Renée TaylorPanelists:

PROMOTION AND TENURE

Juan Carlos Campuzano, Distinguished Professor of PhysicsLarry Danziger, Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Julia Fish, Professor of Studio ArtsMatthew Gaynor, Associate Professor of Graphic Design

Dave Hilbert, Professor of PhilosophyTim Murphy, Professor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science

Terri Thorkildsen, Professor of Educational PsychologyDavid Ucker, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

1. Establishing Impact

2. Promotion and Tenure Process

3. Beginning Early

4. The Mid-Probationary Review

5. Campus P&T Committee

6. Preparing the Dossier

7. Finding a Mentor(s)

8. Balance

9. Politics

Objectives

• UIC is a research-intensive university• Impact is determined by peer review and

a public presence within one’s discipline– Peer-Reviewed Publications/Books– Funded Research or Scholarship (Grants,

Contracts, Funded/Prestigious Scholarly Awards)

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLETHE ROLE OF IMPACT IN TENURE

Candidate contributes to the preparation of the non-evaluative aspects of the papers.Head of the Department/Paper PreparerDepartment Committee VotesHead of Department Endorses/Denies

College Committees (P&T and Executive) VoteDean of the College Endorses/Denies

• Note: joint appointments

Departmental and College Process

• Campus P & T Committee• Provost + Dean of the Graduate

College• Appeal (if made)• Chancellor• Board of Trustees• http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/pt.html

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLECampus Process

• Departmental Norms & College Norms• Read through a blank dossier (forms)• Meet with your Department Head/Chair• Seek and receive mentoring

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLEBegin Your Preparation Early

• Typically Conducted in the Spring of the T3 Year

• Should show a positive trajectory• Outcome of the review shared with assistant

professor, kept in department and college file, and forwarded (with the signature of the Dean) to the Office of VCAA, and will be included in the P&T dossier

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLEMID-PROBATIONARY REVIEW

Non-evaluative Evaluative

Dossier

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLEPREPARING YOUR DOSSIER

– Candidate provides materials for dossier: in spring, with the support of the department head,

– Candidate reviews and acknowledges the factual elements of the dossier

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLENON EVALUATIVE COMPONENTS

• External reviewers (letters)– 5-8– Candidates may submit of a list of inappropriate

referees– Materials sent to reviewers

• C.V.• Sample of recent publication and works in press • Research statement

– Collaborators can articulate the contribution of the candidate in joint work

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• Statement and endorsement from Unit Executive Officer (Head or Chair)

• Statement and endorsement from Dean

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLEEVALUATIVE COMPONENTS

• Impact of scholarship/scientific contributions• Teaching contributions• Service contributions

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLEDEPARTMENTAL AND COLLEGE NORMS AND BYLAWS

• Campus policy is that each College must have a mentoring program

• Senior faculty to mentor junior faculty • Approach the VPFA office if you do not feel

you have access to adequate/optimal mentoring

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLEFINDING A MENTOR

• Pursuit of tenure may intrude on one’s personal life (Perlmutter, 2010)

• When is imbalance acceptable/tolerable & when is it not?

• Learning to set limits, when appropriate.

CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLEBALANCING PROFESSIONAL AND

PERSONAL LIVES

– Tenure rollbackhttp://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/Docs/302-TenureRollback_04-2009_FINAL.pdf

– Tenure holdhttp://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/Docs/303-Tenure%20Hold_FINAL%20Policy-MAAPP_RevisedJuly%202009.pdf

– Modified teaching duties http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/Docs/501-Modified%20Teaching%20Duties_MAAPP_Revd_Aug%202009.pdf

NEW CHILD, FAMILY ILLNESS, AND MEDICAL ISSUES

“Sitting down with a young and brilliant mathematician, I asked what he thought were his biggest problems…instead of describing difficulties with equations…he lamented that (a) his GA wasn’t completing his tasks on time, (b) his department head didn’t seem to care if junior faculty obtained grants, and (c) a senior professor kept glaring at him in faculty meetings.” – David Perlmutter, p.1

POLITICS

• Right after tenure/promotion?• Two to three years after being promoted and/or

receiving tenure, update promotion and tenure documents

• Meet with department head/chair in mid- spring to summarize progress

• Importance of wider presence/recognition (international)• Importance of leadership & a “signature”

(scientific/scholarly, teaching/mentoring, service)

MID-CAREER PROMOTION

Highlight accomplishments since last promotion

o New courseso New grants and grant expenditureso New papers/bookso M.S. and Ph.D. students graduated and

their placement o Impact of the researcho Continuity of scholarship (&/or funding)

MID-CAREER PROMOTION

Lang, J.M. (2005). Life on the Tenure Track. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Perlmutter, D.D. (2010). Promotion and Tenure Confidential. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Rockquemore, K.A., Laszloffy T. (2008) The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure--Without Losing Your Soul, Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Tam, M.S. (2012). UIC Promotion and Tenure Workshop Slides

REFERENCES & RESOURCES