CON Standards and Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure for Academic Rank: Difference between revisions

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Each year a set of guidelines is published by the UNMC that describes the types of documentation and set limits for the length of narrative to be included in the recommendation document. A faculty member seeking promotion or continuous appointment should refer to the current UNMC guidelines document and dates for submitting materials.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UNMC Transmittal Form:''' This is the form found in Appendix A of the UNMC Guidelines. The faculty member is encouraged to discuss promotion with their immediate supervisor. The supervisor (i.e., division assistant dean) must make a recommendation and sign this form. </p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Division Assistant Dean/Supervisor Letter:''' There must be a letter of recommendation following a comprehensive evaluation of the applicant. The letter reflects the division assistant dean/supervisor recommendation on the UNMC transmittal form.  When the applicant is being recommended for tenure, associate professor or professor, the division assistant dean’s letter should identify the areas of academic endeavor (i.e., teaching, scholarly activity, and/or professional service) upon which the recommendation is based. The division assistant dean/supervisor’s letter should contain a summary of teaching evaluations by professional students and graduate students. </p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">In the case of a faculty member who also holds an administration position and is seeking promotion and/or tenure, the chair of the P&T Committee will determine in consultation with the Dean of the CON, an appropriate individual to write the letter of support. It is not the applicant’s decision to select who will write their letter.</p>

<li style="margin-left:2em;">Listing of lectures given in team-taught courses <span style="text-decoration:underline;">(include number of lectures)</span></li>

<li style="margin-left:2em;">Information on teaching of graduate students, especially as pertains to supervision of thesis and dissertation research. (Doctoral dissertations, master’s theses or projects, pre-doctoral fellowships sponsored (e.g., F31, T32), Post-doctoral fellowships sponsored (e.g. F32, T32, K01). </li>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Narratives:''' The narratives must summarize the accomplishments for each of the 3 areas: teaching, scholarly activity, and professional service. The narratives should not exceed 2 pages for each area of accomplishment.  See below for the Guideline for Developing the Narratives.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Potential External Reviewers:'''  The applicant must complete a "Contact Information for External Review Form for Academic Rank P&T for seven individuals who have expertise in their areas of strength. This form can be found at https://www.unmc.edu/nursing/faculty/faculty-promotion-and-tenure.html.  Each of the 7 forms must be completed by the applicant and submitted to the chair of the CON P&T by the specified deadline date. Suggested external reviewers must be outside the University of Nebraska system and cannot be a recent or current collaborator, consultant, mentor or someone with whom the faculty member has another close professional or personal relationship. For reviewers in academia, reviewers must be at the requested academic rank higher that the applicant’s current level or equivalent if at professor rank. The applicant must also sign the “External Letters of Review Waiver For Faculty Promotion” to indicate whether they waive or retain the right to review external review letters. (Waiver form can be found at Promotion and Tenure webpage)</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Copies of Publications'''. Candidates for promotion should submit copies of not more than five (5) of the most important publications which that are published or accepted for publication since their last promotion. Candidates for TENURE also should submit copies of not more than five (5) of the most important publications. If these publications serve as the basis for excellence in scholarly activity, these should be a primary focus of the written narrative on scholarly activity.</p>