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Office of the Faculty Dean of Academic Affairs |
Tracks, appointments,
promotions |
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REAPPOINTMENT AS ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR General principles and
perspective We expect
every assistant professor to succeed in our system. We invest considerable effort and resources in identifying
and recruiting the best junior faculty.
We have no quota for how many junior faculty can be promoted and/or
tenured. In our system, the
first reappointment is an opportunity for a mid-course correction in the
careers of junior faculty – and rarely a pretext for termination. Departmental proposals for first reappointment
are denied only when it is crystal clear that faculty cannot meet our
standards despite any conceivable intervention. Thus, during the past 10 years, no departmental request
for first reappointment has been denied [although one would not want to be be
the exception that tests this rule]. First
reappointment as assistant professor is also the time at which
"undifferentiated" assistant professors must declare a choice of
track. Reappointment review
assesses the appropriateness of this choice and the feasibility of being
promoted if the Research Scholar or Clinical Scholar tracks are declared. In the
Clinician-Educator track, in which promotion is not required, reappointment
plays a different role: >Reappointment
is an opportunity to assess whether Clinician-Educators continue to be
excellent in significant programs of clinical care and
education-administration. >For
those Clinician-Educators for whom promotion is a career goal, reappointment
is an opportunity to assess the adequacy of planning for career development
and promotion. Because
much of reappointment is "about" preparation for promotion to
associate professor, it may be productive to look ahead to this process by
pointing to the PROMOTION
TO ASSOCIATE PROFESOR pages and then returning to this page. Please
consult the Office of Academic Affairs (773-702-6504) for assistance with
other matters or for definitive statements of policy. |