Career Paths: Expectations and Evaluations Think, Pair, Share . . . What do you think you need to do to succeed at IUSB? 9.4.2015
How to succeed at IU South Bend
The 3 “Buckets” of Academic Life Service Scholarship/Creative activity (not lecturers) Teaching
Sometimes overlap What are you doing? Planning to do?
Gwynn tries for tenure
To succeed . . . Do it well Document it Display it
What’s the big deal? Raises Awards Reappointments & Promotions
How do you move up? Promotion, Tenure, and Reappointment (PTR) Reappointment Review Reviewed about every year Committees and administrators at several levels In sixth year, reviewed for promotion (and tenure) Visitors are temporary (but can apply for open positions)
What is your rank?
Faculty Ranks Entry title Assistant Professor Clinical Assistant Professor Lecturer or Clinical Lecturer Visiting Associate Faculty Path Tenure Track Fulltime Continuing Fulltime Continuing Fulltime Temporary Part-Time Degree Ph.D. or terminal degree Master’s or higher* Master’s or higher Role Teaching & scholarship Teaching Promotion after 6 years** Associate Professor with tenure/ Then (Full) Professor Clinical Associate Professor with long-term contract /Then Clinical (Full) Professor Senior Lecturer with long-term contract Hired into a different rank or leave Merit Status Associate Faculty *Need doctorate for Clinical Full Prof **Clinicals hired before 2015-16 can wait until 2020. Note confusion: Associate Faculty (part-time) Associate Professor (full-time, tenured) Clinical Associate Professor (full-time, promoted but not tenured)
Remember . . . Units vary Things change Ask your Chair or Dean!
Expectations for promotion Tenure-track Asst. Clinical Assistant Lecturer Asso. faculty Teaching Must be satisfactory* (3 classes/semester or 75% time) Must be excellent (3-4 classes/semester or 75-100% of time) (4 classes/semester or 100% time) Scholarship/Creative activities (25% time) Must be satisfactory (local/state level or doctoral progress) Not required Not required* Service Must be satisfactory (No time given unless major role) Comments *Either Teaching or Scholarship must be excellent Teaching must be excellent. Scholarship and service must be satisfactory. Teaching must be excellent and service satisfactory. *Either scholarship or service must be satisfactory What is satisfactory? What is excellent? Check with your unit!
Get the unit PTR statement! Get the one from when you were hired. Get dept. AND school statement, if you are in dept. If it changes before you go up, you may use the original one or the new one.
Lecturers Satisfactory Excellence Not needed
Tenure-Track Teaching excellence Satisfactory Excellence Satisfactory
Tenure track: Research excellence Satisfactory Satisfactory Excellence
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Frequent evaluation Reappointment Annual Evaluation Purpose Renew your contract Document what you have done Get feedback Determine merit raise When materials are due YR 2, then periodically until promoted. Changing dates (ask chair) Every January from now until you retire. What is due Dossier (or small packet in some units) Faculty Annual Report (One.IU); pubs; evals; vita Time considered Time since arrival at IUSB Past calendar year Criteria Potential for promotion, given timeline What was actually accomplished last year Who decides PTR levels Chair; Dean Outcomes Reappoint Reappoint with reservations Do not reappoint (still have one year on contract) Annual evaluation report Raise
Remember . . . Units vary Things change Ask your Chair or Dean!
PTR Levels of Review (Department chair & tenured faculty)?--August School PTR committee Dean Senate PTR committee EVCAA Chancellor President Trustees---May
What to do NOW? Do: Teach well, start research (if TT), do fair share of service Document: Make folders in Box to mirror the eDossier (handout) Be thorough in Annual Report in January Update everything for each reappointment Consult with chairs, mentors, UCET as needed
Final Prep Year UCET Dossier Prep Group Submit dossier (electronic) with documentation August of the start of 6th year Most are successful—if not, you have one more year on your appointment
Remember . . . Units vary Things change Ask your Chair or Dean!
Network Mentoring One key to success
A new model of Mentoring More than one mentor Changing over time Be proactive! ASK!
Asking questions shows that you: Aren’t ready for this job Know your current limits Want to succeed Respect their knowledge/opinion
Remember . . . Units vary Things change Ask your Chair or Dean!
And also . . . perspectives vary Administrators Senior Faculty Junior Faculty
Questions for Chair, colleagues, others
Next up: Documenting Teaching Questions? Next up: Documenting Teaching