The process for academic promotion aims to validate faculty achievements by formal awards of title and seniority. Faculty members must familiarize themselves with the expectations for promotion specific to their track, see Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure (Word document). Tenure track faculty members must also be aware of the time restrictions on applying for tenure and for transfer to clinical scholar track. Academic promotion should be a continuous process, beginning at recruitment and formally monitored at least annually as part of regular faculty review. Faculty members must discuss academic promotion with their department chair. Junior faculty members are required to identify a mentor or mentors early in their careers to provide additional advice on promotion and tenure and other faculty development issues. Open informational meetings on the promotion and tenure process are held every spring, and faculty are encouraged to contact the Office of Professional Development and Faculty Affairs any time they have questions.
For additional information on the process, individuals should contact Jo Halverson in Kansas City (8-5274) or Marianne Eyles in Wichita (3-2603), or the Associate Dean for Professsional Development and Faculty Affairs, Robert Klein, Ph.D. in Kansas City (8-2739), or the Associate Dean for Faculty Development in Wichita, Anne Walling, MB ChB (3-2607).
The call for applications for academic promotion and award of tenure is made each year in August and the deadline for receipt of applications is October 1, or the following Monday if October 1 falls on Saturday or Sunday. Links to application materials and instructions are provided at left.
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