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Mbuagbaw L, Anderson LN, Lokker C, Thabane L. Advice for Junior Faculty Regarding Academic Promotion: What Not to Worry About, and What to Worry About. J Multidiscip Healthc 2020; 13:117-122. [PMID: 32099379 PMCID: PMC7002385 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s240056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Junior faculty in many universities must go through the promotion process to advance from entry level, e.g., assistant professorship to associate Professor, and ultimately to professorship. The process may often be stressful for some junior faculty, mostly due to some uncertainty about how to optimise their chances of successful promotion. In this paper, we summarise some strategies that would enhance their chances of a smooth promotion based on experiences from junior faculty and senior faculty who have served on tenure and promotion committees. These strategies include understanding the promotion process at your institution; optimizing publications as first or senior author, securing research funding as principal investigator, teaching effectively, providing service efficiently; developing good time management and priority setting skills, finding excellent mentors, and targeting opportunities for collaboration. We also encourage junior faculty to be pro-active about promotion.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lawrence Mbuagbaw
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Biostatistics Unit, St Joseph Healthcare - Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Centre for Development of Best Practices in Health, Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Biostatistics Unit, St Joseph Healthcare - Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Departments of Paediatrics and Anaesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Bloomfield LE, Carver NS, Kelty-Stephen DG. Using Research Agreements to Build Respectful, Publication-Grade Scholarly Relationships in Liberal-Arts Settings. Front Psychol 2019; 10:197. [PMID: 30804851 PMCID: PMC6378294 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Department of Psychology, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, United States
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