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Achieving Tenure and Promotion

Achieving Tenure and Promotion. Kyle Harper Senior Vice President and Provost. University of Oklahoma, Spring 2016. Recruiting and Hiring.

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Achieving Tenure and Promotion

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  1. Achieving Tenure and Promotion Kyle Harper Senior Vice President and Provost University of Oklahoma, Spring 2016

  2. Recruiting and Hiring • OU seeks to hire tenure track faculty who understand and enjoy their roles as scholars, teachers, and colleagues; these faculty have responsibilities for teaching, for research/creative activity and for service. • Renewable term faculty • Research faculty

  3. Probationary Period JUNE • Tenure-track position • Length of the probationary period is noted in your job offer letter. • Generally 6 years w/o prior job experience at the rank of Assistant Professor. • Evaluation for T/P occurs during the 6th year. • Dossier preparation during the summer after the 5th year.

  4. Performance Evaluation DuringProbationary Period • Annual faculty evaluation (January) for the prior calendar’s year activities- Mini vita prepared by the faculty member and Provost’s form for summarizing evaluation of performance by committee A. • Annual progress-towards-tenure letter which reviews your entire probationary period to date prepared by the academic chair/director. • Some colleges have three-year review which can include external evaluators.

  5. Know the T/P Criteria • Faculty Handbook • Reread section 3.2.2, “Academic Responsibility” annually • Reread section 3.3, “Faculty Accountability” annually • Reread section 3.7, “Faculty Tenure” annually • Reread section 3.13.3, “Advancement in Rank” annually • College and Department/School Level Guidelines • Reread your academic department, schoolor division’s criteria for achieving tenureand promotion

  6. Resources to Assist You Duringthe Probationary Period Vice Provost for Faculty Development WritingCenter Office of Assessement Center for Research Program Development & Enrichment FacultyMentor Center forTeaching Excellence

  7. Special Circumstances • Requests to extend the probationary period for tenure, section 3.7.3 (H) of the Faculty Handbook • Extenuating Circumstances – Family or personal • Child-bearing • Seek advice from the unit Director and Dean first before formally requesting an extension.

  8. A Note… • Academic tenure is not the ultimate goal.It is not a routine award either. • It is… • A milestone on one’s career path. • Confirmation of professional competenceand performance. • A stamp of approval of one’s contribution to the mission of the university. • Next milestone – Promotion to Full Professor • Every 5 years – Post-tenure Review (FH 3.7.6)

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