Announcing the Leadership Education and Development for Researchers (LEADR) Program
LEADR is a professional development program designed by the Office of Research Development to:
- Invest in faculty who want to initiate and lead collaborative research projects with an interdisciplinary team of scholars;
- Equip faculty with leadership training and skills to lead innovative interdisciplinary research teams;
This program includes a series of interactive workshops and trainings focused on the topics listed below. Faculty are not required to attend all workshops, but may register for any topics of interest. Registration is now open for the first two workshops:
Clarifying your Leadership Values & Inspiring a Shared Vision [virtual]
Dan Stokols, Chancellor's Professor Emeritus
School of Social Ecology
University of California, Irvine
- leadership style
- leadership in large research projects: is this the right time?
- distilling a vision and mission for your team/project
- emotional intelligence
Building a Team and Fostering Inclusion [virtual]
Kyle Lewis, Chair and Professor
Technology Management Program
University of California, Santa Barbara
- team science
- selecting collaborators
- fostering inclusion: DEI in team building
- group dynamics and approaches to driving teams of faculty