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Tenure process: what, why and how? Mehdi Jazayeri Faculty of Informatics Universit della Svizzera italiana ETH BASEL ZURICH ST-GALL BERNE NEUCHATEL LUCERNE FRIBOURG GENEVA EPFL LAUSANNE USI WHERE IN SWITZERLAND IS USI? Goals

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Tenure process: what, why and how?

Mehdi Jazayeri Faculty of Informatics Università della Svizzera italiana

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WHERE IN SWITZERLAND IS USI?

ETH EPFL USI GENEVA FRIBOURG BERNE BASEL LAUSANNE ZURICH LUCERNE ST-GALL NEUCHATEL

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Goals

International faculty and students Teaching and research

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Attracting faculty Developing faculty Faculty retention Evaluation and promotion

Issues in faculty hiring

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Contract options

Annual contract Limited-term contract Permanent contract Tenure track Hire young Mentor and develop

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Tenure track system

American system Protect intellectual freedom Professors may not be removed from post for arbitrary reasons (e.g. by a major donor) American Association of University Professors established the principles

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AAUP Principles

Only committees of other faculty can judge a member of the faculty Faculty appointments are made by other faculty or chairpersons with three elements: Clear employment contract Formal academic tenure Clearly stated grounds for dismissal

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Typical system

Assistant professor hired on a probationary 3-year contract Following evaluation, a second term of 3 years After successful evaluation, candidate promoted to associate professor with tenure May be later promoted to full professor

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The academic career and tenure track

mini- evaluation tenure review

postdoc

Assistant professor Associate professor

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Tenure track

  • Several models exist
  • Hire assistant professors
  • Evaluate and promote

(or not!) after fixed period

  • Alternative: fixed-term

contract

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Tenure process: The good

  • Motivates young professors
  • Sense of pride and achievement
  • Sense of belonging and commitment
  • Benefits the institution
  • “College of professors”
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Tenure process: The bad

  • Source of confusion and problems
  • A cultural shift for many (in Europe)
  • Causes pressure on young faculty
  • Discourages risk-taking in early

career

  • Requires mentoring (implies heavy

institutional support)

  • The human side
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