CETL Faculty Fellowship in Generative AI
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is seeking a faculty fellow to work closely with CETL staff and the Barbara Meyers Pelson Chair in Faculty-Student Engagement serving as a campus leader in the innovative use of generative AI pedagogy and tools.
The field of generative AI is rapidly evolving, requiring openness to new tools and approaches. The Generative AI faculty fellow will partner with CETL and the Pelson chair to plan professional development workshops, activities, and learning communities to support student-centered teaching innovation with generative AI on our campus. Through these activities they will inspire and guide colleagues to experiment with the adoption and effective use of generative AI in their classrooms, labs, and other creative spaces.
The fellowship will begin January 1, 2025 and end December 31, 2025.
Eligibility
All faculty members and librarians who are full time (tenured, tenure-track, multi-year clinical instructors, multi-year lecturers) are eligible. 1 faculty fellow will be appointed.
Support
The faculty fellow may choose to receive a $5,000 stipend or $5,000 in professional expense funds. Professional expense funds may be used to support conference participation/travel, technology/software purchases, student assistants, scholarly/academic expenses, and/or professional memberships. For those choosing professional expense funds, recipients must submit all reimbursement receipts no later than January 1, 2026.
Application Process
The call for applications closes on December 13, 2024 at 11:59 PM. Recipients are determined by a subcommittee of the Teaching and Learning Council, a representative group of faculty and librarians. Applicants will be notified by December 20, 2024. Interested faculty should submit the following materials online:
- A brief applicant bio (200 words maximum)
- A personal statement (500 words max) that describes your interest and experience with Generative AI in the classroom, and
- Answers to the following questions:
- Why do you want to be the faculty fellow for generative AI?
- What ethical considerations do you think are most important when integrating generative AI into educational settings? How would you address these concerns in your role as Faculty Fellow?
- What experience/qualifications/interests do you have?
- What ideas do you have for faculty professional development on generative AI in teaching and learning?