SPRINGBOARD

SPRINGBOARD is a yearlong, required orientation program for new faculty investigators within the first year of their faculty appointment in the schools of the health sciences. SPRINGBOARD provides opportunities for faculty members to learn about each other’s research, about available research-related and other resources at Pitt and beyond, to gain knowledge about grant, personnel, and career management skills, and to meet key members of our research and administrative community. Faculty participants also meet regularly in smaller cohorts with experienced faculty mentors throughout the program, leading to a deeper understanding of course material and more effective learning outcomes. The SPRINGBOARD experience embeds new faculty into the larger university community and leads to new and innovative collaborations, with the goal of providing them the resources and skills needed to hit the ground running.

Eligibility: This program is designed for tenure track and appointment track faculty in the health sciences with significant effort directed to launching an independent research program.

Participants and/or those with questions should contact springboard@pitt.edu. The next cohort will begin in the fall of 2026.

Read about it!SPRINGBOARD Helps New Faculty Investigators Hit the Ground Running by Ora Weisz in the American Society for Cell Biology's April 2022 newsletter.