1. UTIA Promotion and Tenure Workshop 2018
Fred Tompkins, Interim Dean for AgResearch

2. Integrated Teaching, Research, & Extension
Faculty conducting cutting edge research are also teaching undergraduates and training graduate students and post-docs
Research results feed extension programming
Input from county agents & clientele to determine research direction
This integration sets us apart as a land-grant institution

3. Research Excellence
Outcome 1. We achieve sustained, superior short and long term scientific research performance Outcome 2. We engage and maintain a satisfied and loyal clientele Outcome 3. We attain a culture of highly engaged and loyal faculty, staff, and students with a passion for high performance

4. Research Excellence
Feel very good that the tenure & promotion process is fair; have not seen bias or undue influence by a single party. However, expectations and accountability exist.
UTIA controls its own tenure & promotion committee. Last stop before the Board of Trustees is the UTIA Chancellor.
Begin your dossier as soon as possible; add as you go.

5. Research Excellence
Develop an identifiable program and also seek collaborations
Work in a manner that is consistent with your appointment
Graduate students & Post-Doctoral Associates – your own
Graduate students – serve on committees
Be proactive; you also have a responsibility for these students
Make sure that you are contributing at a level that warrants authorship
Ensure that these students are presenting at professional society meetings and publishing in the refereed literature

6. Refereed Publications
Data available on AgResearch Intranet: taes.tennessee.edu/annualReport/stats “total ref”

7. Refereed Publications
Articulate your program: reader can tell publications are from your program
Collaborations are important – some, but not all, publications from collaborations
There is plenty of room in the dossier. Make sure reader knows everyone’s role. Identify role of every author for every paper rather than using symbols. Order of authorship is becoming less important
Seek high quality journals consistent with nature of the work. UTIA does not track Journal Impact Factor or H-statistic; use if you desire.

8. Refereed Publications
Book chapters, books, other refereed venues
Multi-State Project participation
Productivity level varies with discipline
Utilize data for refereed and non-refereed publications
Look for international programs opportunities, but make sure that appropriate metrics result from the work

9. Presentations at Professional Society Meetings With Abstract

10. Presentations at Professional Society Meetings With Abstract
Faculty, graduate students, post-docs present at professional society meetings with abstract
Assistant Professor: Serve on professional society committees. Associate Professor: Chair professional society committees, organize workshops/symposia, invited talks
Assistant Professor: Professional society journals: serve as peer reviewer. Associate Professor: Editorship for professional society journals
Federal Agencies: serve as review panel member. Associate: chair peer review panels for federal agencies

11. Invention Disclosures
Contact UTRF for invention disclosures- calendar year, all of UTIA

12. Invention Disclosures
Not all faculty programs result in protectable intellectual property; get to know UTRF
There are probably more opportunities than you think for protection of your ideas
Where appropriate file invention disclosure; work with UTRF during process
Be actively engaged in licensing process
Start-Up company formation – perhaps after tenure
UTIA’s mission is to serve as an economic driver for the state’s economy

13. UTIA Extramural Awards
It’s not about the money; it’s about what the money allows us to do.
Discipline specific in terms of sources of funding
There are more federal opportunities than you think
Make sure everything adds up on dossier; total award, your portion
Get to know UTIA Office of Sponsored Programs

14. UTIA Extramural Awards
UTIA Awards by entity “total.” Report came from Jane Burns.

15. AgResearch & Education Centers

16. Take advantage of UTIA Sponsored Programs office
AgResearch Faculty Development Fellows Program
Travel grant opportunity (papers at scientific meetings)
Travel opportunity to visit federal agency program directors
Internal grants program
Equipment grant program
“Orange Team” proposal review