DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY
DEPARTMENTAL STATEMENT
REQUIRED BY SECTION 7.12 OF
REGULATIONS CONCERNING FACULTY TENURE
I. Introductory Statement
This document describes with more specificity the indices and standards which will be used to evaluate whether candidates meet the general criteria in Section 7.11 of the Regulations. For a complete perspective, the reader is advised to review Section 7 in its entirety.
The mission of the Department of Pharmacology, within the broad mission of the Medical School, is to conduct high quality programs of biomedical research and education.
To be awarded indefinite tenure, a faculty member will be expected to have demonstrated productivity and distinction in research and effectiveness in teaching.
The Department of Pharmacology subscribes to the criteria for tenure established by the Medical School. Additional specific statements on criteria for tenure, supplementary to or an extension of the Medical School statement, have been developed by the Department and are described in the "Criteria for Appointment and Promotion of Faculty".
IV. Criteria for Promotion
The Department of Pharmacology subscribes to the criteria for promotion established by the Medical School. Additional specific statements on criteria for promotion to the several faculty ranks, supplementary to or an extension of the Medical School statement, have been developed by the Department and are described in the "Criteria for Appointment and Promotion of Faculty".
Criteria for Appointment and Promotion of Faculty
Recommendation for the awarding of tenure is usually made after 4 to 6 years, as an assistant professor. When distinction in research is the primary basis for such a recommendation, the candidate must show, at a minimum, competence in teaching. When distinction in teaching is the primary basis for the awarding of tenure, the candidate must document innovation and effectiveness in teaching that has attracted national recognition. While service outside the University is not of primary importance in considering a recommendation for tenure, it will be taken into consideration in making such a recommendation.
Distinction in research is based upon:
1. A review of the candidates scientific publications in peer reviewed journals. Evidence should be provided that the work is scholarly, creative, and of high quality and significance.
2. Independence of research accomplishments. In multi-authored articles, if the candidate is not the first author, the nature of his/her contribution to the work must be documented.
3. External research funding.
4. Invited participation in scientific meetings, symposia, workshops and conferences.
5. Invited guest lecturer by other institutions and organizations.
6. Letters from recognized authorities in the candidates field of research attesting to his/her national recognition in the field.
Effectiveness in teaching and advising students is based upon:
1. A review of course(s) taught, directed or developed.
2. A list of graduate students, degree candidates and degree recipients advised.
3. Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral levels. This can be in the form of a standard evaluation questionnaire or as a narrative evaluation.
4. Written statements by the head of the department and others familiar with the candidates teaching performance.
Those external services of the candidate that will be considered in the review process will include serving on editorial boards, study sections, review committees, committees of national organizations and the like.
In initiating and considering proposals for tenure and/or promotion in rank, the Department of Pharmacology follows the procedures of the Medical School and the University. These procedures are described in the University document, "Procedures for Reviewing Performance of Probationary Faculty", issued in June 1986, and in the set of instructions, memoranda and other documents, issued annually by the Dean of the Medical School to each department and for information of faculty members.
