University of Nebraska Medical Center

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

Page Discussion

CON Standards and Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure for Academic Rank (view source)

Revision as of 16:15, December 8, 2023

75 bytes removed ,  December 8, 2023
→‎Guidelines for Submitting Academic Track Promotion Document
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Line 269: Line 269:
===Guidelines for Submitting Academic Track Promotion Document===
===Guidelines for Submitting Academic Track Promotion Document===
<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;">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;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CON Procedure for Submitting Academic Promotion and Tenure Document</span><br />
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''CON Procedure for Submitting Academic Promotion and Tenure Document'''<br />
The following summary provides procedural descriptions to assist faculty with developing their Academic Track Promotion document. The five sections of the document are: 1) UNMC Transmittal Form (Appendix A UNMC Guidelines), 2) Division Assistant Dean/Supervisor’s Letter, 3) Curriculum Vitae, 4) Narratives and 5) External Letters of Support. See Guidelines for Submitting Application below.
The following summary provides procedural descriptions to assist faculty with developing their Academic Track Promotion document. The five sections of the document are: 1) UNMC Transmittal Form (Appendix A UNMC Guidelines), 2) Division Assistant Dean/Supervisor’s Letter, 3) Curriculum Vitae, 4) Narratives and 5) External Letters of Support. See Guidelines for Submitting Application below.
</p>
</p>
Line 275: Line 275:
<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;">'''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>
<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>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Curriculum Vitae:''' All candidates must submit a current curriculum vitae in the specified format in Appendices B and C of the '''UNMC Guidelines for P&amp;T''' along with the summary narratives of accomplishments. Appendix B details the categories and order for the vitae that should be consistent with your current CON curriculum vitae. Appendix C states that you are to include for the last two calendar years the following information:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">'''3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Curriculum Vitae:''' All candidates must submit a current curriculum vitae in the specified format in Appendices B and C of the UNMC Guidelines for P&amp;T along with the summary narratives of accomplishments. Appendix B details the categories and order for the vitae that should be consistent with your current CON curriculum vitae. Appendix C states that you are to include for the last two calendar years the following information:</p>
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px; list-style-type: lower-alpha;max-width:70em !important;">
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px; list-style-type: lower-alpha;max-width:70em !important;">
<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;">Listing of lectures given in team-taught courses <span style="text-decoration:underline;">(include number of lectures)</span></li>
Line 285: Line 285:
<li style="margin-left:2em;">Course/lecture/training evaluation materials and outcome assessments</li>
<li style="margin-left:2em;">Course/lecture/training evaluation materials and outcome assessments</li>
</ol>
</ol>
<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;">'''4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Narratives:''' The narratives must summarize the accomplishments for each of the 3 areas: teaching, scholarly activity, and professional service. The 3 separate narratives should not exceed two pages for each area of accomplishment. See below for the guidelines 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;">'''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 the Promotion and Tenure webpage.  Each of the seven 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 than 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>
<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>


===Guidelines for Developing the Narrative Part for Academic Promotion and Tenure Application===
===Guidelines for Developing the Narrative Part for Academic Promotion and Tenure Application===
Retrieved from "https://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php/Special:MobileDiff/14756"