1. Considerations in Engineering
Promotion and Tenure
Considerations in Engineering
Presentation at the National Science Foundation
Minority Faculty Development Workshop
August 1, 2006
Nino A. Masnari, Dean of Engineering
North Carolina State University
Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies
Employment Securities Commission

2. Promotion and Tenure Teaching and Knowledge Dissemination
Research and Knowledge Creation
Service and Outreach Activities

3. Teaching Assessment Basic considerations Teaching quality
Development of new courses
Improvement of existing courses
Contributions to curricula
Teaching quality
Organization and presentation (student evaluations, peer assessment)
Interactions with students (office hours, responsiveness to concerns, etc)
Scholarly contributions
Scholarly teaching publications in academic journals (ASEE, Prof Societies)

4. Research – Types of Opportunities
Grant – submit your best original ideas
Contract – agreement to execute and deliver a particular agenda of work
(government agency or industry)
Consulting – hired expert, proprietary discussions (can’t usually publish, but can be the basis for studying fundamental problems)

5. Research Assessment Ability to compete for research awards
Contributions to knowledge advancement
Publications and conference presentations
Refereed journals
Conference proceedings
Invited talks
Mentoring and direction of graduate students
Intellectual Property (IP) generation
Multi-investigator/cross disciplinary collaborations

6. Service and Outreach
Institutional committee involvement (department/college/university)
Professional Society involvement (paper reviewer, editorial board, society board member, etc)
Conference participation (organizer, executive committee, conference chair, session chair, etc)
Government agency involvement (proposal panels, proposal reviewer, etc)
Involvement with industry (consultant, research collaborations, invited talks, etc)

7. Setting and Prioritizing Goals and Objectives
NSF CAREER proposal – ASAP
Develop relationship with effective mentor
Minimize early committee involvement
Negotiate for reduced initial teaching load
Look for collaborations - internal & external
Learn how the system works (proposal processing, department & college priorities, visits to funding agencies and industry, etc)
Develop understanding with department head & senior faculty re: mutual expectations

8. Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) Process
RPT Process varies between Institutions (but fundamental principles basically the same)
Develop understanding of your institution’s process
Talk with and seek advice of senior faculty and recently promoted faculty

9. NC State Approach to New Engineering Faculty Hires
Week long New Faculty Workshop
Active involvement of lead administrators and successful faculty
Teaching
Research
Professional development
Do’s and Don'ts
Mentor assignment
Encouragement of collaborations

10. NC State RPT Procedure – Department
Department level
Mandatory and non-mandatory cases identified
Candidate prepares dossier
Departmental Voting Faculty (DVF) reviews; non-mandatory may be self- or DVF-selected
DVF evaluation (written assessment, formal vote)
Department Head evaluation (written assessment, specific recommendation)
Candidate (five days to provide written response)
Dossier goes forward to College
(note: only the candidate can withdraw the application)

11. NC State RPT Procedure - College
College Reappointment, Promotion, & Tenure Committee (CRPTC) evaluation (objective written assessment, formal vote)
Dean evaluation (objective written assessment, specific recommendation)
Meetings with department head and DVF representative prior to vote & recommendation if questions or concerns
Candidate (five days for written response)
Dossier goes forward to University/Provost

12. NC State RPT Procedure - University
University RPT Committee (URPTC) reviews Dossier to ensure compliance with procedures
Provost/Chancellor/Vice Chancellors Committee involvement
Review Dossiers
Invite Deans to meet to discuss cases
Final decision rendered by Provost