Research & Innovation Office Faculty Fellows

RIO Faculty Fellows
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The Research & Innovation Office (RIO)ÌýFaculty Fellows Program is a campus-wide research and creative works leadership program that supports rising CU Boulder faculty interested in furthering their leadership skills to achieve maximum impact within and beyond the campus.

FellowsÌýwork 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 andÌývalues,Ìýand personal and professional coaching.

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ÌýÌý Note: Applications are now open for the 2025 cohort.

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2018 Faculty Fellows Cohort

People

View leadership, current and past cohorts, video lectures and more.Ìý

Mission & Vision

The RIO Faculty FellowsÌýprogram is designed to:

  • ÌýÌýIdentifyÌýearly-to-mid careerÌýCU tenure-track professors that show strong potential in leadership;
  • ÌýÌýSupportÌýthe capacity of faculty to lead large impact research, innovationÌýand creative work collaborations;
  • ÌýÌýBuildÌýa cross-campus scholarly network that will extend across cohorts; and
  • ÌýÌýInspireÌýthe CU academic community.

Challenges & Priorities

Ìý ÌýCollaboration and team building/managementÌý

Ìý ÌýAcademic and scholarly communication

Ìý ÌýSystems thinking

Ìý ÌýEquity, ethics and values

Ìý ÌýPersonal and professional relationship building

Questions?

Please contact Program DirectorÌýKirsten Rowell:ÌýÌýÌý kirsten.rowell@colorado.edu.

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