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Promotions and TenureUAB School of Medicine
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Key Concepts
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Key Concepts
Promotion – Advancement to higher academic rank
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Key Concepts
Promotion – Advancement to higher academic rank
Tenure – “An affirmative commitment by the Board of Trustees … generally offered after a probationary period of employment of a right to continuing employment except upon dismissal for cause, retirement, bona fide financial exigency of the institution or division ….” (Faculty Handbook 2.6.6.1)
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Key Concepts
Promotion – Advancement to higher academic rank
Tenure – “An affirmative commitment by the Board of Trustees … generally offered after a probationary period of employment of a right to continuing employment except upon dismissal for cause, retirement, bona fide financial exigency of the institution or division ….” (Faculty Handbook 2.6.6.1)
Current “probationary” period at UABSOM is 10 years
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Key Concepts• Ranks – Instructor
Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor
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Key Concepts• Ranks – Instructor
Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor
• Tracks – Tenure earning track Non-tenure earning track
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Key Concepts• Ranks – Instructor
Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor
• Tracks – Tenure earning track Non-tenure earning track
• Note – Tenure decisions are made separately from appointment or promotion decisions. These decisions may be made at the same time or atseparate points in time. Tenure cannot be awarded at the rank of Assistant Professor or below.
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure• For specifics and for recent interpretations, refer to: UABSOM Faculty Handbook (http://www.uab.edu/images/provost/APUP/Handbook.pdf) and Dean Rich’s June, 2006 inforMED newsletter (http://www.uab.edu/uasom/informed/061506.pdf)
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure• For specifics and for recent interpretations, refer to: UABSOM Faculty Handbook (http://www.uab.edu/images/provost/APUP/Handbook.pdf) and Dean Rich’s June, 2006 inforMED newsletter (http://www.uab.edu/uasom/informed/061506.pdf)
• In general, the criteria are built around the three traditional academic activities:
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure• For specifics and for recent interpretations, refer to: UABSOM Faculty Handbook (http://www.uab.edu/images/provost/APUP/Handbook.pdf) and Dean Rich’s June, 2006 inforMED newsletter (http://www.uab.edu/uasom/informed/061506.pdf)
• In general, the criteria are built around the three traditional academic activities:
• Research
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure• For specifics and for recent interpretations, refer to: UABSOM Faculty Handbook (http://www.uab.edu/images/provost/APUP/Handbook.pdf) and Dean Rich’s June, 2006 inforMED newsletter (http://www.uab.edu/uasom/informed/061506.pdf)
• In general, the criteria are built around the three traditional academic activities:
• Research• Teaching
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure• For specifics and for recent interpretations, refer to: UABSOM Faculty Handbook (http://www.uab.edu/images/provost/APUP/Handbook.pdf) and Dean Rich’s June, 2006 inforMED newsletter (http://www.uab.edu/uasom/informed/061506.pdf)
• In general, the criteria are built around the three traditional academic activities:
• Research• Teaching• Service
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure• For specifics and for recent interpretations, refer to: UABSOM Faculty Handbook (http://www.uab.edu/images/provost/APUP/Handbook.pdf) and Dean Rich’s June, 2006 inforMED newsletter (http://www.uab.edu/uasom/informed/061506.pdf)
• In general, the criteria are built around the three traditional academic activities:
• Research• Teaching• Service
In addition, there is the expectation that faculty members engage productively in scholarship (June, 2006 inforMED)
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Scholarship• Discovery, teaching, application, integration
• Distinctive contributions
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure
• Promotion on the tenure-earning track requires demonstration of excellence in at least two of the three areas of academic activity.
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure
• Promotion on the tenure-earning track requires demonstration of excellence in at least two of the three areas of academic activity.
• Promotion on the non tenure-earning track requires demonstration of excellence in only one of the three areas of academic activity.
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Criteria for Promotion and Tenure
• Promotion on the tenure-earning track requires demonstration of excellence in at least two of the three areas of academic activity.
• Promotion on the non tenure-earning track requires demonstration of excellence in only one of the three areas of academic activity.
• Increasingly commonly, proposal for promotion on the tenure-earning track from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor has been uncoupled from request for granting of tenure.
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Overview of the Process of Promotion and Tenure
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Overview of the Process of Promotion and Tenure
1. Proposal to Departmental APT Committee by applicant/Division Director. (Fall)
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Overview of the Process of Promotion and Tenure
1. Proposal to Departmental APT Committee by applicant/Division Director. (Fall)
2. Departmental APT Committee vote and recommendation to Department Chair. (Winter)
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Overview of the Process of Promotion and Tenure
1. Proposal to Departmental APT Committee by applicant/Division Director. (Fall)
2. Departmental APT Committee vote and recommendation to Department Chair. (Winter)
3. Proposal to Faculty Council by Department Chair. (Winter)
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Overview of the Process of Promotion and Tenure
1. Proposal to Departmental APT Committee by applicant/Division Director. (Fall)
2. Departmental APT Committee vote and recommendation to Department Chair. (Winter)
3. Proposal to Faculty Council by Department Chair. (Winter)
4. Faculty Council vote and recommendation to the SOM Dean. (early Spring)
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Overview of the Process of Promotion and Tenure
1. Proposal to Departmental APT Committee by applicant/Division Director. (Fall)
2. Departmental APT Committee vote and recommendation to Department Chair. (Winter)
3. Proposal to Faculty Council by Department Chair. (Winter)
4. Faculty Council vote and recommendation to the SOM Dean. (Spring)
5. Proposal to the Provost by the SOM Dean and fromProvost to the UAB President. (Spring/Summer)
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Overview of the Process of Promotion and Tenure
1. Proposal to Departmental APT Committee by applicant/Division Director. (Fall)
2. Departmental APT Committee vote and recommendation to Department Chair. (Winter)
3. Proposal to Faculty Council by Department Chair. (Winter)
4. Faculty Council vote and recommendation to the SOM Dean. (Spring)
5. Proposal to the Provost by the SOM Dean and fromProvost to the UAB President. (Spring/Summer)
6. Decision by the UAB President and award. (early Fall)
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Who Can Help You?
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Who Can Help You?
• Division Director/Department Chair or their designate(s)
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Who Can Help You?
• Division Director/Department Chair or their designate(s)
• Departmental APT Committee, in particular the Chair
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Who Can Help You?
• Division Director/Department Chair or their designate(s)
• Departmental APT Committee, in particular the Chair
• Dean Nelson and her office
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Who Can Help You?
• Division Director/Department Chair or their designate(s)
• Departmental APT Committee, in particular the Chair
• Dean Nelson and her office
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What Can You Do Now?
• Communicate with your Chair about career goals
• Update your CV on a regular basis – document all notable activities