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

1. What is Expected of New Faculty Members?(How to succeed?) Bernie Engel, Professor and Head Agricultural and Biological Engineering March 25, 2014

2. What is Expected of New Faculty Members?(How to succeed?) Klod Kokini Associate Dean for Academic Affairs College of Engineering Professor of Mechanical Engineering Future Faculty Workshop Purdue March 10, 2014

3. What do faculty do? • Research (discovery) • Teaching (learning) • Service (engagement) • Understand expectations in each of these • Understand these expectations within your culture (Department and College)

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

5. Teaching (Learning) • Good teaching at all levels (undergraduate and graduate) is required • Measured by student evaluations • Other measurements options include peer evaluations • Take advantage of “teaching/learning workshops” • Advising/mentoring undergraduates

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

7. Other Expectations • Collegiality • Entrepreneurial • Problem solver

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

9. Research on Quick Starter Faculty (R. Boice, 2000) • 95% of new faculty meet or exceed expectations in 4-5 years • 5% do it in 2 years…How? • Writing papers and proposals regularly • Spending right amount of time, but not over prepare for teaching • Network, socialize with colleagues, internally and externally • Set clear goals and plans – write them down

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

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

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

13. Some suggestions as you start • Understand process and requirements for success very early on • Seek advice and mentoring from technical mentors as well as non-technical colleagues • You have 5 years (without any tenure clock extensions) to showcase your excellence • Quality and impact (not necessarily quantity) are key • Ask (demand) for feedback (preferably in writing) at least once a year from head (chair)

14. Faculty Career Progress • Assistant Professor..contract review in the 2nd/3rd year • Mentoring and feedback are critical starting day one • Nomination to Associate Professor with tenure no later than the beginning of the 6th academic year • No time limit for nomination to Full Professor. .. typically within 5-6 years from promotion to Associate Professor • Named/Distinguished Professor • Administrative or other paths

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

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

17. Questions?