Welcome to the SCRI Academic Integration Faculty Fellowship!
The Siena College Research Institute (SCRI) invites faculty to apply for the Faculty Fellow (FF) position, starting Fall 2025, aimed at integrating public opinion research into academic learning and faculty scholarship. This one-year role offers interdisciplinary opportunities, with involvement in SCRI’s Academic Integration Steering Committee and the creation of a student-focused, research-driven course.
About the Faculty Fellowship
The SCRI Academic Integration Faculty Fellow (FF) will:
- Develop and teach a one-semester, interdisciplinary course on public opinion research in their second semester.
- Equip students with research and analysis skills, supporting future work with SCRI or independent research endeavors.
- Draw upon SCRI-supplied topics or personal research to design course content with a social impact.
Who Should Apply?
Ideal candidates are faculty members who:
- Are passionate about embedding public opinion research into student learning.
- Have demonstrated interdisciplinary collaboration and experience in empirical research.
- Can envision how SCRI’s methodologies and topics can enrich Siena’s academic environment.
Benefits of the Faculty Fellowship Program
The FF will receive:
- Overload Pay: 3 credits in Fall 2025.
- Course Reassignment: During Spring 2026 for dedicated fellowship work.
- Professional Development Support: Eligible to apply for summer curriculum development funding.
Application Process
Eligibility: Full-time Siena Faculty member
Appointment: One-year term
Application Deadline: January 5, 2025
Letter of Interest: One-pager with describing their experience and how the fellowship will continue to contribute to the ongoing growth and development of SCRI academic integration
Submit your letter of interest to the SCRI Academic Integration Faculty Fellow Search Committee:
- Beverly Thomson (bthompson@siena.edu)
- Taewoo Kang (tkang@siena.edu)
For a complete fellowship description, scroll down or click here.
Faculty Fellow Responsibilities
The selected FF will:
- Attend an SCRI “boot camp” early in their fellowship for immersion in SCRI methods, data, and survey techniques.
- Design and teach a seminar-style course, supported by SCRI and tailored to public opinion research with community impact.
- Mentor students through final projects and academic showcases, collaborating with partners like CURCA and ACE to secure relevant community engagement.
Commitment to SCRI and Academic Integration
Upon completing the term, the FF will:
- Join the steering committee for a minimum of two years to assist with future fellow recruitment and program refinement.
- Contribute insights to SCRI’s ongoing academic integration goals, supporting faculty and student development.
Description for Application
The SCRI Academic Integration Faculty Fellow (FF) role is currently conceptualized as a one-year appointment that rotates across the three schools. This appointment is accompanied by a one course reassignment each semester. The first semester will consist of preparation and planning.
The FF will be responsible for teaching a one-semester, interdisciplinary topics, seminar-style course in their second semester focusing on research that will have a positive social impact. SCRI will provide topics to choose from or the faculty fellow can design the course using their own research topic. The structure will include units within the course that develop the students’ competence and skill sets which are relevant for future research either as an intern at SCRI or for independent research with SCRI, or with a faculty member. This will help develop a model that includes a student cohort who move through the course and into various research positions at Siena and beyond. To that end, the FF will:
- Attend SCRI boot camp early in their first semester to become versed in SCRI methods, surveys, and data sets
- Meet with the steering committee or a representative of the steering committee early in their first semester to brainstorm ideas, and receive course guidance and a sample syllabus
- Continue to meet with the steering committee or a representative of the steering committee at least twice per semester for support, brainstorming, and team iteration
- Maintain open communication with the steering committee whenever support is needed, not limited to the two meetings
- Meet with and observe both the SCRI Internship Program and COMD210 Course
- Assist in recruiting students to enroll in the course, trying to achieve a balance between the three schools with support from the steering committee
- Teach a one-semester course in the second semester focusing on research that will have a positive social impact. This course will have the same structure as the two previous FF courses with the flexibility for the FF to develop new content that allows the FF to introduce students to discipline-specific methodologies that are consistent with or complementary to SCRI methods through lectures and small projects
- Coordinate and supervise final student research projects
- Work with CURCA to organize presentations for Academic Showcase
- Work with ACE to find community partners (as applicable)
- Present a summary of their experience and offer suggestions for improvement to the steering committee
- Support SCRI’s robust internship program by recommending promising students
- Join steering committee upon completion of term as FF
- Commit to the steering committee for a minimum of two years
- Assist with recruiting faculty and vetting future FF applications