Transcript MUSC Faculty Senate Promotion and Tenure Workshop October 27, 2011 Workshop Outline • Overview of Promotion and Tenure • Roger White, PharmD • Comments from Panel •

MUSC Faculty Senate
Promotion and Tenure
Workshop
October 27, 2011
Workshop Outline
• Overview of Promotion and Tenure
• Roger White, PharmD
• Comments from Panel
• Experiences with the process
• Recommendations for candidates
• Questions from the Audience
Promotion and Tenure
• Promotion is based on accomplishments and
contributions.
• Tenure is based on projected future
contributions to the institution.
Tenure?
According to the MUSC Faculty Handbook section
6.04 (Faculty Tenure):
“Tenure shall be the assurance of continuous
appointment to a particular faculty rank, with
continuation of salary commensurate with the
rank, as long as duties are performed in
accordance with accepted standards,…”
MUSC Faculty Handbook section 6.04 (cont.)
• “…subject to termination for cause, upon retirement,
on account of financial exigency, or the change or
abolition of institutional programs.”
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• “Tenure rests in the college or department of primary
appointment only.”
• “The initial letter of appointment and/or contract and
annual renewals shall specify status with regard to
tenure.”
Criteria for Tenure?
According to the MUSC Faculty Handbook section
6.04a:
“The faculty member must demonstrate
competence and promise of long-term usefulness
to the missions and programs of the University to
be considered for tenure…”
Possible New Criteria for Tenure
• Interdisciplinary and inter-professional
initiatives (teaching, research, service)
• Entrepreneurship
• Collaborations
Myths About Promotion and Tenure
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When I was your age….
I just got tenure, so here’s how to do it…
They don’t read it, they just count stuff…
Just keep pumping out stuff from your
dissertation…
• “Engagement doesn't count, just research (and
maybe teaching)….
• Administrators want to deny tenure whenever they
can …
• It doesn’t really mean anything anyway…
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Criteria for Evaluation
• Teaching
• Didactic
• Experiential
• Service
• Administrative
• Clinical
• Research
• Funding
• Publications
Criteria for Evaluation
• Teaching
• Didactic
• Professional vs Graduate Programs
• Lecture hours/Course coordination
• Student Evaluations
• Peer Evaluations
• Experiential
• Usually simultaneous with clinical activities
• Fewer evaluations
• Graduate students/Post-docs
Criteria for Evaluation
• Service
• Administrative
• Administrative Position
• MUSC Committees (Dept, College, University)
• Professional Organizations
• Other
• Clinical
• Percent Effort (Clinician/Educator)
• Evaluation difficult for chairs/committee
Criteria for Evaluation
• Research
• Funding
• Source: NIH/Federal vs Other
• Amount (% Effort)
• Publications
• Peer reviewed vs Non peer-reviewed
• Original research vs. reviews/chapters
• Do publications from previous institutions
count?
• Quantity (number often not stated)
• Quality (journal impact factor?, other’s
impressions)
Promotion and Tenure Policy Issues
• Promotion and Tenure are separate processes at
MUSC
• Tenure/Promotion Clock
• “Up or Out” policy
• Can apply to promotion or tenure
• Usual application is after 5th year
• Time “off the clock”
• Parenthood
• Medical leave
Promotion and Tenure Process
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Annual Evaluations
3 year Review
Application for Promotion/Tenure
Chair Evaluation
Department APT Committee
College APT Committee
University APT Committee
Board of Trustees
Post-tenure Review
Chairs Responsibilities
• Structure work-life for success
–Teaching assignment
–Research assistance
–Financial and resource support
–Protection time
• Use fair informal and formal faculty reviews
• Meaningful annual review letters
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Important Documents
• Faculty Handbook
• Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
• Post-tenure Review Process
• Annual Faculty Contracts
• Annual Faculty Evaluation
• Teaching Evaluations/Portfolio
• Internal
• External
• Letters of recommendation
• Curriculum vitae
Dossier Materials
• Letters
– Dean
– College Advisory Committee
– Chair
– Directors of Centers, Institutes or other
departments
– Tenured faculty of same rank or higher
– Faculty outside department
– External – candidate and Chair recommendations
– Students
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Dossier Materials
• Performance Materials
–Updated CV
–Annual Evaluations since last promotion or
appointment
–Teaching Portfolio
–Creative Productivity
–Grants & Contract Information
–Professional Status and Activity
–University & Public Service Information
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Dossier Materials
• Administrative Information
–APT Procedures
–Distribution of effort since last promotion or
appointment
–Job description and Approval Letter
–If Joint appointment, discussion of promotion
plan with the Department Chair/Center
Director is needed
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MUSC Promotion Process
Department
AP&T
Consultation
Department
Chair
College
Dean
College
AP&T
VPAA &
Provost
University
AP&T
President
Board of
Trustees
A Typical Academic Progression
Tenure typically is considered between
Associate Professor and Professor designations,
but can be considered at other times.
MUSC Tenure Process
Department
AP&T
Consultation
Department
Chair
College
Dean
College
AP&T
VPAA &
Provost
University
AP&T
President
Board of
Trustees
Post-tenure Review Process
When it gets difficult
• Appointment letter states expectations but the
activities don’t match
• Distribution of effort doesn’t reflect activities
• Annual reviews are not consistent with other
materials
• Dean – Chair – Faculty Disagree
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How Does One Maximize the Chances
of Obtaining Tenure?
• Make your accomplishments visible, tangible,
quantifiable, locally and nationally.
• Perform consistently. Improve.
• Establish independence, but balance with
collegiality.
• Find a niche, establish your name in an area.
How Does One Maximize the Chances
of Obtaining Tenure?
• Understand “the rules”.
• Make it a “no-brainer” for your Chair.
• Work with your Chair to align your interests
with the needs of your department.
• Set short and long term goals.
• Get a mentor, and work with them.
Selecting a Mentor
• Available for regular consultations and review
of progress
• Knowledgeable of promotion & tenure process
for your discipline
• Comfortable communication
• Possible collaborator but not always necessary
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Utilizing a Mentor
•Meet with your mentor often.
•Listen to them. Encourage unvarnished honesty.
•Show them your grant applications, teaching
materials, tangible scholarship and manuscripts.
•Solicit their advocacy.
Take a Hard Look at your CV
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Organization.
Identity with a scholarly area.
Presentation.
Can the reader quickly pick out your most
noteworthy accomplishments?
• Scholarship, service/clinical care, teaching,
mentorship, science.
• National and local visibility.
Independence
• Necessary for tenure.
• Tricky to develop independence in a mentored
environment.
• Must develop a reputation that is clearly distinct from
your mentor.
• R01 (or national award) is one of the best ways to
establish independence.
• Editorial boards, Study Section memberships,
National policy, advisory or accrediting boards.
National teaching awards.