Professional Development Resources

This page contains a curated list of resources to support faculty as scholars, leaders and active members of the UB community.

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Converting Your Teaching Into Scholarship

See our SOTL Community of Practice page for more information about our Converting Your Teaching Into Scholarship series for Jacobs faculty.

New Faculty Resources

Check out our new faculty resources page.

Jacobs School

Resources for Jacobs School faculty, including calendars, grant management software, facilities support and communication tools.

The Jacobs School Office of Faculty Affairs hosts a bi-weekly supportive, structured group designed to help you set goals, stay accountable and get your personal statement written without stress or procrastination.

UB

Research Information Systems (RIS) offers trainings for the CLICK Portal and the OnCore Enterprise Research System. 

HR provides virtual workshops and programs on a variety of topics, including support for supervisors.

Information about UB's Office of Faculty Affairs events such as New Faculty Orientation, New Faculty Academy, Faculty Mentoring and the New Faculty Brown Bag Series. 

Training resources that aid in building capacity in individuals and teams, including information about team building, preparing search committees and career coaching.

Learn about UUP benefits, such as tuition waivers.

Upcoming library workshops.

SUNY

SUNY CPD supports a wide range of academic, technical, and leadership professional development opportunities, including conferences, workshops and certificate programs.

Google and SUNY have partnered to bring SUNY students, faculty and staff free access to Google AI learning opportunities.

A year-long program that develops leadership and communication skills among mid- and senior-level STEMM faculty. 

Institutional Memberships

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is an institutional member, so faculty can register for a free account to join virtual communities, explore networking opportunities, and learn more about AAMC conferences and leadership development programs.

UB is an institutional member of NCFDD, which offers professional development, training, and mentoring for faculty members, postdocs and graduate students. Sign up on their website for the next 14-day writing challenge

External Resources

Some of our Jacobs School faculty recently benefited from attending this PI Crash Course.

Contact Us

Questions about this page can be referred to Alice Villaseñor, PhD, faculty development programs lead (alicevil@buffalo.edu)