2025-2026 Faculty Fellowships - Call for Applications

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) invites applications for several faculty fellowship opportunities in the 2025 – 2026 academic year. While each fellowship provides an opportunity to specialize and bring expertise in a particular pedagogical area, all CTL Fellows serve a vital role in bridging centralized faculty instructional support efforts through collaborating with the CTL and its pedagogy partners. CTL Fellowships provide an opportunity for instructional faculty to increase their educational leadership skills and deliver program initiatives that pave the way for teaching excellence across OSU. Please review the full details in the calls for applications for each opportunity at the links below.

Each fellowship provides $10,000 plus applicable OPE in support.

Expectations across all Fellowship Appointments:

See detailed descriptions linked above for more specific expectations per fellowship type.

  • Work closely with CTL team members, staff, and the AVP for Teaching and Learning—as well as CTL partners in the Division of Academic Affairs, Ecampus, Academic Technologies, and the OSU Libraries—on teaching and learning supports for faculty and GTAs teaching in a range of modalities across colleges at OSU.
  • Develop resources and faculty development programming to support CTL initiatives in the Fellow’s area of focus.
  • Lead or facilitate at least one CTL initiative per term (Fall, Winter, Spring), such as an individual or series of workshops or sparkshops, a faculty learning community or community of practice, or a pedagogy book club. The specific initiative will be finalized in consultation with the AVP for Teaching and Learning and the CTL team.
  • Based on the Fellowship area of focus, be available for occasional 1:1 consultations with instructors or to give a presentation tailored for a specific department.
  • Attend CTL team meetings once per month throughout the academic year.

Eligibility for CTL Fellowships:

OSU Academic Faculty at any rank (including non-tenure track, tenure track, or tenured) who teach regularly and have at least 2 years of experience in higher education teaching.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Evidence of excellence in teaching;
  • Interest in faculty development, as shown by previous participation in CTL events or other OSU faculty development;
  • Experience with course design, providing peer support, and/or mentoring in teaching;
  • Experience teaching in various modalities (i.e. hybrid, online, face-to-face);
  • Experience with Canvas, Zoom, and other instructional technology;
  • Desire to learn about and support colleagues in adapting to new approaches to teaching;
  • Self-directed, good collaborator, skilled listener, and effective communicator.

Terms of Fellowship Appointments:

For all CTL Fellowship opportunities above, appointments will be made for the 2025 – 2026 academic year, across three terms: Fall 2025, Winter 2026, and Spring 2026. The expectation is that Fellows will dedicate approximately 2 to 4 hours per week to the Fellowship throughout the 9 months of the academic year.

Once Fellows are selected for the above opportunities, CTL staff will coordinate with the Fellow’s supervisor on the details of the appointment, which could involve an overload payment (for 1.0 FTE employees) or a reassignment of duties.

Application and Selection Process:

Submit the following:

  1. A letter of intent (2-page max) that does the following:
    • Clearly identifies the specific Fellowship opportunity for which you are applying;
    • Names a specific pedagogical area of interest that you would like to focus on as you lead and develop initiatives during your Fellowship;
    • Describes your qualifications, interests, and professional goals relative to the CTL Fellows position.
  2. CV
  3. Strong endorsement of your application from your unit or college leadership. (This could be a saved email from your supervisor or unit/college leadership stating they strongly support your application.)

Deadline: May 19, 2025

Email [email protected] with the above materials attached.

Selection Process:

CTL Fellows will be selected based on their experience, interest, and qualifications for the position, as well as their ideas for areas of pedagogical focus and how those align with CTL’s needs and planned programming. A selection committee comprised of staff from the CTL, Academic Technologies, Ecampus, and the OSU Libraries will review the applications and make recommendations to the Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, who will make final selections and extend Fellowship offers. We anticipate notifying Fellows in early June.

Questions about CTL Fellowships?

Please email AVP for Teaching and Learning Ashley Holmes ([email protected]) with questions.