orientation to the program that includes best practices for facilitating small group discussions. We also provide facilitation guides for each meeting, opportunities to debrief, scheduling support, and other resources. There is flexibility for circles to meet in-person or virtually.
We have had an amazing response from early-career faculty looking to participate in this year’s Peer Mentoring Circles program. With the support of additional faculty facilitators, we will be able to accommodate all early-career registrants.
To apply, please complete the Peer Mentoring Circles Facilitator Interest Form no later than Sept. 25.
For questions or more information, contact TEAM ADVANCE at teamadvance@unc.edu.