Faculty commonly struggle with research at mid-career. Some may struggle with a stagnant research agenda and reduced scholarly productivity, while others may question their commitment to the research agenda that led them to tenure. In this course, you will learn a process for resetting, rebooting, and reimagining your research and scholarship so you can get back on track and design a research plan that aligns with where and who you are at your mid-career stage.

This course is designed for mid-career faculty who are seeking guidance to plan the next steps for their research, including tenured and career faculty who:

• Feel their research is stagnant.
• Want to level up their research and scholarship.
• Seek to shift or expand their research focus.
• Want to explore the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL).

To support you through this process, we will explore three paths to mid-career scholarship and research: building and leveling up your current research agenda, exploring new research strands, and developing a SOTL agenda. We will discuss the merits of each path within specific institutional contexts, as well as long-term career goals, and identify key strategies so you can move forward with a research agenda that aligns and reflects you in this current moment.