Research & Innovation Office Faculty Fellows
The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) Faculty Fellows Program is a campus-wide research and creative works leadership program that supports rising Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder faculty interested in furthering their leadership skills to achieve maximum impact within and beyond the campus.
Fellows work as individuals and as a cohort on three broad areas: Research Leadership, Collaboration, and Systems Thinking—along with team building and academic management, scholarly communication, ethics and values, and personal and professional coaching.
Note: Applications are now open for the 2025 cohort.
View leadership, current and past cohorts, video lectures and more.
Mission & Vision
The RIO Faculty Fellows program is designed to:
- Identify early-to-mid career Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ tenure-track professors that show strong potential in leadership;
- Support the capacity of faculty to lead large impact research, innovation and creative work collaborations;
- Build a cross-campus scholarly network that will extend across cohorts; and
- Inspire the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ academic community.
Challenges & Priorities
Collaboration and team building/management
Academic and scholarly communication
Systems thinking
Equity, ethics and values
Personal and professional relationship building
Questions?
Please contact Program Director Kirsten Rowell: kirsten.rowell@colorado.edu.
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