| Hiring Process |
- Clearly articulate schedule for progress and expectations for publication, teaching, service, and professional productivity.
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- Gain familiarity with Yale’s expectations, resources, and procedures.
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| Upon Acceptance/Before Term Begins |
- Assign faculty mentors to new non-tenured faculty (two mentors for each new non-tenured faculty member).
- Assign new mentors to returning non-tenured faculty each year.
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- Contact newly assigned non-tenured faculty member(s) to introduce yourself and offer assistance.
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- Work with department staff to complete records, arrange technical support, coordinate benefits, etc.
- Begin course/syllabus planning.
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| Beginning of Term |
- Host reception and department meeting with chair, DGS, and DUS present. Introduce office staff and welcome new faculty members.
- Alert new faculty members to schedules for meetings and other events of interest on campus.
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- Be alert to opportunities to introduce new faculty members to other University colleagues, both inside and outside the department.
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| Years One through Four (Period of Initial Appointment as Assistant Professor) |
- First year: meet with non-tenured faculty at the end of the year to discuss Junior Faculty Fellowship process; provide clear instructions on the application timeline and materials required.
- In September of each year: assign two tenured faculty members to evaluate each Junior Faculty Fellowship application.
- Third year: conduct internal review of first-term assistant professors.
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- Provide guidance on teaching resources in the department and around the University.
- Encourage new faculty to engage in service to the department.
- Set aside time for formal meetings at least twice yearly to discuss progress, answer questions, and provide feedback to non-tenured faculty member.
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- Seek opportunities to observe colleagues’ classrooms, and invite them to sit in on your classes.
- Solicit feedback on your writing and research from your faculty mentors.
- Discuss the Junior Faculty Fellowship process with your department chair and faculty mentor(s); submit application in the September prior to the desired year of leave.
- Recognize that demonstration of leadership is a factor in the tenure review process, and take advantage of opportunities for service to the department and other career development.
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| Years Five through Seven (Second Term as Assistant Professor and Review for Promotion to Associate Professor on Term) |
- Fifth and sixth years: conduct review for promotion to associate professor on term.
- Meet with non-tenured faculty member to clarify procedures and required materials for application for leave following promotion to associate professor on term.
- Eighth year: final year for tenure review of non-tenured faculty.
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- Continue to be available, both formally and informally, to discuss work, provide feedback, and encourage involvement in departmental activities.
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- Sixth through eighth years: apply for one-year research leave after appointment as associate professor on term; note that this leave is typically taken in the first year following promotion.
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| Ongoing |
- Reinforce to colleagues the role that mentoring plays in departmental dynamics.
- Identify opportunities for non-tenured faculty to run seminars.
- Foster discussion of ways to avoid gender and group bias.
- Maintain awareness of individual department members’ workloads.
- Encourage non-tenured faculty to take advantage of career development opportunities.
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- Give credit to the new faculty member’s ideas in department meetings, to encourage active participation.
- Be sensitive to stereotyping, and be conscious of cultural differences that may affect dialogue during the mentoring process.
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- Seek opportunities for professional development, including workshops, departmental seminars, and networking at and beyond Yale.
- Clearly articulate needs and questions to colleagues—chair, faculty mentors, and others.
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