The HSRU Postdoc Program, a flagship initiative within the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU), is committed to advancing the careers of scholars and researchers who bring to their professional work and research the critical perspectives and experiences needed at research-intensive, Hispanic Serving Institutions.
About the Program
This cohort-based program is designed to provide postdoctoral fellows mentorship, education in effective teaching practices, professional development including a future faculty curriculum, and extensive multi-institutional networking. The program empowers postdoctoral scholars to excel in both research and teaching, preparing them to excel in tenure-track positions and accelerate their path towards professional success.
Postdoctoral scholars benefit from both their host institution's resources and the broader HSRU network, gaining access to advanced mentorship, professional development opportunities, and connections to potential future faculty positions across all participating Hispanic Serving Institutions. Meanwhile, participating institutions gain access to a network of exceptional postdocs as potential faculty recruits.
Our Approach
The Alliance leverages a network of HSRU institutions to identify and prepare future faculty through four core pillars that guide our programming and professional development activities:
- Understanding and employing institution servingness frameworks to support student success
- Pursuing strategic approaches to securing research and extramural funding in support of students and faculty career pathways at R1/HSIs
- Employing effective teaching practices in support of universal student learning
- Leveraging communities and applied knowledge through community engagement and public scholarship in the pursuit of broader impacts
Fellows engage in a year-long cohort experience featuring:
- Professional development across four core pillars designed to prepare fellows for faculty careers
- Cross-institutional visits designed to facilitate faculty conversion opportunities at HSRU institutions
- Monthly virtual cohort meetings focused on shared experiences, and mentorship
- An annual gathering that brings together fellows, faculty mentors, and institutional leaders to strengthen the HSRU network
Fellow Selection
Our inaugural cohort of postdoctoral fellows consists of nominated scholars from HSRU member institutions. These postdoctoral scholars represent diverse backgrounds and share a commitment to pursuing faculty careers at research-intensive Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).
The selection and review process for our inaugural cohort is actively underway across HSRU member institutions. We look forward to announcing our first cohort of fellows in Spring 2025, with the program formally launching in Summer 2025.
For more information about the HSRU Postdoctoral Fellowship Cohort Program, please contact hsru@utep.edu.
Participating Institutions
Arizona State University (ASU)
City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center
Florida International University (FIU)
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Texas A&M University
Texas Tech University
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
University of Arizona (U of A)
University of California, Irvine (UCI)
University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside)
University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz)
University of Central Florida (UCF)
University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver)
University of Houston (UH)
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
University of New Mexico (UNM)
