Senior II Promotion Level
Professor of Practice
Proposals drafted by the Faculty Status and
Promotion & Tenure Committees of the Faculty Senate
Committee Membership
Faculty Status
Tony Wilcox, Co-Chair '13
Evan Gottlieb, Co-Chair '14
Shirley Dodsworth '13
Brian Haley '13
Armelle Denis '14
Albrecht Jander '14
Vidyasagar Sathuvalli '15
Wendy Hein '15
Cheryl Middleton '15
Promotion & Tenure
Henri Jansen, Chair '13
Donna Champeau '13
David Trejo '14
Nicole von Germeten '14
Gary Delander '15
Russ Karow '15
Proposed Revised Criteria for Promotion of Instructors
and Faculty Research Assistants
Key features of revision:
1. Criteria for promotion to Senior II level
2. Extend eligibility for promotion to part-time
instructors/FRAs
3. Set the minimum length of time at Senior level before
being eligible for promotion to Senior II
4. Include reference to eligibility for extended fixed-term
contracts
Proposed Revised Criteria for Promotion of Instructors
Promotion from the rank of Instructor to Senior Instructor may be
considered after four years of full-time service, calculated from
the hire date to December 31 of the calendar year prior to the
promotion decision (promotion decisions are made in June of the
following year). For part-time instructors at 0.50 FTE or greater,
promotion to Senior Instructor may be considered after
accumulating the equivalent of four years of full-time service in
relation to the type of appointment (9 or 12-month). For fixedterm instructors with extended prior service, promotion to the
rank of Senior Instructor cannot be made effective before the
end of the third year of full-time service or the accumulation of its
equivalent for part-time instructors at 0.50 FTE or greater.
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Proposed Revised Criteria for Promotion of Instructors
To be promoted, a candidate must:
• have a graduate degree appropriate to the assigned duties, or comparable
educational or professional experience;
• have special skills or experience needed in the unit;
• have an exceptional record of achievement in the assigned duties.
Promotion to the rank of Senior II Instructor may be considered after
four years of full-time service at the rank of Senior Instructor or the
accumulation of its equivalent for part-time Senior Instructors at
0.50 FTE or greater. To be promoted, a candidate must have a
sustained record of exceptional achievement and evidence of
professional growth and innovation in assigned duties. Senior
Instructors and Senior II Instructors are eligible for extended fixedterm contracts (see
http://oregonstate.edu/admin/hr/sites/default/files/documents/general/fixed_term_contract.pdf).
The criteria for Teaching, Advising, and Other Assignments in this document can provide
guidelines for documenting and evaluating the level of achievement. Promotions cannot
be made from non-professorial to professorial ranks.
Proposed Revised Criteria for Promotion of Faculty
Research Assistants
Faculty with non-professorial rank are hired in positions to meet units'
specific needs. Criteria for promotion will therefore be specific to the
candidate's position description.
Promotion from Faculty Research Assistant to Senior Faculty Research
Assistant may be considered after four years of full-time service,
calculated from the hire date to December 31 of the calendar year prior
to the promotion decision (promotion decisions are made in June of the
following year). For part-time Faculty Research Assistants at 0.50 FTE
or greater, promotion to Senior Faculty Research Assistant may be
considered after accumulating the equivalent of four years of full-time
service in relation to the type of appointment (9 or 12-month). For
Faculty Research Assistants with extended prior service, promotion to
the rank of Senior Faculty Research Assistant cannot be made effective
before the end of the third year of full-time service or the accumulation
of its equivalent for part-time Faculty Research Assistants at 0.50 FTE
or greater.
Proposed Revised Criteria for Promotion of Faculty
Research Assistants
To be promoted, a candidate must:
•
have a graduate degree appropriate to the field in which the research activities are performed, or
comparable educational or professional experience;
•
demonstrate a high level of competence, achievement, and potential in research, or serve
effectively in a position requiring high individual responsibility or special professional expertise;
•
demonstrate a high degree of initiative in research and leadership among research colleagues in
the department, as documented in authorship, management responsibilities, and creative
approaches to research.
Promotion to the rank of Senior II Faculty Research Assistant may
be considered after four years of full-time service at the rank of
Senior Faculty Research Assistant or the accumulation of its
equivalent for part-time Senior Faculty Research Assistants at 0.50
FTE or greater. To be promoted, a candidate must have a sustained
record of exceptional achievement and evidence of professional
growth and innovation in assigned duties. Senior Faculty Research
Assistants and Senior II Faculty Research Assistants are eligible for
extended fixed-term contracts (see
http://oregonstate.edu/admin/hr/sites/default/files/documents/general/fixed_term_contract.pdf).
Oregon State University
Extended Fixed-Term Contracts Policy and Procedures
Academic Faculty
Extended fixed-term contracts are generally available to employees
in the following academic ranks who are appointed at a minimum of
0.75 FTE, have been in their position at least three (3) years, have
made significant contributions to the University over a sustained
period, and have passed the first promotion in rank:
• Senior Instructor;
• Associate and Full Professor (Extension);
• Associate and Full Professor (Senior Research);
• Associate and Full Professor (Clinical); and
• Senior Faculty Research Assistant.
Oregon State University
Extended Fixed-Term Contracts Policy and Procedures
Academic Faculty
An extended fixed-term contract may generally be given to an
employee in the academic rank of Instructor who is appointed at a
minimum of 0.75 FTE, has been in his/her position at least three (3)
years and has made significant contributions to the University over
a sustained period. An employee in the Instructor rank is not
required to have passed the first promotion in rank in order to be
granted an extended fixed-term contract.
POLICY ON SALARY INCREASES FOR PROMOTION IN RANK
Policy
This policy covers promotions in rank to Senior Instructor, Senior Faculty
Research Assistant, Associate Professor, and Professor.
The following increases will be used for promotions in academic rank
effective on the following dates:
• 6.5% on July 1, 1999
• 8.0% on July 1, 2000
• 10% on July 1, 2001 and thereafter.
The salary increase will be funded by the department and/or college, as is
the current arrangement.
Proposed Revised Criteria for Promotion of Instructors
Promotion from the rank of Instructor to Senior Instructor may be
considered after four years of full-time service, calculated from
the hire date to December 31 of the calendar year prior to the
promotion decision (promotion decisions are made in June of the
following year). For part-time instructors at 0.50 FTE or greater,
promotion to Senior Instructor may be considered after
accumulating the equivalent of four years of full-time service in
relation to the type of appointment (9 or 12-month). For fixedterm instructors with extended prior service, promotion to the
rank of Senior Instructor cannot be made effective before the
end of the third year of full-time service or the accumulation of its
equivalent for part-time instructors at 0.50 FTE or greater.
(continued)
Proposed Revised Criteria for Promotion of Instructors
To be promoted, a candidate must:
• have a graduate degree appropriate to the assigned duties, or comparable
educational or professional experience;
• have special skills or experience needed in the unit;
• have an exceptional record of achievement in the assigned duties.
Promotion to the rank of Senior II Instructor may be considered after
four years of full-time service at the rank of Senior Instructor or the
accumulation of its equivalent for part-time Senior Instructors at
0.50 FTE or greater. To be promoted, a candidate must have a
sustained record of exceptional achievement and evidence of
professional growth and innovation in assigned duties. Senior
Instructors and Senior II Instructors are eligible for extended fixedterm contracts (see
http://oregonstate.edu/admin/hr/sites/default/files/documents/general/fixed_term_contract.pdf).
The criteria for Teaching, Advising, and Other Assignments in this document can provide
guidelines for documenting and evaluating the level of achievement. Promotions cannot
be made from non-professorial to professorial ranks.
Proposed Revised Criteria for Promotion of Faculty
Research Assistants
Faculty with non-professorial rank are hired in positions to meet units'
specific needs. Criteria for promotion will therefore be specific to the
candidate's position description.
Promotion from Faculty Research Assistant to Senior Faculty Research
Assistant may be considered after four years of full-time service,
calculated from the hire date to December 31 of the calendar year prior
to the promotion decision (promotion decisions are made in June of the
following year). For part-time Faculty Research Assistants at 0.50 FTE
or greater, promotion to Senior Faculty Research Assistant may be
considered after accumulating the equivalent of four years of full-time
service in relation to the type of appointment (9 or 12-month). For
Faculty Research Assistants with extended prior service, promotion to
the rank of Senior Faculty Research Assistant cannot be made effective
before the end of the third year of full-time service or the accumulation
of its equivalent for part-time Faculty Research Assistants at 0.50 FTE
or greater.
Proposed Revised Criteria for Promotion of Faculty
Research Assistants
To be promoted, a candidate must:
•
have a graduate degree appropriate to the field in which the research activities are performed, or
comparable educational or professional experience;
•
demonstrate a high level of competence, achievement, and potential in research, or serve
effectively in a position requiring high individual responsibility or special professional expertise;
•
demonstrate a high degree of initiative in research and leadership among research colleagues in
the department, as documented in authorship, management responsibilities, and creative
approaches to research.
Promotion to the rank of Senior II Faculty Research Assistant may
be considered after four years of full-time service at the rank of
Senior Faculty Research Assistant or the accumulation of its
equivalent for part-time Senior Faculty Research Assistants at 0.50
FTE or greater. To be promoted, a candidate must have a sustained
record of exceptional achievement and evidence of professional
growth and innovation in assigned duties. Senior Faculty Research
Assistants and Senior II Faculty Research Assistants are eligible for
extended fixed-term contracts (see
http://oregonstate.edu/admin/hr/sites/default/files/documents/general/fixed_term_contract.pdf).
Professor of Practice
OAR 580-020-0005
Academic Rank
(3)(b) CLINICAL FACULTY OR PROFESSOR OF PRACTICES:
A NTTF (Non-Tenure Track Faculty) appointment for individuals
with primary duties in the area of clinical instruction or
professionally related community education/service. Clinical
faculty or professor of practice members are licensed or certified
professionals, or individuals in professional fields. The major
responsibility involves the education of students/learners in
academic and clinical settings, supervising clinical experiences,
and/or engaging in professionally related community service.
Scholarly activity may or may not be required. Ranks in this
category in ascending order are assistant clinical professor,
associate clinical professor, and clinical professor; or assistant
professor of practice, associate professor of practice, and
professor of practice.
From the Faculty Handbook:
Guidelines for Clinical Faculty Appointments and
Promotion
http://oregonstate.edu/admin/aa/faculty-handbook-post–tenure-review#clinical
Position used in several colleges.
Gives a detailed description of the position,
which we adapted for application to Professor of
Practice.
Left out: dossier preparation guide-lines, which
are expected to be similar.
Professor of Practice Track Faculty
As a Land Grant university, Oregon State University has as
part of its mission the conduct of locally/regionally
meaningful education, research, and community outreach
and engagement. OSU’s deep collaboration with the
communities it serves has earned it the Community
Engagement designation by the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching. Achieving the land-grant mission
requires that some faculty be excellent educators and
practitioners who can also effectively translate research
to application in or with communities. Faculty members
with significant responsibility for non-traditional education or
community outcomes may be defined as professors of
practice, and position titles include Assistant Professor of
Practice, Associate Professor of Practice, and Professor of
Practice.
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Professor of Practice Track Faculty
The practice-track classification is not limited to faculty
members with an Extension assignment, nor should all
Extension assignments be in this track. It is to be used only
for faculty members whose primary work assignments are
in professionally related community education and
service, though scholarship and university service are also
expected. Development of an independent research
program is not essential though this may be appropriate in
some instances, and most scholarship activities are
expected to contribute to effective educational program
delivery and research application at local or regional levels.
Professor of Practice faculty members are not eligible for
tenure, but are eligible for multi-year, rolling contracts at the
Associate and Full Professor ranks.
Professor of Practice Scholarship and Creative Work
…
( 5-15% )
……
The appropriateness and importance of the type of scholarship will vary
with the expectations of the position. The principle of peer review and
recognition becomes increasingly important as the faculty member
progresses through academic ranks. In the case of Professor of Practice
faculty, emphasis is placed on peer recognition as a professional
practitioner in community settings. Peer recognition results from
scholarly accomplishments that can take many forms. The order of
examples is not intended to rank importance. Publication in peerreviewed journals is the most traditional form of scholarship, but
professor of practice-track publications might more commonly
encompass description and evaluation of novel community-based
professional practice or research application, program development and
innovation, outcomes of innovative programs and/or services, definitive
professional practice reviews, or case reports among others.
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Professor of Practice Scholarship and Creative Work
Authorship of extension publications, local or regional “practice”
publications, book chapters, videotapes, other educational materials and
electronic information delivery media is considered scholarly if it is either
peer reviewed before dissemination or if there is evidence of its adoption
and use by peers. Invited presentations, poster and podium
presentations, and published abstracts at state and national levels are
other examples of scholarship, provided that evidence of peer validation
is provided. Documented impact due to local or regional adoption of
practices developed through research activities is considered
scholarship. Advising government agencies, industry, or professional
groups are all considered evidence of scholarship. Authorship of a
patent in the faculty member’s field is considered as evidence of creative
scholarship.
Criteria for Promotion of Clinical, Practice, Research, Fixed Term Extension
and Courtesy Faculty
Faculty with clinical, practice, senior research, fixed term extension, and
courtesy appointments will be expected to meet the same criteria for
advancement in professorial rank as those with regular tenure-line
appointments. Given the nature of the appointments, commitments in some
areas of responsibility may be greater than in others, but the criteria for
scholarship will adhere to the same standard expected of faculty with
regular tenure-line appointments. Additional background information on for
clinical and practice faculty are is available at Guidelines for Clinical Faculty
Appointments and Promotion and at Guidelines for Professor of Practice
Appointments and Promotion.
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Professor of Practice
Questions raised:
1. Is a terminal degree required?
No, but colleges can make that requirement. The intention is to appoint
people because of their expertise in professionally related community
service (similar to clinical).
2. Is this an alternative track for regular instructors?
That depends on the instruction aspect of the position and if it is based
on the professional related community service (similar to clinical).
3. Does this rank replace tenure-line positions?
No, because the scholarly work requirement is 5-15% only, and tenureline appointments have at least 15%, often more.
FACULTY RANKS
Employees of the Oregon University System are faculty, (academic or professional), and
classified (support staff). OSU has adopted "Guidelines for Academic Appointments" that
specify how faculty ranks are assigned. Copies of these guidelines can be accessed at the
following website http://oregonstate.edu/admin/hr/policies.html.
Professorial Rank. Professorial ranks (Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor)
are reserved for faculty whose responsibilities and positions carry the expectation of
scholarly accomplishments. Expectations for each rank are given in Promotion and Tenure
Guidelines (Chapter 8). Faculty with professorial rank include:
1. Regular faculty (paid all or in part by state accounts).
2. Senior Research faculty (fixed–term faculty paid entirely or primarily from research
grants or contracts). Titles for these faculty are listed either as Professor (Senior Research)
or Senior Research Professor; Associate Professor (Senior Research) or Research Associate
Professor; and Assistant Professor (Senior Research) or Research Assistant Professor.
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3. Clinical faculty and Professor of Practice faculty. Titles for these faculty are
listed as Clinical Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Assistant Professor
or Professor (Clinical), Associate Professor (Clinical), Assistant Professor (Clinical);
or Professor of Practice, Associate Professor of Practice, Assistant Professor of
Practice or Professor (Practice), Associate Professor (Practice), Assistant
Professor (Practice).
4. Extension faculty. Titles for these faculty are listed as Professor (Extension),
Associate Professor (Extension), Assistant Professor (Extension).
5. Courtesy faculty — faculty not paid by OSU accounts, but who contribute to the mission
of the University through teaching, research, or service.
6. Visiting faculty — visitors on leave from other institutions of higher education or the
private sector and paid by OSU accounts.
7. Adjunct faculty — the term adjunct is used when a department chooses to recognize
the contribution of an OSU faculty member who is employed by another unit within the
University.
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Instructor, Senior Instructor, and Senior II Instructor. These ranks are used for
faculty with primary responsibilities in instruction who hold positions that do
not carry a substantial expectation for scholarly accomplishments. All faculty
members with the rank of Instructor must be on fixed–term (non–tenure–
track) appointments. Senior Instructors and Senior II Instructors may be
granted tenure.
Faculty Research Assistant, Senior Faculty Research Assistant, and Senior II
Faculty Research Assistant. These ranks are used for key support faculty
members engaged in research. The positions require bachelor’s degrees but
not the doctoral degree or other terminal degree appropriate to the field in
which the research is being conducted.
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