Office for Faculty Advancement

Welcome to the Office for Faculty Advancement

Our mission is to provide support and resources for the promotion and tenure programs and process, offer faculty development opportunities, foster recognition of faculty achievements in both scholarship and teaching, partner with units to recruit, retain and support a diverse faculty, and promote leadership development of faculty into academic positions.

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Contact Us

Office for Faculty Advancement

Linked Department (or Location): Submit a Support Request
Location Detail: 518F King Library
Email: facultyadv@uky.edu
Phone: Office: (859) 257-7915 | Fax: (859) 257-2987; 72987 for inside UK

New Faculty Resources

Resources for new or prospective faculty members.

Faculty Development Programs

Catalog of development programs offered by the Office for Faculty Advancement.

Submit a Family Medical Leave Request (Faculty only)

Faculty Members may submit Family Medical Leave requests using this portal. For more information, see our page on Faculty Leave Policies.

Requests may be submitted using the link below or faxed to (859) 257-2987

Submit an FML Request

Faculty Hiring Policies

Resources for recruiting and hiring new faculty members.

Promotion and Tenure Policies and Resources

Policies, resources, and information regarding the appointment, promotion, and tenure of faculty.

Work-Life and Well-Being

See resources from UK HR for supporting a healthy relationship between work and life outside of work.

OFA News and Upcoming Events

2025 Promotion and Tenure Workshops

May 31, 2025

The Office for Faculty Advancement is operating a number of workshops to help support faculty promotion preparation and success. Register for sessions here. Seeking promotion and/or tenure is often a mystifying and intimidating process. The Office for Faculty Advancement has developed a series of workshops aimed to demystify and support faculty. The program includes workshops for faculty, and are appropriate for faculty at any career stage – the earlier you understand the promotion process the less intimidating it may be.

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Taiwan Fellowship | Open Applications

May 16, 2025

The Taiwan Fellowship, established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan, is currently accepting applications for the 2026 program. This fellowship comes after the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) and Taiwan’s Department of International and Cross-strait Education announced a partnership in 2021. The motivation behind the partnership was to increase and promote educational and academic exchanges between Kentucky and Taiwan.

May 2025 Work-Life Workshops

Apr 24, 2025

Hello Work-Life partner,Welcome May! We’ve been waiting on these sunny skies and May flowers. It’s amazing how something as simple as the sun setting around 8:30 p.m. can make you feel more motivated to take on extra projects and tasks. It’s interesting to consider how nature impacts our moods and energy. Once the sun sets, we tend to go into settle down and sleep mode. I hope you are getting some good peaceful sleep.

April 2025 Work-Life workshops

Mar 27, 2025

Spring has sprung, or so we hope. Afterall, we live in Kentucky where you can observe two seasons in one day. It sure does keep life interesting. I hope you are embracing these warmer temperatures, budding flowers and of course spring cleaning and organizing. I hope you find some time to get outside, go for a walk and breathe in the fresh air.

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