Onboarding Faculty 

• Completes required onboarding actions, including mandatory training 

• Completes role specific training 

• Ultimately accountable for onboarding staff 

• Completes or delegates onboarding activities and administrative tasks 

• Identify training and development needs for the first 90 days 

• Meets regularly with onboarding employee, and provides feedback and guidance

• Acts as a cultural role model 

• Provides guidance as the faculty member adjusts to their role and team 

• Assists the faculty member to develop a sense of belonging on the team 

• Provides hands-on support to navigate systems and processes as appropriate to teaching/research

• Teaching and Research Mentor's are NOT 

  • • Responsible for the onboarding process 

    • A coach or mentor involved with developing an onboarding faculty member 

    • A supervisor responsible for the job performance or evaluation

Some things a Teaching and Research Mentor might do: 

• Meet and greet the new faculty member on their first day on campus 

• Show the faculty member the work environment(s) 

• Take the faculty member for an expanded tour of the university 

• Introduce the faculty member to others in the department 

• 15-20 minute weekly check in meetings for an agreed upon duration 

• Answer general/routine questions and/or putting the faculty member in touch with the appropriate resources

• Introduce the faculty member to others in the unit and/or with whom they will have contact

• Share information about good places to get coffee/lunch 

• Invite the faculty member for coffee/lunch once per month for the first couple of months

• Completes administrative tasks associated with onboarding 

• Provides oversight of onboarding processes for faculty - Prompts and support faculty onboarding lead to complete pre-boarding activities 

• Ensures onboarding process is followed 

• Supports individuals moving through onboarding process

**Who is the Onboarding Coordinator? 

This is a function NOT a role. It is recommended that the faculty designate a consistent person to carry out these duties. Onboarding duties are included in the general administrators' job card. Faculties that do not have a general administrator can delegate these duties to another member of the unit. Not sure who the onboarding coordinator is in your faculty? Reach out to your HRP for support.