educational activities, others primarily educators with some clinical work, others primarily research with education and clinical work etc. This allows substantial flexibility and for career paths to evolve based on interests/accomplishments. Faculty members are encouraged to focus on their areas of interest and strength and on activities that they like to pursue. If interests change, changes in effort devoted to the three missions can occur seamlessly without the need to change track. Promotion will when the faculty member has reached the requisite level of accomplishment. It is anticipated that in the majority of cases promotion to associate professor will occur 6-7 years after appointment as assistant professor. There is not an up-or-out decision on promotion. It is expected that the Department/Section will provide career guidance to facilitate promotion in a timely fashion. Faculty that satisfy the criteria for tenure may be appointed with tenure in an alternate track. As the candidate is not now being proposed for tenure, your advice is not sought on this issue. Statement for external evaluators [BSD track] In the Division of the Biological Sciences of the University of Chicago, promotion and tenure decisions require the analysis of external evaluators. It is most helpful when the evaluation includes: An analysis of the scholarship. An estimation of the present and future stature of the candidate. As will be obvious, our decision is couched in terms of whether the candidate will clearly become or is among the leading scholars in a significant field of biology or medicine. Whether the candidate would qualify for a comparable appointment at the evaluator’s institution . A brief summary of criteria is: Basis Outstanding contributions to knowledge Contributions are foreseeable, and faculty member is fully prepared to make Assistant professor them. Associate professor Tenure is highly likely within 3 years, or tenure and promotion to full professor are highly likely within 5 years without tenure*
educational activities, others primarily educators with some clinical work, others primarily research with education and clinical work etc. This allows substantial flexibility and for career paths to evolve based on interests/accomplishments. Faculty members are encouraged to focus on their areas of interest and strength and on activities that they like to pursue. If interests change, changes in effort devoted to the three missions can occur seamlessly without the need to change track. Promotion will when the faculty member has reached the requisite level of accomplishment. It is anticipated that in the majority of cases promotion to associate professor will occur 6-7 years after appointment as assistant professor. There is not an up-or-out decision on promotion. It is expected that the Department/Section will provide career guidance to facilitate promotion in a timely fashion. Faculty that satisfy the criteria for tenure may be appointed with tenure in an alternate track. As the candidate is not now being proposed for tenure, your advice is not sought on this issue. Statement for external evaluators [BSD track] In the Division of the Biological Sciences of the University of Chicago, promotion and tenure decisions require the analysis of external evaluators. It is most helpful when the evaluation includes: An analysis of the scholarship. An estimation of the present and future stature of the candidate. As will be obvious, our decision is couched in terms of whether the candidate will clearly become or is among the leading scholars in a significant field of biology or medicine. Whether the candidate would qualify for a comparable appointment at the evaluator’s institution . A brief summary of criteria is: Basis Outstanding contributions to knowledge Assistant professor Contributions are foreseeable, and faculty member is fully prepared to make them. Associate professor without tenure* Tenure is highly likely within 3 years, or tenure and promotion to full professor are highly likely within 5 years
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