Research

Programs and Events

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The Office of Research Development offers regular trainings to help faculty hone and/or build their grant-seeking competitiveness. See below for more information, and subscribe to our calendar to stay up to date on upcoming programming.

We host a monthly office hour, held on the last Tuesday of each month. Each session will focus on a specific theme, but we are always eager to hear about new topics of interest. If you have a request for a topic, please contact Kendra Mingo. Please check our Calendar for upcoming topics.

The Research Development team offers an 11 month program, that includes a 12 week bootcamp, followed by sustained support via writing coaches and peer support groups. This program is ideal for for early career faculty and/or established faculty looking to grow their grant-seeking skills.  A new fall cohort application cycle will open soon, so please stay tuned!

We host thematically focused 1 hour professional development workshops that often build upon skills developed in our Catalyst faculty training program. These events are open to all faculty and will focus on advanced topics that build grant seeking skills. 

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Other Professional Development Programs and Trainings

The Office of Research Administration also offers several standalone trainings designed to help faculty members and postdocs navigate PSU's research support systems, including:

The Graduate School offers programming to enhance faculty and postdoctoral researcher mentoring skills including:

  • The Mentoring Academy offers evidence-based training for mentors of research trainees across disciplines. Mentoring Academy workshops apply to those training undergraduates and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. 

Other Training Opportunities:

  • InnovAIte Academy - a program aimed to empower faculty and staff with new generative AI skills along three formative tracks: research, teaching and operations. A new fall cohort application cycle will open soon, so please stay tuned!