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UT-HSI Early Career Scholars Program
This initiative is aimed to support academic capacity building and strengthen the scientific investigation skills of early-career scholars to develop as independent researchers and achieve promotion and tenure at the University of Texas at Austin.
This program will offer useful information, guidance, training, and mentoring to early-career scholars in the social, behavioral and health sciences (public health, social work, demography, anthropology, education, psychology, and sociology) affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin. The program has two components: the seminar series and the individual mentoring. The program will be launched the fall of 2022 with a series of free Seminars and Panels of Experts on relevant topics, particularly for early career faculty and staff at UT Austin. The topics include:
- The real meaning of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI)
- How to successfully navigate the internal workings at UT Austin
- Understanding promotion and tenure
- Grant and funding opportunities at UT
- Research networking and developing collaborations with local community organizations
- Time management and negotiating skills in academia
- Challenges and opportunities for professors at UT
- How to cope with discrimination, exclusion and taxation
- Getting your work published in scientific journals
- Dissemination of your research: How to write a policy brief
- How to disseminate your work through social media
- How to identify and apply to grant funding
Simultaneously, a call will be issued to early career scholars at UT Austin to apply for the individual mentoring program. Selected scholars will receive one-on-one mentoring from a senior professor during one academic year, starting in the fall of 2023. It is expected that by the end of the award, participants will be ready to submit a grant proposal for funding or to finalize a research manuscript to be submitted to a scientific journal for publication.
Individual mentoring selection criteria
Applicants must demonstrate a long-standing interest on issues affecting the Latino population in the US and Puerto Rico, and be committed to serve Hispanic students at UT Austin under the “servingness” value that frames all Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI). Applicants may be tenure-track assistant professors or non-tenure track research faculty early in their probationary period (Year 2 to Year 4 of their academic appointment) and have at least three articles as first or corresponding author, and three as coauthor on topics relevant to this call. It is required that all applicants participate in at least six of the twelve seminars sponsored by the UT-HSI program.
Interested applicants must submit the following documents:
1. A 400-word statement of purpose indicating their personal and educational background, research experience, lines of research, studies conducted under his/her leadership and expectations of this program.
2. A budget indicating how they will spend the $3000 award.
3. A two-page prospectus of the manuscript or research grant proposal they want to work on with their mentor; and
4. Three of what they consider their most relevant scientific publications in pdf format.
Ranking and selection of mentees will be made by the UT-HSI Advisory Group. Selected applicants will be required to sign a letter of commitment or contract with LRI to participate in bi-weekly meetings with their mentor and dedicate at least five hours a week towards the development of the final product of this program (research grant or manuscript).
A total of four individuals per year will be selected in the inaugural year of the program (2023-2024).Enter your paragraph text here.
Support
Selected participants will receive a $3000 award to be spent on a RA or on conference registration, travel, enrolment in relevant courses, etc. Additionally, mentees may be granted a course load reduction (depending on negotiation with departmental chairs).
