部门RTP指引

Departments may find that their candidates’ dossiers exemplify the criteria for tenure and promotion in ways that are unique to their academic field or area(s) of expertise. 大学政策S15-7 [pdf] provides a mechanism for those departments to develop and 部门RTP指引 that help evaluators better understand how candidates might meet the different levels of achievement.

为何制定部门RTP指引

部门RTP指南是一个 outward-facing document for colleagues and administrators “up the chain,” i.e. a resource for evaluators who may be unfamiliar with the variety of contributions that meet each level of achievement within your field. As such, they should be written in such a way that enables someone outside the department to gain a clear understanding of what your department values and why, as illustrations of the current RTP policy.  [pdf]

The guidelines are also a tool within a holistic mentoring process, as colleagues going through the RTP process can use the document to help them frame their accomplishments 对于部门以外的审稿人.

Guidance on 制定部门RTP指引

For an idea of how these guidelines work, please review the list of 现时获批准的部门RTP指引，由UP-Faculty Services维护. 

The Office for Faculty Success in conjunction with the Professional Standards Committee of the Academic Senate has developed the following guidance for departments that are 有兴趣制定自己的指导方针的:

Recorded Info Session 有关部门RTP指引(密码:7K1!W#Uc): 2022年4月研讨会的录音 that provides all you need to know to get started with crafting guidelines. 

创建部门RTP指南: A presentation shared in the recording that offers an overview of the purpose of departmental RTP guidelines, a map of the approval process, and best practices for crafting strong guidelines.

制定部门RTP指引: A one-page guide that helps departments decide whether to develop their own guidelines and provides a suggested structure for the document.

部门RTP指引模板: A generic template that offers the basic structure for the guidelines, featuring a table format to showcase sample candidate profiles.

Once approved, the guidelines come up for review every five years. Faculty Success will reach out to departments with RTP guidelines that need to be renewed for another five years.

Department chairs and directors may find additional resources and tips in the Canvas shell for Leadership Excellence for Academic Departments (LEAD).