Overview
The Institute for Community and Society Transformation (ICAST) is launching a Faculty Fellows program to build research and scholarship capacity to support ICAST’s mission. For the upcoming fiscal year, ICAST will support two faculty fellows.
Understanding and addressing challenges in education, technology, social justice, health, and the workplace, in partnership with Native Nations and other community partners, is a vital part of forging new pathways toward positive societal change in local, regional, and global communities. ICAST aims to:
- Understand drivers of education and health disparities and identify new paths for supporting education and health in a wide variety of communities.
- Identify technology threats and opportunities as they relate to human health and well-being to inform technology design, development, and policy.
- Work with Native Nations to support their sovereignty and cultures.
Benefits
- Understand drivers of education and health disparities and identify new paths for supporting education and health in a wide variety of communities.
- Identify technology threats and opportunities as they relate to human health and well-being to inform technology design, development, and policy.
- Work with Native Nations to support their sovereignty and cultures.
Expectations
Collaborate with ICAST directors and administrative staff to:
- Enroll in relevant research-oriented workshops sponsored by the Center for Faculty Excellence.
- Expand and enhance research team.
- Initiate one or more communities of interest around research/scholarship/creative activities of interest.
- Develop and submit at least one large multidisciplinary grant proposal.
- Participate in ICAST networking and outreach events to share research/scholarship/creative activities.
ICAST Faculty Fellow Application Process
- Provide a one-page statement of research interests as they pertain to ICAST’s mission along with a current CV.
- Please indicate any specific funding opportunities you have interest in pursuing.
- Obtain the endorsement of your Department Chair or Committee A.
Once the ICAST leadership team has reviewed all applications, potential Faculty Fellows will be asked to participate in an interview to discuss interests and mutual benefits. Submit materials to Tosin Akande at Tosin.Akande@ou.edu by June 30th, 2024.
