The Office of Faculty and Student Career Development
The Office of Faculty and Student Career Development at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine primarily supports faculty professional growth and maturation. Specifically, the office:
• Provides assistance to full-time junior standing faculty in matters relating to achievement of academic success and obtaining tenure and/or promotion through mentoring and guidance by senior faculty.
• Counsels and guides junior faculty members in the following: understanding their responsibilities and those of their mentors (Faculty Mentoring Guidelines); identifying members of their mentoring committee; establishing and meeting with the mentoring committee; fulfilling requirements for tenure and/or promotion review; and preparing applications for NIH career development and research grants
• Provides assistance to Department Chairs and senior staff in the process of helping junior faculty to build a successful academic career
• Ensures that the goals of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine mentoring program are fully implemented and achieved
In addition, the Office meets with dental students and postgraduate trainees about activities related to research careers.
Additional Resources
University of Pennsylvania Office of the Associate Provost
The Associate Provost manages the academic personnel processes including recruitment, appointments, promotions, tenure cases, grievances, oversight of faculty policy changes, and administrative review of faculty policies. Additionally, the Office also maintains the Handbook for Faculty and Academic Administrators.
University of Pennsylvania Office of the Vice Provost for Research
In order to provide comprehensive services to researchers throughout the University, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research coordinates the Office of Research Services, Office of Regulatory Affairs, University Laboratory Animal Resources, Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, and the Center for Technology Transfer. Additionally, this office provides information regarding funding services and research opportunities; intramural funding for members of the Penn community; coordination of the grant application; selection and competition process; and a variety of other functions.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Resources
These links include information on the NIH, its Office of Extramural Research; funding opportunities and notices; the grant process; applications and forms; and electronic research administration. In addition, you can access a summary of important information about all research training and career development awards and activities in the following Excel files:
F Mechanisms
K Mechanisms
R Mechanisms
School of Medicine Faculty Affairs and Professional Development Office
This site contains information relevant to all current and prospective health science faculty. Topics include research activities, scientific writing, career management, teaching effectiveness, and technology training.
Other useful links:
Penn Dental Medicine Library
University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Library
University of Pennsylvania Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of Pennsylvania Principles of Responsible Conduct
University of Pennsylvania Human Resources
University of Pennsylvania Computing
University of Pennsylvania PennCard Center
University of Pennsylvania Almanac
Contact:
James A. Lipton, DDS, PhD
Director of Faculty and Student Career Development
Ryan Mall, 220 South 40th Street, Suite 201B
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-1167
liptonj@dental.upenn.edu
