The CFE Research Capacity Team offers a Certificate of Research Leadership to full and part-time tenure track and non-tenure track faculty working at the University. The certificate provides evidence of the faculty member’s involvement in activities such as workshops, seminars, and training sessions, that are oriented towards faculty research leadership and enhancing effectiveness in research and creativity. 

Faculty earn the certificate after

  1. completing 12 (twelve) credits of training activities with at least 2 credits from each category - leadership, mentoring and financial management (out of a possible 27 credits – see below) and
  2. submitting a reflection paper on how they have incorporated what they learned into their scholarly activities. 

The certificates can be included in annual review and promotion and tenure materials as well as in applications for awards. You do not have to complete all credits in one year.

Credit

  • Most of the time 1 hour = 1 credit.
  • To receive credit for Center of Faculty Excellence sponsored activities, interested faculty should sign the Record of Attendance that will be distributed at these events.
  • To receive credit for other activities, such as HR courses, Office of Sponsored Programs workshops or watching webinars from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), faculty should download and complete Request for Credit form. Forms should be submitted immediately after attendance rather than all at one time.
  • After completing 12 (twelve) credits, faculty should submit a two-page reflection paper describing how their research/creativity leadership and scholarly activities have been impacted as a result of attendance. 

Want to see what trainings you have attended? Log into the training reservation system and scroll down to "Your Completed Trainings."

Training Reservation System

 

 If you have questions about the certificate, please email cfe@montana.edu.

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Requirements for the certificate
Workshops (see detailed descriptions below)
Format
Credits
Leadership
Conflict Management – CFE 501 or HR 501

In-person

2
Project Time Management – NCFDD Every Semester Needs a Plan or NCFDD Mastering Academic Time Management
Online
1
Practical Clinical Partner Management – CFE 580
In-person
1
Considering and Preparing for Community Relevant Research
Either
4
Developing and Managing Teams – HR 801
 Either
 1
Interdisciplinary Research – CFE 600
 Either
1
Participation in the year-long Developing Excellence in Academic Leadership (DEAL)
 Either
 5
Communications Styles – HR 701
 Either
1 
Mentoring
 
 
Research Mentoring - Undergraduate Students – CFE 550
In-person
 1

Research Mentoring – Graduate Students - CFE 560
In-person
 6

Indigenous Mentoring Program
In-person
4
Financial Management
 
 
How to Manage Your Startup Package – CFE 510
Either
1 
Managing your Grant Finances - OSP
Either
1
Principal Investigator Training – OSP
Either
3
Financial Planning and Budgeting for a Grant – CFE 620
In-person
2 
Reflection Paper

(2-page description of how your leadership has improved as a result of attendance)