SUNY Empire State College PRODiG Fellows spend two years at one of the college's locations, paired with a senior faculty member to help facilitate integration and support, and will be part of a SUNY-wide cohort. The fellowship exists as a "pipeline" to increase the number of faculty from traditionally underrepresented populations and women in STEM fields, across the SUNY system.

"The PRODiG Fellows Program exceeds expectations. With the support of faculty mentors and the college community at large, fellows are given the space to grow and thrive. This program provides new and aspiring scholars with unparalleled training, a pipeline into a competitive job market, and access to a community invested in the success of its fellows. I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of such an important initiative."

Naiima Khahaifa, 2020-'21 SUNY Empire State College PRODiG Fellow

"The PRODiG Fellows program is the best thing to happen to SUNY in years. It has been a joy working with our talented fellow, Naiima Khahaifa. She's smart, hardworking, and inquisitive about everything we do. I have been inspired by her, and I know our students have benefited too. Hopefully, she will be the first of many!"

Deborah P. Amory, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Social Science and Public Affairs

"Serving as mentor to PRODiG Fellow, Naiima Khahaifa, has been a very uplifting and gratifying experience. Her incisive intellect and sterling curiosity have added significant value to students' learning and my teaching. SUNY Empire's participation in the PRODiG Fellowship program is one justice-centered way in which the institution is working to change its environment - an effort that should make us all feel proud. I hope the initiative is here to stay!"

Nadine V. Wedderburn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Mentor, PRODiG Fellow Coach
Department of Social Science and Public Affairs, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

SUNY Empire State College has more than 20 locations across the state. SUNY Empire PRODiG Fellows can be based out of any of the following SUNY Empire locations:

SUNY Empire encourages applications for our Schools for Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, and School of Nursing and Allied Health. Both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral candidates are encouraged to apply. Pre-doctoral candidates will be supported in their efforts to complete their degree.

The School for Graduate Studies includes business programs, education programs, policy studies, liberal studies, information technologies and a new Ed.D. in higher education leadership and change. The School of Nursing and Allied Health includes undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing and an undergraduate program in allied health. The School for Undergraduate Studies is divided into five schools:

School of Arts and Humanities:

School of Business

School of Human Services

School of Science, Mathematics and Technology

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Other college resources:

SUNY Empire State College Seeks SUNY PRODiG Fellows for 2022-24

02/03/22

SUNY Empire State College, along with the Comprehensive Colleges of the State University of New York system (SUNY), invite applications for the PRODiG Pre/Post-Doctoral Fellowship.

PRODiG Fellows will receive a two-year non-renewable contract, travel allowances, summer research stipends, moving expenses, and reduced teaching load. Annual compensation is competitive. Fellows will be paired with a campus senior faculty member to help facilitate integration and support, and will be a part of a larger cohort of PRODiG Fellows across the SUNY system who will meet (both face-to-face and virtually) throughout the two-year fellowship.

The fellowship is open to a wide range of fields. Health & Human Services and Child & Family Studies are just two departments at the college that are particularly interested in the possibility of hosting a PRODiG fellow.

Eligible candidates for this two-year program include late-stage ABDs or post-docs who are people from groups that are underrepresented in higher education and women in STEM fields. For more information on SUNY PRODiG eligibility guidelines, please visit the SUNY PRODiG website.

Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited doctoral program in the U.S. or have completed an accredited doctoral program, and be authorized to work in the U.S. In order to be eligible, the applicant must have an approved dissertation proposal and have advanced to candidate status at their home institution (or have completed their dissertation). Post-doctoral applicants are also encouraged. Successful candidates will show evidence of outstanding academic achievement and promise as teachers and scholars. Candidates should have a capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the learning needs of diverse students attending a comprehensive college.

Applicants should submit a current C.V. and letter of intent describing the applicant's interest in teaching at a comprehensive college, and a letter from the dissertation advisor commenting on the applicant’s performance, potential, and expected time to degree. *

Application deadline is March 11, 2022.

SUNY Empire State College will accept PRODiG fellows applications in any of our schools: School for Undergraduate Studies, School for Graduate Studies, and School of Nursing and Allied Health.

We encourage all applications, but the following areas are also currently hiring:

Accounting/Economics/Finance (Accounting)
Social Science and Public Affairs (Emergency Management)
Psychology and Human Development (Human Development and Psychology)
Social Science and Public Affairs (Criminal Justice)
Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies (Labor Studies)
School for Graduate Studies [Higher Education Leadership, TESOL, Healthcare Leadership, Literacy/English Language Arts (ELA), Math Education]

To learn more about the possible fit with SUNY Empire’s departments and locations, please contact Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Frank Vander Valk,

*The SUNY PRODiG Fellowship Consortia represents a collaborative effort of the thirteen comprehensive colleges in the SUNY system. The focus of the collaborative is to introduce early-career diverse faculty to opportunities at a comprehensive college, and will provide outstanding mentorship and support to increase future success and retention as faculty. The program will provide intentional support toward degree completion, teaching experience in the individual’s field of expertise, and faculty development at one of the SUNY comprehensive colleges.

Applicants should review the SUNY PRODiG website for campus locations participating in the SUNY PRODiG Fellowship Consortia. Within their letter of intent, applicants should include three to five campus preferences within the Consortia.

2022-24 SUNY PRODiG Fellow Application Announcement

02/03/2022

Salary: $55,000 plus summer and travel
Type: Fellowship
Employment Type: Full time

The State University of New York (SUNY) Comprehensive College Consortium is accepting applications for a new fellowship. The SUNY PRODiG Fellowship, “Promoting , Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth,” is designed to create a more robust pathway into the academy for historically under-represented minority faculty and for women in STEM fields. The PRODiG Fellowship Initiative is a model program designed to raise the pace of degree completion and build a more robust pipeline into the professorate at regional comprehensive campuses. Personalized mentoring is a key component of the program to develop fellows’ pedagogical readiness for future faculty appointments in addition to support their scholarship and research.

Successful applicants will be late-state ABDs enrolled in an accredited doctoral program in the United States with an approved dissertation proposal at their home institution and be authorized to work in the U.S. Post-doctoral applicants are also eligible and encouraged to apply.

Inquires and application materials can be sent to:prodigfellows@oswego.edu

PRODiG Fellows

SUNY PRODiG Fellow for the 2021-23 academic years Bernadet DeJonge

Bernadet DeJonge has joined SUNY Empire State College as the college's second PRODiG Fellow. DeJonge, who is based at the college's Syracuse location, will will teach diversity in human services and the history of social welfare in the College of Human Service durng the fall 2021 term, and will be at the college as a PRODiG fellow from 2021-23.

DeJonge is a recent graduate of Oregon State University, where she is on the path to receiving her Ph.D. in counseling. She holds an MA in rehabilitation counseling from Western Washington University, a BA in psychology from Western Washington University, and an associate degree from Skagit Valley College.

DeJonge has taught courses in counseling, case management, disability systems, and many other subject matters. Her research interests include suicide intervention and treatment, counseling clients with aphasia, and motivational interviewing for frontline staff, to name a few. DeJonge also possesses clinical experience, as an expanded community services clinician, care manager, and social worker, among other roles.

She is currently doing her dissertation on the experience adjunct, online faculty have with gatekeeping, which is the professional responsibility of counselors to address problem behavior in masters’ level counseling trainees.

2020-21 PRODiG Fellow

Naiima Khahaifa

In 2020-'21, Naiima Khahaifa joined SUNY Empire State College as its first PRODiG Fellow. Based in the School of Social and Behavioral Science at the college’s Cheektowaga location, her research examines dynamics of prison workforce integration and urban neighborhood change in Western New York. She is a Ph.D. candidate in geography at the University at Buffalo, SUNY (UB) and has earned an M.A. in International Trade at the University at Buffalo, SUNY (UB) and an M.S. in Global Business with Marketing Concentration from Daemen College.