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Find Experts and Collaborators

 

• Find a U Researcheronline researcher database contains listings of University of Utah faculty and graduate students who are subject experts in a variety of areas. (Tip: If you are a researcher and want to update your profile, you can do so by logging in with your UNID credentials.)

• Pivot-RP Scholar Profilesis a comprehensive global database where you can find researchers both within and outside of University of Utah with similar expertise and interests for collaboration. (Log in with your UNID credentials, then do an Advanced Search under “Profiles”.)

• Academic Centers and Institutesacross the University of Utah cover a diverse range of study and research. Explore the full list to discover the vibrant communities, innovative work, and transformative ideas being explored at the university and to connect with others in your area of interest.
• Digital Matters (digital humanities center)serves as a locus for computationally enhanced humanities research at the U and provides training, support, resources, and space for faculty and students to learn and engage with digital methods and informational technology.
• Center for Health Ethics, Arts, and Humanities (CHEETAH)is a great resource for U faculty and students to build connections and find collaborations tied to bioethics, medical ethics, arts in health, narrative medicine, health humanities, and/or medical humanities.

• Interdisciplinary Exchange for Utah Science (NEXUS) brings together researchers across the U’s campus to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects concerning society's grand challenges. It is a hub for partnerships, programming, and resources for faculty and students.

• SCI-HUM Research Initiativeconnects Humanities researchers with researchers from the U’s Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI) – an internationally recognized leader in visualization, scientific computing, and image analysis. Contact John Gordon for information.

 

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Researcher Resources and Trainings

 

• U’s Research Education(RED) offers self-paced and live online classes for research development, research mentoring, research administration, project management, data management, compliance, responsible conduct, IRB/human subjects, budget preparation and management, proposal preparation and submission, and more.
• U’s Research Administration Traininghelps individuals understand and implement compliance responsibilities and sponsor requirements regarding research, managing the financial aspects of research, and research administration.
• OSP Orientation for New Investigators(incoming and early career options) assists incoming faculty in their preparations to initiate research-related activities at the U and aims to provide early career researchers with the information they need to be successful in developing their research programs.
• Humanities Early Career Faculty Mentoring Program provides new faculty (in their first two years in our college) with information and guidance on a variety of pertinent topics, including research resources and procedures. This program is led by the COH Associate Dean of Research and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; contact them for more information.
• Humanities Faculty Manuscript Review Program offers Humanities faculty the opportunity to have their first book manuscripts, which are near completion but still open to revision, reviewed by internal and external subject matter experts. This program is run by the COH Associate Dean of Research in coordination with the department chairs; contact them for more information.
• Humanities Research Lightning Talks hosted by our college give faculty – including early career, career-line, and post-doc – an opportunity to give a 10-minute public presentation on topics connected to their research interests. Sessions are held 1-2 times per semester in the fall and spring. This program is run by the COH Associate Dean of Research; contact them for more information.

 

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Managing Your Researcher/Scholar Profile

• Maintain Your University Researcher Profile(log in with your UNID credentials). Plus, please let our college grants officer know when you apply for any grants or fellowship, so we can document it as part of your Researcher Profile with the University.
• Manage Your Worldwide Scholarly Profile (RED class 364). Learn how to use a variety of databases (i.e., Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and ORCID) and social media tools to build and maintain your online scholarly profile and protect your researcher identity.
• Set Up Your Pivot-RP Global Scholar Profile (RED class 360). Pivot-RP is a comprehensive global database of sponsored funding announcements and scholar profiles. Learn how to use Pivot-RP to find funding opportunities and collaborators that match your profile and search queries.
• Becoming a Successful Principal Investigator(article) published in the Chronicle of Higher Education; written by David Stone, Director of Office of Sponsored Projects, Northern Illinois University. Discusses positioning yourself as a scholar, researcher, and grant writer.

 

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Calls for Papers and Presentations

 

• Pivot-RPposts calls issued by conferences and journals from all over the world.
• Natureposts calls for papers for its humanities and social sciences journal.
• H-Netposts a variety of humanities-related academic announcements.
• WikiCFPposts calls from national and international organizations.

 

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Summer Writers’ Workshops

 

• Iowa Writers’ Workshop,regarded as the most prestigious writers' workshop in the nation, is held for three weeks each summer at the University of Iowa. Admission is based on manuscript review and is open to all applicants. Applications are usually due in January.
• Middlebury Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference,one of the oldest and finest of its kind in the country, is held every August in scenic Vermont. They also offer an environmental writers’ conference and translators’ conference, both in June. Scholarships are available. Applications are usually due in February.
• Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, established in 1981, provides literary fellowship and a craft-focused experience in the most idyllic setting for writers. Acceptance is based on a written sample. Financial assistance is available.
• Community of Writers has brought together poets and prose writers for over 50 summers. Their Writers’ Workshop is a weeklong residency in the spectacular mountains of Olympic Valley, California. Financial aid is available