The Tenure Process: Internal

1. The Tenure Process: Internal • Establish an independent program with a clear focus that is innovative and takes advantage of our resources here at NCI and NIH • Ask questions that are biologically interesting and relevant • Don’t do experiments because they CAN be done--ask what are the most interesting questions that NEED to be answered • Avoid MPU’s (minimal publishable units)

2. The Tenure Process: External • Develop interactions with investigators outside your lab: NIH interest groups, CCR faculties & working groups, NCI Spores • Establish national/international reputation by attending conferences: AACR, FASEB, ASH, Genetics/Genomics • Say yes to Grant Reviews, Study Sections • Serve on Editorial Boards

3. CAB & CCR: For Incoming TT Orientation of TT & Lab Chief First Month • Office of Scientific Programs • Site Visits, Promotions, Reporting • Gretchen White & RaeJean Hermanson (TT Contacts) • L. Rockwood, G. Kidd, A. Mackey • Office of the Director, CCR • Seientific Directors: Robert Wiltrout, Lee Helman • Associate Dir. Of Science: Michelle Bennett • Deputies: Douglas Lowy, Larry Samelson, • Jeffrey Strathern, Mark Udey

4. For Incoming TT Orientation of TT & Lab Chief • Office of Training and Education • Jonathan Wiest, Vi Black, Terry Moody • Office of Scientific Technology & Partnerships • David Goldstein, Shoshana Segal • Office of Information Technology • Jeff Shilling • Office of Communications • Sue Fox, Dale Feuer, Donna Kerrigan

5. Secondary Mentor or Advisory Committee YEAR ONE • Identify a Secondary Mentor • or • Establish an Advisory Committee

6. Annual Tenure Track Evaluation YEARLY • Lab Chief writes a formal evaluation each • year in conjunction with the lab budget meeting. • These evaluations are shared with the • Deputy Director assigned to your lab, and the • Office of Training and Education. • If serious issues are raised, meetings with • appropriate Senior Staff will be scheduled.

7. Site Visit or Advisory Committee Meeting YEAR TWO • Timing is everything… • A site visit at year 2 or 3 is ideal timing for the • tenure track clock • Suggested Advisory Committee Meeting if the site visit • cycle does not comply with your tenure clock; the • earlier that you get feedback, the better • Purpose: Critical feedback/evaluation of current • and future plans

8. Visibility LIFETIME • Establish your Identity with a Scientific • Community • Participate in Meetings and Workshops

9. Ready for Tenure: The Paper Trail YEAR 6 • Several high impact papers published in top • tier journals • Endorsement of your research program by Site Visit • Teams and Boards of Scientific Counselors (2x); • Must go up for tenure within 2 years of your • BSC report • Great Letters of Recommendation from • Non-Collaborators

10. Institute Review Office: NCI Office of the Director • Abby Sandler • Florence Farber • Brian Wojick • Leslie Loomis

11. Site Visit Timeline (2 required for tenure; second site visit must occur within 2 years of promotion) Institute Review Office & CCR -3 mo. -2.5 mo. -10-12 mo. Budget Pages, Pre-Site Visit Site Visit Detailed Site Practice Site Animal Numbers, Information Orientation Visit Write-up Visit Talk Personnel, Resource Requests Conflict of Interest FOCUS March 2-3 wks 1 mo. later July + 2 mo. later Ground 0 Final Plan 1 mo. later Nov Measured Site Visit Site Visit BSC Mtg BSC Final Site Visit Response Report Recommendation Implementation to Site Visit comes back Plan Report for the BSC to consider