Navigating Promotion and Tenure in Academia
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Balancing the 3-legged stool
Panelists:
• Jim Deavor, College of Charleston
• Martine LaBerge, Clemson
• Robin Lammi, Winthrop
• Holly LaVoie, USC SOM Columbia
Tenure
Serves to “enhance academic freedom in teaching,
research and other professional activities”
Clemson website
Provides a level of job security
Criteria and Timeline Vary by University
PhD
Post-doc
Assistant
Professor
Associate
Professor
Full
Professor
4-7 year
probationary
period
annual reviews
-department
interim review
-unit
“PROVE
Yourself”
post-tenure review
Tenure
minimum
# years after
T&P to
apply
Criteria
Criteria
Unit review
Unit review
External review
External review
Direct
The
Three-legged
Stool
Teaching
-how much
-peer evaluations
-student evaluations
Research/Scholarship
-how much
-peer-reviewed papers
first/senior author
publish with your trainees
-grants
-presentations/books/book chapters
Service
-how much & types
Tenure and Promotion tips
Know what is expected from day 1 (or before)
-get copy of T&P criteria
-faculty handbook or similar resource
Keep CV current – have a version with all the details
Record keeping – keep folders for teaching, research, & service
-by academic or calendar year
Mentors – department chair
-assigned mentors
-find your own mentors (get to know people)
-your research field
Attend all orientation meetings for new faculty
& faculty applying for T&P
Balancing work and personal life
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• Jim Deavor,
DeaverJ@cofc.edu
• Martine LaBerge,
laberge@clemson.edu
• Robin Lammi,
lammir@winthrop.edu
• Holly LaVoie,
holly.lavoie@uscmed.sc.edu
Explore insights from panelists representing different universities on navigating the promotion and tenure process in academia. Understand the significance of tenure, criteria for advancement, tips for success, and maintaining work-life balance. Contact information for panelists provided for further inquiries.
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Navigating Promotion and Tenure: Balancing the 3-legged stool Panelists: Jim Deavor, College of Charleston Martine LaBerge, Clemson Robin Lammi, Winthrop Holly LaVoie, USC SOM Columbia
Tenure Serves to enhance academic freedom in teaching, research and other professional activities Clemson website Provides a level of job security
Criteria and Timeline Vary by University Tenure Post-doc Assistant Professor Associate Professor Full Professor PhD 4-7 year probationary period minimum # years after T&P to apply Direct Criteria Unit review External review annual reviews -department interim review -unit PROVE Yourself post-tenure review
The Three-legged Stool Teaching Research/Scholarship -how much -peer-reviewed papers first/senior author publish with your trainees -grants -presentations/books/book chapters -how much -peer evaluations -student evaluations Service -how much & types
Tenure and Promotion tips Know what is expected from day 1 (or before) -get copy of T&P criteria -faculty handbook or similar resource Keep CV current have a version with all the details Record keeping keep folders for teaching, research, & service -by academic or calendar year Mentors department chair -assigned mentors -find your own mentors (get to know people) -your research field Attend all orientation meetings for new faculty & faculty applying for T&P
Contact Information Jim Deavor, DeaverJ@cofc.edu Martine LaBerge, laberge@clemson.edu Robin Lammi, lammir@winthrop.edu Holly LaVoie, holly.lavoie@uscmed.sc.edu
