Welcome to the Research Leadership Institute!
The Research Leadership Institute (RLI) is a cohort-based faculty development program at the University of Arizona that is conducted each academic year to cultivate emerging research leaders.
The Research Leadership Institute (RLI) was designed to meet the unique demands of leadership in research and scholarship. The purpose of RLI is to empower emerging research leaders with tailored coaching and mentoring, dedicated time and space to engage in values-driven career planning, a supportive peer network and essential leadership tools suited to the academic research environment.
The RLI program guides participants in discovering their unique paths to becoming accomplished research leaders capable of driving the discoveries and innovations urgently needed in today's rapidly evolving world.
“RLI has helped make informal information exchanges possible, such as faculty contributing as experts to the broader scholarly community through the Fulbright Program.”
— Jonathan Bean, ’24-‘25 RLI Fellow
from the College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture
“If it were not for RLI I would not be doing transdisciplinary science and working closely with industry stakeholders.”
—Joey Blankenship, '23-‘24 RLI Fellow
from the College of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Science
“RLI is a perfect mix of researcher development, leadership training, and networking with colleagues. I have benefited tremendously from being able to reflect on the direction I want to take my research in the next phases of my career and how to get there. I have also appreciated opportunities to learn more about colleagues’ research across campus. I now better understand how we all fit together as a university.”
—Chantelle Warner, ’22-‘23 RLI Fellow
from the College of Humanities
