what’s all this fuss about promotion & tenure?
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What’s All This Fuss About Promotion & Tenure?. Sandra Burge, Ph.D. Dept. Family & Community Medicine. What is the Purpose of a University?. Teaching Research Service. What is Academia? . Community of scholars who demonstrate excellence in teaching research service - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What’s All This FussWhat’s All This FussAbout Promotion & Tenure?About Promotion & Tenure?
Sandra Burge, Ph.D.Dept. Family & Community Medicine
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What is the Purpose of a University?
• Teaching• Research • Service
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What is Academia?
• Community of scholars• who demonstrate excellence in
– teaching – research– service
with expertise built by peer review.
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What is Academia?
• Community of scholars• who demonstrate excellence in
– teaching – research– service
with expertise built by peer review.
THIS is Scholars
hip!
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What is Promotion?
• Assistant Professor• Associate Professor• Professor
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What is Tenure?
• University recognition of value & commitment to the faculty.
• Protections awarded after faculty have demonstrated their value to the institution.
• Designed to protect academic freedom.
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Tenure at UTHSCSA• Tenure-track should be negotiated with
Dept Chair, when you are offered a position. • Full-time faculty only • 3-9 year probationary period• Usually sought with promotion to Associate
Professor• Requires recommendation from Dept Chair
& Dept P&T Committee
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Tenure at UTHSCSA• What does it take to get tenure?
– Exceptional competence & scholarly achievement– Original accomplishments and sustained
performance in 2 of 3 missions – Recognized as outstanding by one’s peers, both
inside and outside the institution– Local, state, national and international recognition– And/ or unique value to the institution
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Two-Track System
• UTHSCSA has two tracks for promotion, with different requirements for each track.
• Tenure track• Non-tenure track
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Promotion & Tenure at UTHSCSAAssistant to Associate Professor
• Tenure Track– Strengths in 2 missions– Developing national
reputation (peer recognition)
– Scholarly achievements
• NonTenure Track– Strength in 1 mission– Developing reputation
within institution (peer recognition)
– Scholarly achievements
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Promotion & Tenure at UTHSCSAAssociate to Full Professor
• Tenure Track– Strengths in 2 missions– Established national or
international reputation – Sustained scholarly
achievements
• NonTenure Track– Strength in 1 mission– Established extramural
reputation – Sustained scholarly
achievements
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Can You Change Tracks?• Yes - See Handbook of Operating Procedures, Policies 3.4.1 & 3.7.3
– At mid-term review, 3-5 years from initial appointment– When changing departments– If tenure is denied, the chair may appoint that faculty to a
nontenured position.– When employment is terminated, tenure is terminated – When moving from full-time to part-time, tenure is
terminated
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Excellence in Teaching• Responsible for a course or a curriculum, “Course Director”• Excellent student & faculty evaluations• Teaching awards• Innovations in teaching methods• Continuing education speaker• Exemplary scientist or clinician = role model• Student advising; supervising dissertations• Publications: text books, chapters, journal articles about
teaching, software, online or electronic materials• Letters of support from students
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Excellence in Research• Publications in refereed journals• Presentations at professional meetings• Grants for research• Sustained activity • Independent investigations (PI)• Serves on dissertation committees• Serves on grant review committees
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Excellence in Service• Staff responsibility for a specific area of patient care• Key administrative role in patient care, research, or teaching
(or dept/division)• Serves on institutional committees (chair)• Service to the profession:
– Professional society committees or offices, grant review committees, editorial boards, reviews for journals
• Consultant, visiting professor• Community service
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Tips:• YOU are responsible for your academic advancement!• Document EVERYTHING you do!
– Keep a file– Community work counts!
• For recognition within the Department, volunteer for committees; give talks about your work; collaborate
• For recognition outside the Department, volunteer for committees; join interest groups; give talks about your work
• Teaching, Research, Service should be related to each other
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