Promotion and Tenure Considerations in Engineering

1. Promotion and Tenure Considerations in Engineering Presentation at the National Science Foundation Minority Faculty Development Workshop August 1, 2006 Nino A. Masnari, Dean of Engineering North Carolina State University

2. Promotion and Tenure • Teaching and Knowledge Dissemination • Research and Knowledge Creation • Service and Outreach Activities

3. Teaching Assessment • Basic considerations • Development of new courses • Improvement of existing courses • Contributions to curricula • Teaching quality • Organization and presentation (student evaluations, peer assessment) • Interactions with students (office hours, responsiveness to concerns, etc) • Scholarly contributions • Scholarly teaching publications in academic journals (ASEE, Prof Societies)

4. Research – Types of Opportunities • Grant – submit your best original ideas • Contract – agreement to execute and deliver a particular agenda of work (government agency or industry) • Consulting – hired expert, proprietary discussions (can’t usually publish, but can be the basis for studying fundamental problems)

5. Research Assessment • Ability to compete for research awards • Contributions to knowledge advancement • Publications and conference presentations • Refereed journals • Conference proceedings • Invited talks • Mentoring and direction of graduate students • Intellectual Property (IP) generation • Multi-investigator/cross disciplinary collaborations

6. Service and Outreach • Institutional committee involvement(department/college/university) • Professional Society involvement(paper reviewer, editorial board, society board member, etc) • Conference participation(organizer, executive committee, conference chair, session chair, etc) • Government agency involvement(proposal panels, proposal reviewer, etc) • Involvement with industry(consultant, research collaborations, invited talks, etc)

7. Setting and Prioritizing Goals and Objectives • NSF CAREER proposal – ASAP • Develop relationship with effective mentor • Minimize early committee involvement • Negotiate for reduced initial teaching load • Look for collaborations - internal & external • Learn how the system works(proposal processing, department & college priorities, visits to funding agencies and industry, etc) • Develop understanding with department head & senior faculty re: mutual expectations

8. Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Process • RPT Process varies between Institutions (but fundamental principles basically the same) • Develop understanding of your institution’s process • Talk with and seek advice of senior faculty and recently promoted faculty

9. NC State Approach to New Engineering Faculty Hires • Week long New Faculty Workshop • Active involvement of lead administrators and successful faculty • Teaching • Research • Professional development • Do’s and Don'ts • Mentor assignment • Encouragement of collaborations

10. NC State RPT Procedure – Department • Department level • Mandatory and non-mandatory cases identified • Candidate prepares dossier • Departmental Voting Faculty (DVF) reviews; non-mandatory may be self- or DVF-selected • DVF evaluation(written assessment, formal vote) • Department Head evaluation(written assessment, specific recommendation) • Candidate(five days to provide written response) • Dossier goes forward to College (note: only the candidate can withdraw the application)

11. NC State RPT Procedure - College • College Reappointment, Promotion, & Tenure Committee (CRPTC) evaluation (objective written assessment, formal vote) • Dean evaluation(objective written assessment, specific recommendation) • Meetings with department head and DVF representative prior to vote & recommendation if questions or concerns • Candidate(five days for written response) • Dossier goes forward to University/Provost

12. NC State RPT Procedure - University • University RPT Committee (URPTC) reviews Dossier to ensure compliance with procedures • Provost/Chancellor/Vice Chancellors Committee involvement • Review Dossiers • Invite Deans to meet to discuss cases • Final decision rendered by Provost