A&S Faculty Support Brochure
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI<br />
COLLEGE of<br />
ARTS & SCIENCES<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>Support</strong><br />
Resources Available to Arts & Sciences<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong><br />
Updated: AY2023-2024<br />
For complete descriptions of each program<br />
and the most current policies please visit:<br />
www.as.miami.edu/facultysupport<br />
CONTACT INFORMATION<br />
University of Miami<br />
College of Arts & Sciences<br />
1252 Memorial Drive, Ashe Building, Room 130, Coral Gables, FL 33146<br />
Phone: 305-284-4021<br />
Fax: 305-284-5637<br />
Web: www.as.miami.edu<br />
Email: rglemaud@miami.edu<br />
2022<br />
www.as.miami.edu/facultysupport<br />
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FAST<br />
FACTS<br />
20 DEPARTMENTS<br />
15+<br />
10:1<br />
PROGRAMS<br />
[ 10 OF WHICH ARE<br />
INTERDISCIPLINARY ]<br />
11<br />
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440<br />
WORLD-CLASS<br />
CENTERS AND<br />
INSTITUTES<br />
CULTURAL<br />
INSTITUTIONS<br />
FULL-<br />
TIME<br />
FACULTY<br />
STUDENT TO<br />
FACULTY RATIO<br />
4,000<br />
UNDERGRADUATES<br />
620<br />
GRADUATE STUDENTS<br />
About the College of<br />
Arts & Sciences<br />
The College of Arts & Sciences (A&S) at the University<br />
of Miami is a community of scholars and students<br />
who cultivate personal commitments to lifelong<br />
learning, intellectual growth, and the enduring<br />
values of the liberal arts.<br />
With substantial research funding from the<br />
National Science Foundation, the National Institutes<br />
of Health, the National Endowment for the<br />
Humanities, and a number of other public and<br />
private sponsors, UM’s College of Arts & Sciences<br />
is a leader in research and scholarship. Academic<br />
Analytics ranks the majority of our programs<br />
among the best in the country.<br />
“Research and teaching depend upon<br />
faculty leadership and creativity. We<br />
are committed to attracting, developing<br />
and retaining the very best scholars.”<br />
— Dean Leonidas G. Bachas<br />
A&S is home to 440 full-time faculty representing the very<br />
top of their fields. The following information describes<br />
programs the College has developed to help A&S faculty<br />
achieve continuous success.<br />
Pedagogy Programs<br />
Innovation in education is strongly supported throughout the College. Funding and<br />
support are available, and faculty members are encouraged to involve outside experts to<br />
enhance teaching and learning.<br />
Funding Available for Pedagogy Workshops<br />
Funding of $2,000 per department is available for workshops that explore new<br />
instructional strategies or techniques.<br />
Hybrid Course <strong>Support</strong><br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> who want to transform an existing course using the hybrid (or blended: in person<br />
and online) model can be supported with a $500 research award in order to increase the<br />
variety of courses available to our students.<br />
Summer Writing Institute<br />
The Summer Writing Institute provides full-time faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences<br />
with tools and strategies to further integrate writing instruction into content-based<br />
classes.<br />
Programs to Assist Lecturers<br />
The College provides professional development and research support for lecturers and<br />
senior lecturers. Funding important opportunities for career enhancement brings new<br />
knowledge to the classroom and allows A&S lecturers to realize their scholarly and artistic<br />
ambitions.<br />
Travel to Conferences<br />
Up to $500 is available for lecturers to attend<br />
conferences or their equivalents (e.g.,<br />
workshops, roundtables, panels) at which<br />
they will present and/or discuss their work.<br />
Travel for Professional Development<br />
The College will fund up to two travel<br />
expense awards of $1,500. These awards are<br />
intended to support lecturers’ attendance at<br />
conferences, meetings, training seminars, or workshops that will enhance their<br />
effectiveness in the classroom through exposure to new and/or enhanced pedagogical<br />
techniques.<br />
Summer Research <strong>Support</strong><br />
The College will fund up to five summer research awards of $2,000 each. Depending on<br />
the type of research, the lecturer may partner with a tenure-track faculty member.<br />
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Scholarship & Research <strong>Support</strong><br />
A&S fosters programs that help incubate research and develop scholarship across<br />
disciplines. We ensure that our faculty have adequate time to engage in their<br />
research, scholarship and creative endeavors, including professional development.<br />
Program to <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> Career Progression Post-Tenure<br />
Recently tenured professors are provided with guidance, resources and support at this<br />
juncture.<br />
Pre-Tenure <strong>Faculty</strong> Leave (formerly called Junior <strong>Faculty</strong> Leave)<br />
All tenure-track A&S faculty are eligible to apply for a one-semester leave to support<br />
research efforts during their probationary period.<br />
Leaves and Supplemental Salary for Fellowships and Scholarships<br />
<strong>Support</strong> is given for faculty members whose main source of extramural funding comes<br />
from fellowships and scholarships, when those prestigious awards do not cover the<br />
entirety of the faculty member’s 9-month salary (top off).<br />
Funding for Travel to international conferences to present their work<br />
Up to $2,000 can be requested for travel to make presentation at international conferences,<br />
not including travel to Canada , the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, and Mexico.<br />
Start-up, Seed and Bridge Funding<br />
Start-up funding is available to support new faculty advance their research agenda at<br />
UM/in the College. Seed funding invigorates scholarly productivity with smaller grants<br />
to pursue new research or to complete ongoing projects that can lead to further<br />
funding. Bridge funding provides temporary support when grant funding has ceased<br />
and there is a reasonable expectation of future funding.<br />
Funding for Travel to Meet with Program Officers<br />
Up to $1,500 can be requested for travel to meet with program officers in federal<br />
funding agencies and foundations.<br />
Funding for Travel to Attend Grant Writing Workshops<br />
Up to $1,500 can be requested to attend grant writing workshops organized by federal<br />
agencies, such as NIH, NSF, NEH, etc.<br />
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Assistance with Publishing<br />
and Grant Writing<br />
The College recognizes that developing proposals and manuscripts for publication can<br />
be a complex process; thus, we have established programs to enlist external reviewers<br />
and provide support funding for faculty publishing needs.<br />
External Reviewer Program<br />
Assists A&S Principal Investigators who are<br />
writing proposals of more than $50,000 for<br />
submission to a major agency (e.g., NIH, NSF,<br />
NEH, DOE, etc.), with an honorarium for senior<br />
scholars from other universities who review their<br />
proposals to help strengthen the application.<br />
Proposal Editing Program<br />
Covers editing services from qualified service providers prior to submission of the<br />
proposal by pre-tenure faculty who are writing proposals of $50,000 or greater for<br />
submission to a major agency (e.g. NIH, NSF, NEH, DOE, etc.).<br />
Review of Book-Length Manuscripts before Submission<br />
Assists faculty in the final stages of manuscript preparation (before submission to a<br />
press) with funding to solicit an extensive reader’s report from an expert in the<br />
pertinent research area.<br />
<strong>Faculty</strong> Awards<br />
The College of Arts & Sciences recognizes the excellence of its teachers, scholars, and<br />
researchers. These awards recognize outstanding A&S faculty.<br />
Cooper Fellowship<br />
The fellowship is a three-year appointment including an annual research fund of $15,000.<br />
Cooper Fellows are chosen based on excellence in contributing to our core missions of<br />
scholarship, teaching and service.<br />
Gabelli Senior Scholar<br />
The Gabelli Senior Scholar Award recognizes a faculty member at the associate professor<br />
level for interdisciplinary scholarship, outstanding contributions to the College and the<br />
University, and exceptional promise of future success. This three-year appointment<br />
includes an annual research allocation of $5,000 upon availability of the endowment<br />
returns.<br />
University-Wide Research<br />
Funding Opportunities<br />
In addition to the College, the University provides funding for research through internal<br />
competition. Visit www.uresearch.miami.edu for more information.<br />
Publication <strong>Support</strong> Fund<br />
Funding support to tenured and tenure-track faculty for costs associated with<br />
publication. These costs include, but are not limited to, publication subvention, page<br />
charges, and copyright fees.<br />
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