Faculty Affairs and Academic Programs
A multi-tiered approach to recruiting and maintaining a diverse faculty in Psychological & Brain Science
UC Santa Barbara, 2021-2022
Project Principal Investigators
Shelly Gable (PI), Tod Kippin (co-PI)
Project Abstract
The Psychological & Brain Sciences Department has a unique opportunity to advance faculty diversity in the next two years and set themselves up for continued progress for several years. This project outlines three interconnected plans to achieve its goals: aggressive and opportunistic recruitment, priming the pipeline, and enhanced mentorship and retention strategies. The first prong of the recruitment plan is aimed at maximizing inclusion in upcoming searches and aggressively recruiting diverse candidates to campus. The second prong of the recruitment strategy is to leverage the UC Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for potential target of opportunity hires. The priming the pipeline plan is aimed at expanding the cohort of postdoctoral students and exposure to diverse senior academics, with the expectation that these scholars will be candidates for future positions. Finally, the enhanced mentorship and retention plan is aimed at maximizing recruitment by supporting the career trajectories of new colleagues.