Teaching

• Engage in teaching that aligns with the needs of the department.
• Recruit and mentor postdoctoral scholars when circumstances allow.
• Perform some combination of the following each year: advise graduate students and serve as committee members for other students in the school.

Research

• Research-active faculty are expected to maintain productivity averaging 1-2 peer-reviewed publications per year, or an equivalent mix of articles, book chapters (in the production of a (co)authored book or edited volume), and proceedings of high impact conferences per year. Assistant professors should demonstrate progress toward this level by the tenure review.
  • Reputable journals are defined by rigorous peer review, transparent editorial policies, strong editorial boards, reputable indexing, and a record of publishing credible research.
  • Research contributions should advance knowledge, demonstrate rigor and innovation, and be communicated transparently.
  • Publication rates will vary across disciplines, and such variation is considered in reviews.
• External funding is essential to sustaining research and supporting trainees. Research-active faculty without current funding are expected to submit regular proposals (typically at least 1 per year for associate and full professors).
  • In cases where funding opportunities are limited, evidence of strong proposal reviews rather than funded proposals may also be considered.
  • Evidence of student support from external sources should include some combination of providing research assistantships or providing funding for research activities for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars (e.g., travel to research sites, analytical costs, travel to conferences).
• Each faculty member should on average present their work at one or more national or international conferences per year.

Service

• Attend committee meetings, school faculty meetings, and talks in the school seminar series during the fall and spring semesters and respond promptly to requests from the DEO or committee chairs.

Assistant professors have no additional expectations beyond shared expectations listed previously.

Teaching

• Show flexibility in their teaching assignments to ensure that new and junior colleagues are protected from heavy teaching loads when the school requires additional support for covering required courses.

Research

• The expectation is an average of 2 published articles per year within a three-year sliding window, or an equivalent mix of articles, book chapters (in the production of a (co)authored book or edited volume), and proceedings of high impact conferences.

Service

• Serve on one to two school committee per year or equivalent administrative activities determined in consultation with the DEO.
• Serve on average on at least one college or university committee per year. Institutional service may also occur in the form of public interactions and outreach, including but not limited to being a scientific commentator (TV, radio, video) and giving public lectures/seminars.
• Participate in one or more professional service activities each year.
• Tenured faculty are generally expected to mentor and support more junior faculty, especially when requested to do so by the DEO as part of the departmental mentoring system.

Teaching

• Show flexibility in their teaching assignments to ensure that new and junior colleagues are protected from heavy teaching loads when the school requires additional support for covering required courses.

Research

• The expectation is an average of 2 published articles per year within a three-year sliding window, or an equivalent mix of articles, book chapters (in the production of a (co)authored book or edited volume), and proceedings of high impact conferences.

Service

• Serve on two to three school committees per year or equivalent administrative activities determined in consultation with the DEO.
• Serve on average on at least one college or university committee per year. Institutional service may also occur in the form of public interactions and outreach, including but not limited to being a scientific commentator (TV, radio, video) and giving public lectures/seminars.
• Have professional service above the level expected for associate professors.
• Tenured faculty are generally expected to mentor and support more junior faculty, especially when requested to do so by the DEO as part of the departmental mentoring system.