The Professorial Advancement Initiative (PAI) was originally funded by a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant under the Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate Transformation (AGEP) program. The PAI employs a multi-layered strategy, with the goal of doubling the hiring rate of traditionally underrepresented, including racial and ethnic minorities, faculty in STEM disciplines among Big Ten campuses.

Postdoc Workshops and Community

The PAI Virtual Workshop Series for Future Faculty of Color in STEM includes highly interactive virtual sessions that are focused on developing the skills needed for transition to a tenure-track STEM faculty position. Topics have included:

• Leading Breakthrough Science Teams
• Mentoring Up
• Conflict Resolution/Difficult Conversations
• Grant Writing Resources and Strategies
• Well-Being and Mental Health

Postdocs who participate in the series join a supportive multi-institutional community of postdocs from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups with which to share advice and experiences.

How to Join

Postdocs wishing to participate in the PAI Virtual Workshop Series for Future Faculty of Color in STEM should contact Imogen Hurley, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Studies (ihurley@wisc.edu).

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under AGEP-Transformation #1309028. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.