Mentoring for newly appointed tenure-track and contract faculty
The Early Career Faculty Institute (ECFI), an opt-in program of NYU’s Center for Faculty Advancement, supports the development and retention of full-time faculty within their first three years at NYU. The 18-month program’s seminar-style modules provide resources, tools, and reflective assignments for group discussion.
Introduction to the ECFI (~4 min)
View the sample curriculum
Congratulations to the graduating
ECFI Cohort of 2023–25!
Meet the ECFI Provostial Ambassadors for 2025–26, selected from the graduating cohort of 2023–25.
Applications for Fall 2025
Eligible faculty: Full-time tenure-track and contract faculty
Applications open:
September 8, 2025
Application deadline:
October 6, 2025 @ 11:59pm ET
ECFI orientation: October 17, 2025
Faculty must attend the modules in person and complete the activities to receive a completion certificate.
Faculty who complete the ECFI program will be eligible to serve as Provostial Ambassadors (peer mentors) for future cohorts.
PROGRAM GOALS
Provide strategies and resources to strengthen faculty trajectories
- Demystify the tenure and promotion process
- Provide resources to navigate a complex and global institution
- Offer skill-building opportunities for developing a network of expert and peer mentors within and across departments and institutions
- Offer tools for time maximization and project management, tailored to faculty needs
- Help create strong dossiers in order to successfully complete third-year reviews and attain tenure
- Help build a supportive community of colleagues
APPROACH
Support from multiple levels of university personnel
We foster a culture of mentoring and support that is shared by senior university administrators, the heads of all schools and departments, and NYU faculty.
MENTORSHIP MODEL
A “tetrad” network model, with a career mentor, content expert, peer mentor, and mentee
ADVANTAGES
A unique mentoring program modeled on evidence-based best practices
Informed by foremost mentoring programs from top U.S. universities, the ECFI will:
Create networking opportunities with university leadership, schools, and faculty
Expand faculty skills and explore pathways toward tenure, promotion, and beyond
Support faculty with both a technical and a career mentor, plus peer support
LEADERSHIP
Supporting faculty in developing their academic careers
Charlton McIlwain
Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Pathways & Public Interest Technology
Niyati Parekh
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Initiatives & Global Engagement
Autumn Rain
Manager, Faculty Initiatives
Lauren Lewallen
Graduate Program Assistant