This article is for faculty members. If you are an administrator or student, please see our Resources for Administrators or Resources for Students section.

Growing your research team does not have to be limited to students reaching out! Through ForagerOne, you can connect with other faculty and staff from within or outside your department using one of two options: use the searchable database or indicate on your profile that you're looking for collaborators. 

If you are looking to work with another faculty member's project, use the searchable database to look for collaborators by going to Search > Faculty in your dashboard and then selecting "Users with posted projects". Make sure to look for the sign "Seeking Collaborators". Use any of the other filters available to narrow down your search. When you have found faculty members with projects that you would like to collaborate with, select Message to initiate a conversation with them. 

To indicate to other faculty or staff that you are looking for someone to join you on your collaborative project, you can select the toggle under Profile > Actively Seeking Collaborators. 

You must have at least one posted project in order to enable this option. Similar to how selecting the toggle to Recruitment Status results in a badge on your profile, you will also receive a badge on your profile marked “Seeking Collaborators”. If you have multiple active projects posted to your profile, but would only like to engage collaborators in specific projects, please communicate that in your project description to prevent confusion. Faculty members who are interested in collaborating with you will reach out via Messages. When you receive a message on ForagerOne, you will also be notified via your connected email.

When you receive connection requests from students or faculty, you can reply directly to the notification email. Your email reply will be automatically shared as a message in your conversation with the individual on the ForagerOne platform (under Messages), and they will also be notified via email. Please note that any attachments, links, fonts, and special formatting will not be transmitted.