Mentoring

For a list of guidelines for mentoring faculty, view the Mentor Guide.

Peer Coaching provides confidential one-on-one teaching support to graduate students and faculty members.

CTLT also offers a Formative Peer Review of Teaching Program and the Peer Review of Teaching Community of Practice to provide support and feedback to instructors about their teaching.

These awards recognize one senior and one mid-career faculty member’s outstanding ability to create effective working relationships and offer support and guidance.

The awards will be awarded based on the quality and extent of mentoring of graduate students.

UBC has an institutional membership with the NCFDD (formerly: National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity). The NCFDD provides professional development, training and mentoring opportunities to faculty members, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and administrators, and all members of these groups at UBC are encouraged to register. The majority of resources are free of charge; for programs that do call for a separate fee, faculty members may wish to use their Professional Development funds. Alternatively, Faculties and Departments could consider sponsoring the academic who wishes to register. 

A wide variety of topics is covered, with examples including: enhancing writing productivity; tips for preparing funding proposals; and creating work-life balance. The NCFDD Core Curriculum is based on 10 key skills necessary to thrive in the academy. 

Examples of NCFDD Programs:

• Core Curriculum
• Dissertation Success Program
• Guest Expert Webinars and Multi-Week Courses
• 14-Day Writing Challenge
• Monday Motivator
• Faculty Success Program (extra fee)
• Campus Workshops (extra fee) 
• Post-Tenure Pathfinders Program (extra fee)

Since beginning our institutional membership in 2017, over 1,100 UBC academics have created accounts and begun to take advantage of this resource. 

How to register:   

1. Visit UBC’s NCFDD page at www.ncfdd.org/institutions/ubc.
2. Click “Activate my Membership” to create your profile. You will need to use your email address ending in “ubc.ca”.
3. Create a profile. 
4. You should then be able to sign-in anytime to access the programs.
5. If you have any problems creating your profile or accessing the site, please contact: membership@ncfdd.org.

The Faculty of Science offers one-on-one mentoring to provide support and guidance to junior faculty while they navigate the demands of their pre-tenure years. Junior faculty benefit from the advice their mentors offer, and senior faculty find it rewarding and valuable to engage with junior colleagues.

The Department of Medicine faculty mentoring program is provided for the benefit of all tenure track or grant tenure track faculty in their first academic appointment.

The Faculty of Applied Science encourages faculty mentoring throughout all stages of career progression. See the guidelines for Applied Science units to develop their own mentoring programs and policies.

Mentoring programs match students with an industry mentor and/or faculty mentor to help them build their network, develop leadership skills and learn more about the University.

Mentoring programs in Engineering offer an excellent opportunity for students to gain valuable insights into the engineering profession and to connect with academic and industry professionals.

The e@UBC Mentor Network provides venture teams access to experienced, seasoned business leaders who provide guidance and accountability through critical growth and development phases.

The Computer Science Tri-Mentoring Program matches junior undergraduate/graduate students with senior undergraduate/graduate students, who are in turn matched with industry or faculty mentors.