Sharing My Story : Getting a Tenure-Track Faculty Job and a Tenure in a Major Research University Hee Yun Lee, Ph.D., LCSW Associate Professor School of.

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Sharing My Story : Getting a Tenure-Track Faculty Job and a Tenure in a Major Research University Hee Yun Lee, Ph.D., LCSW Associate Professor School of Social Work University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

AGENDA How to get an academic job –Research/Teaching/Services –Cover letter –Job Talk How to get a tenure –Research/Teaching/Services –Grant funding –Relationship

Academic Job: RESEARCH

Academic Job: Research Peer reviewed articles –The most important thing –At least 3-4 manuscripts in press –2-3 manuscripts under review –First author preferred but not required –High impact journal may be impressive, but not necessary

Academic Job: Research Doctoral dissertation fellowship –Great to have this fellowship –75% of award rate at U of M doctoral dissertation fellowship –NIH and several foundations have pre- doctoral level fellowships

Academic Job: Research Legal status is a barrier to get fellowship: Get a green card first! –You will get more options to apply Hartford doctoral fellows program –Changed my academic life!!!

Academic Job: Research Post-Doc Program (at least two years) –Strongly recommend –Now it is a trend in social science –Time to publish manuscripts –Opportunity to write research proposals (e.g., PI, Co-PI, Co-I)

Academic Job: Research Research assistantship Work as a research assistant Volunteer first, if no position available Show your “extreme” hard work and high quality performance You will get hired! Work with assistant professors who have to publish

Academic Job: TEACHING

Teaching assistantship –Try to be a teaching assistant for 3-4 classes –Search independent instructor positions at local colleges or universities (e.g., Augsburg college, U of St Thomas, etc.) –Find teaching mentor –Attend teaching workshop or training at U of M Academic Job: Teaching

Academic Job: Cover Letter & Interviews

Cover Letter Tailor to each school’s position –Teaching school: Stress more about teaching philosophy or experiences –Research school: Describe more about research activities and productivity –Recommendation letters should be also tailored to each school

Curriculum Vitae (CV) Very important! Update regularly! Search committee reviews CV first and drop the application if not meeting the standard Research school looks at publication and grant awards (e.g., dissertation fellowship)

Job Talk and Onsite Interview It takes 2-3 days! Evaluation started from the moment of picked up at the MSP airport to dropping off at the MSP airport again Meeting with faculty, staff, and students Be yourself! Job offer and negotiation…

Getting a Tenure in a Major Research University

Getting a Tenure: Research Sorry to say this but it is REALLY hard to get a tenure in social science Publication is the life of junior faculty. The more is the better (no magic number) When reviewing tenure dossier, we count the # of peer reviewed articles published (or in press) and the journal’s quality

Getting a Tenure: Research Now we also look at Impact Factor of each journal It takes 2-3 years to publish just one article (or even worse) Junior faculty with post-doc fellowship has already 5-6 articles (even 17 articles!)  easy game for her/him

Getting a Tenure: Research Need to have international research projects –Not a must but we look for it Research presentations –Not important as much as publications –But this presentation will lead you to publications

Tips to Get more Publications Form a research team to write together –Write articles or grant proposals with colleagues/PhD students at the department –Collaborate with colleagues outside department –The research team should have 2-3 senior level research mentors who can share their expertise in article and grant writings.

Tips to Get more Publications Receive grant awards as early as possible. –Pilot research grant funding at the Univ. –Career development award: NIH K-Award –University level K-Award: CTSI KL2 Scholar Hartford Geriatric Scholar Program: Extremely helpful for my tenure achievement

Tips to Get more Publications The grant funding will provide: –Research assistants for your projects –Buy out your courses –Able to make your own research team (e.g., editor, statistician, etc.) – Bring you to a larger scale research grant application later

Getting a Tenure: TEACHING

Getting a Tenure: Teaching 2 and 2 teaching load at master level Very important to get good teaching evaluation First 1-2 years  You will struggle a bit, but it will get better. Relationship is important Make yourself available for students

Getting a Tenure: Teaching In general, 2-3 course developments Make 3-4 sessions purely online-based Work with Teaching Technology team Attend teaching workshops—show your efforts to improve your teaching

Getting a Tenure: Teaching Invite senior faculty to provide teaching evaluation for each course per semester Master/PhD advisees: typically 2-3 for PhD and ~10 for Master students Write articles with PhD/master students

Getting a Tenure: Services Committee works: Assign 3-4 committees to a junior faculty Community service: Serve as a board member at agency or state government Involve in college or university level committee work Activities at international level recommended

Path to Tenured Faculty Grant Awards

Hard work always pays off!!!

Good luck on your journey!!!

Question & Answer Contact Hee Yun Lee, PhD, LCSW