What is Expected of New Faculty Members? (How to succeed?)

What is Expected of New Faculty Members? (How to succeed?) Bernie Engel, Professor and Head Agricultural and Biological Engineering Adapted from materials provided by Klod Kokini Associate Dean for Academic Affairs College of Engineering March 22, 2016 1

What do faculty do? o Research (discovery) o Teaching (learning) o Engagement and service o Understand expectations in each of these o Understand these expectations within your culture (Department and College)

Research (Discovery) o Quality and impact o Refereed papers High quality journals Refereed conferences o Mentoring graduate students (in particular PhD students) and post docs o Funding to support your research o Presentation at conferences (networking)

Teaching (Learning) o Good teaching at all levels o o o o (undergraduate and graduate) is required Measured by student evaluations Other measurements options include peer evaluations Take advantage of “teaching/learning workshops” and opportunities such as IMPACT Mentoring undergraduates

Engagement and Service o Extend information/findings to audiences beyond university o Department, college, university committees o Usually these are reduced and/or strategic at the beginning o Professional organizations: very important to connect through review panels, committee work, session organization, ultimately leading to becoming Associate Editor, Conference Chair, etc.

Other Expectations o Collegiality o Entrepreneurial o Problem solver o Responsive o Ask questions

Strategic Plan o Know strategic plan of University, College/School, Department o Identify metrics that relate to you and your goals o Align your activities

Getting a Quick Start o Writing papers and proposals o o o o regularly Spending right amount of time, but not over preparing for teaching Recruit the right graduate students Network, socialize with colleagues, internally and externally Set clear goals and plans – write them down

Annual Performance Review o Obtain copy of annual performance review guidelines o Common items Goals Teaching; evidence of teaching/learning effectiveness Scholarly publications Grant success Graduate students and post docs mentored Presentations Awards Engagement Citizenship/collegiality Teamwork

Faculty Orientation Essentials o Annual faculty expectations o Guidelines for promotion and/or o o o o tenure Format for promotion and/or tenure document Guidelines for evaluation of teaching Development plan moving toward promotion and/or tenure Mentoring plan

Understanding P&T o What are the criteria? o How is annual review with head different than promotion and/or tenure review? Frequency Evaluators Third year review

Faculty Career Progress o Assistant Professor.contract review in the 3rd year o Mentoring and feedback are critical starting day one o Nomination to Associate Professor with tenure no later than the beginning of the 6th academic year o No time limit for nomination to Full Professor. . typically within 5-6 years from promotion to Associate Professor o Named/Distinguished Professor o 13

Some Helpful o Ask about any mentoring practices and Resources/Policies policies o Tenure clock extension policy o Family leave policy o Purdue Teaching Academy, Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) (or other teaching/learning resources) o Child care (including infant care) availability o ADVANCE Programs o Butler Center for Leadership Excellence 14

Resources/Policies (cont’d) o Ask about any other helpful practices and policies in your college (e.g. Flexible Workload Policy in CoE) o Ask about activities that may help you get involved (e.g. Women’s Faculty Committees, Diversity Action Committees), but be strategic o Take advantage of programs for new faculty; University: grant writing workshops, orientation programs, College: new faculty learning communities, Department: business office, graduate office 15

Questions?