Preparing Future Faculty (PFF)

PFF assists doctoral students (and others headed toward academic careers) prepare for future faculty work. Through participation in coursework, workshops ,and mentoring, PFF Fellows increase their awareness of expectations for faculty performance and of resources available to aid in scholarly careers, and build their readiness to address research, teaching and related demands of faculty life. Goals include enhancing the placement of FSU students in university positions and supporting the finest scholarly accomplishments of FSU's graduates in their future careers.

Florida State's Preparing Future Faculty Program has the following components: World of Universities; Research; Teaching; Career Building; Mentoring; and Portfolio. The program is offered by the Graduate School with the cooperation of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Career Center, Office of Research, and numerous academic departments and colleges on our campus.

All FSU doctoral students and doctoral degree graduates are eligible to participate, as are post-doctoral associates and adjunct/visiting faculty. Students in terminal master's degree programs who plan to seek faculty positions after graduation are also eligible. Fellows who meet specified requirements often involving participation over a two-year period, are awarded a PFF Completion Certificate, but eligible individuals may participate in PFF events without the intent of earning a Completion Certificate.

Individuals who wish to take part in PFF activities, regardless of whether they seek to identify as Fellows or earn Completion Certificates, should self-register for the Preparing Future Faculty organization site in the FSU Blackboard system (after login, select Organizations tab, and then search "Preparing Future Faculty").

Individuals wishing to identify as PFF Fellows should view the requirements for PFF Completion Certificate.

The PFF program is offered with the cooperation of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Career Center, Office of Research, Council of Graduate Students, a number of departments, schools and colleges on our campus, as well as partner institutions in Florida and Georgia.

FSU's PFF program coordinates with the national Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) initiative of the Council of Graduate Schools, and the Association of American Colleges and Universities, involving 45 doctoral degree-granting institutions and more than 300 partner institutions.