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College of Engineering

Navigating the Faculty Promotional Process

New Faculty Orientation Workshop 

August 13, 2024

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Lisa Bullard

Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Joel Ducoste

Professor of Environmental Engineering in CCEE

Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Success

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Promotion

    • Teaching
    • Research and scholarship
    • Student engagement
    • Community engagement
    • Technology development
    • Service

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Traditional Academic Pillars

    • Teaching
    • Research
    • Service

Note: the %’s will vary with tenure track and professional track

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Wholistic Areas of Faculty Contributions

Dossier (Faculty Activity Report)

Statement of Faculty Responsibilities (SFR):

      • Teaching and Mentoring of Undergraduate and Graduate Students
      • Discovery of Knowledge through Discipline-Guided Inquiry
      • Extension and Engagement with Constituencies outside the University
      • Creative Artistry and Literature
      • Technological and Managerial Innovation
      • Service in Professional Societies and within the University

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https://provost.ncsu.edu/faculty-excellence/statements-of-faculty-responsibilities/

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SFR Annual Review

Realm

Activity

Assessment

Teaching and Mentoring

Chair/co-chair: # PhD, # MS, committee: # PhD, # MS

Course evaluations Mix of students being

mentored, accomplished

Discovery of Knowledge

# paper accepted, # papers published, # active projects (external funding, internal funding), presentations at conferences (invited, student lead)

Publications with students, journal reputation, competition level of funding agency, consistency of publications, consistency of projects, PI vs Co-PI,

Extension and Engagement

Science and technical advisory committees, workshops, conference organizing committee (chair, member), engagement with society, media coverage

What interaction was developed?

Describe the impact.

Is there evidence of leadership?

Technological and Managerial Innovation

Filed/issued Patents, Patent or innovation disclosures, open source software.

What was developed?

Describe the impact.

Is there evidence of leadership?

Service to the University and Professional Societies

Associate editor of a journal, board member, research Committee, proposal reviewer

What service was performed?

Describe the impact.

Is there evidence of leadership?

 

Others (Awards)

Research awards, service awards, student awards, teaching awards (internal, external)

 

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Dossier Components

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Professional Track Faculty Considerations

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    • You are evaluated on your SFR, which may differ widely depending on your position (% teaching, service, scholarship)
    • No requirement to pursue the Associate level (unlike Tenure Track)
    • Same dossier is required
    • External letters
      • Are not required for Assistant Associate promotion
      • Are required for Associate Professor

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What makes a promotion packet?

External

Letters of Support

Dept. Head’s Assessment

Faculty Activity Report

College RPT Committee Assessment

Provost and Board of Trustees

Department Voting Faculty Assessment

Dean’s Assessment

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Flow of Faculty Assessment

  • Departments will do the first level of thorough review of your scholarship
    • Learn your department’s culture
    • Build a story
    • Celebrate your accomplishments
    • Explain your impact – don’t leave reviewers to guess

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  • College committee and Dean will provide the next round of thorough review

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  • Reviewers at the College and University level will read the letters from external reviewers very carefully

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    • Overall: Please make it easy for the reader to find information

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    • Pro tip: Start now documenting all your activity in the format that the dossier requires. Document as you go (don’t wait till the end of the year).

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    • Activity: Review of Professor Steve Timber’s Dossier
      • You serve on the College RPT Committee

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  • Dossier (Faculty Activity Report)

go.ncsu.edu/coedossier

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Overview of Timeline

  1. Annual faculty reviews (June)
  2. Mandatory and non-Mandatory promotion list (August)
  3. Department Voting Faculty and Dept. Head Assessments (November)
  4. College Committee and Dean Assessments (January)
  5. Decision by the Provost and Board of Trustees (April/May)
  6. New rank effective August 15-16 timeframe