Prospective Applicants

Tech LDP 2026-2027 Cohort | Applications Open!

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Mentors

Mentor application dates - EXTENDED

  • Applications open: Thurs., Aug. 6, 2026
  • Applications close: Thurs., Sept. 17, 2026 | 11:59pm (Pacific)

Mentor applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Have their director's/executive's support to participate
  2. Capacity to commit a minimum of 2 hours per month for 12 months
  3. Professional conduct consistent with leadership expectations; Demonstrated alignment with UCSF PRIDE values and Principles of Community
  4. Most recent performance evaluation rating of "Satisfactory" or "Meets Expectations" or higher
  5. Not be on active corrective action
  6. Have no sustained policy violations within the past 24 months

Prospective mentors are expected to participate in the mentor/mentee mixer and ad-hoc mentee interviews.

If matched with a mentee, mentors are expected to participate in 1:1 meetings with their mentees (at least 2 hours per month for the duration of the program).  

Mentees

Mentee application dates

  • Applications open: Thurs., Aug. 6, 2026
  • Applications close: Thurs., Sept. 10, 2026 | 11:59pm (Pacific)

Mentee applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Completed their probation period
  2. Be in career tracks grade 17-27 or equivalent (this includes all Business Technical Support Analyst and System Administrator positions)
  3. Be in a career (type 2) appointment of 50% or more
  4. Have at least 1 year of service at the time the cohort is selected
  5. Have at least a “satisfactory” or “meets” rating on their most recent performance evaluation
  6. Have supervisor's support to participate
  7. Commitment to at least 4 hours per month for the duration of the program
  8. Not be a member of the Tech Leadership Development Program Committee (to support a fair application and selection process; if interested, applicants may sign up to volunteer for the committee after admission decisions are finalized)

Mentees are expected to participate in the following activities:

  1. One-on-one mentoring sessions
    1. Mentees meet with their mentors during 1:1 mentoring sessions for at least two hours per month.  
  2. Monthly program sessions 
    1. The Programs Subcommittee facilitates monthly programs that are typically 1.5 hours long, where guest speakers engage with mentees on topics related to professional skills and leadership development.  
  3. Team Projects
    1. Mentees are grouped into project teams and select a problem to solve.  
    2. Mentees apply A3 methodology and collaborate with subject matter experts and project coaches to explore and understand the problem  
    3. At the end of the program, the project teams present what they learned about the problem and their proposed countermeasures to an audience including IT leadership, stakeholders, the committee, mentors, project coaches, and peers.  
    4. Most teams spend at least one hour per week on this project over the last four months of the program.  

Past projects

Examples of past projects include the following:

  1. Supply Chain Logistics - Gas Cylinder Rentals (Daniel et al., 2024)  
  2. Cloud Applications Deprovisioning (Pollard et al., 2019)  

In accordance with federal and state law and university policy, the University of California does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, health, or disability. For detailed information, please visit the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination.

UCSF welcomes people with disabilities to all of our events and programs. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Tech LDP Committee by emailing [email protected] as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about the program, please reach out to the Tech LDP Committee at [email protected].