UQTR launches research accompaniment program to support newly hired faculty

Co‑designed by vice‑deans for research between 2020 and 2022, the program centers on a framework that lists fifteen key competencies—career planning, research design and funding, team and resource management, dissemination, inclusion and well‑being among them. New faculty follow a year of support including an early individual meeting with a vice‑dean, reflective workshops, and optional mentorship lasting one to eighteen months. Three advancement levels (emerging, established, advanced) serve for self‑assessment and progressive skills development. The initiative is now part of institutional onboarding and includes a teaching release in the first year.