New Faculty Individual Goal Planning
GOAL SETTING FOR SCHOLARLY WORK & RESEARCH: BEST PRACTICES
K NOW Y OUR D EPARTMENT !
Understand what your requirements are; whether they are tenured related or other. Some things to
consider might include: what are acceptable journals to publish in? does proposal production count
towards tenure? do funded grants counted towards tenure? what other scholarly activities are importantperformances, books, conference presentation, invited talks, etc?
M AKE C ONNECTIONS AND B UILD C OLLABORATIONS !
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Set up regular meetings with your mentor.
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Seek out informal mentors, advisors, counselors and senior faculty.
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Seek out collaborators inside and outside Boise State.
D EVELOP Y OUR E XPERTISE !
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Attend professional meetings.
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Become a reviewer for funding agencies, conferences, and journals.
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Identify what is necessary to become recognized in your field – look at colleagues who are
Fellows in technical societies.
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Identify funding agencies of interest.
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Visit program managers.
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Meet with staff from Research Development and OSP.
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Identify research teams if they exist and meet with them.
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Identify forums to present your research.
M ANAGE Y OUR S CHEDULE AND T IME C OMMITMENTS !
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Make research a priority.
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Develop agenda around best times to collect data, deadlines for conferences and grant
submissions and best times to write.
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Establish blocks of time to work on your own research activities weekly.
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Plan for some leave time (buyouts) to maximize opportunities to write.
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Manage listserve subscriptions so that you receive useful information.
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New Faculty Individual Goal Planning
GOAL SETTING FOR SCHOLARLY WORK & RESEARCH: FIRST AND SECOND 90 DAYS
Identify your first three goals working toward a 5-year plan to tenure, promotion, and or career growth.
Your 5-year plan should be goal 3.
G OAL 1:
S TEPS :
OUTCOME
DEADLINE :
First 90 Days
G OAL 2:
S TEPS :
OUTCOME
DEADLINE :
Second 90 Days
G OAL 3: Five Year Plan
S TEPS : Draft a five year plan to tenure, promotion, or career growth
O UTCOME : Submit tenure package
D EADLINE : May 1, 2021
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