{"id":513,"date":"2012-05-11T13:16:49","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T21:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/erlenmeyer\/?p=513"},"modified":"2012-05-11T13:16:49","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T21:16:49","slug":"the-role-of-research-in-promotion-and-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/erlenmeyer\/2012\/05\/11\/the-role-of-research-in-promotion-and-tenure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of Research in Promotion and Tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>MAY 9TH, 2012<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Sitting on the University\u2019s Promotion and Tenure Committee is one of the most important roles that I can fulfill as VP for Research.\u00a0 Most tenure\/tenure track faculty appointments include a percentage of time dedicated to research activities.\u00a0 The measures of performance in research are varied, and their relationship to scholarly productivity proves to be an important focus of discussion.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t take long before some challenging questions emerge from individual curriculum vitae:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How much effort should be focused on hypothesis-driven research, versus more service-oriented productivity?<\/li>\n<li>What constitutes a legitimate proportion of attention to \u201chigh-impact\u201d journals?<\/li>\n<li>How should one represent one\u2019s contribution to publication activity (e.g. first authorship)?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a best balance of students and post-docs?<\/li>\n<li>How do we weigh the respective merits of intellectual property development (e.g. patent disclosures) to peer-reviewed publication?<\/li>\n<li>What is the \u201ccommunity \u201d standard for rates of publication within a given discipline?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As an oceanographer, I bring my own \u201ccommunity\u201d biases to the discussion of research impact.\u00a0 For example, I\u2019ll look at a publication in\u00a0<em>Nature<\/em> (with its high impact factor) much differently from one in, say,\u00a0<em>Journal of Geophysical Research<\/em>.\u00a0 I also know what it means to have served as a Chief Scientist on a major research cruise, but I may not know what an equivalent activity might be in another field.\u00a0 Those are metrics that may not be part of the culture in, say, plant pathology.\u00a0 You should know the culture of your field.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t, speak with your mentors, ask your peers.\u00a0 It is to your benefit to understand early in your career how you will be judged within your field so that you can reach your aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>This year, alone, the P&amp;T Committee read through nearly 10,000 pages of dossiers, and spent hundreds of cumulative hours in review, discussion and consideration.\u00a0 And that doesn\u2019t count the time and effort put in by the candidates, faculty committees, administrators and staff!\u00a0 The time-honored traditions of P&amp;T merit this investment, an investment that pays off to guide the careers of our university\u2019s educators, researchers, administrators and service providers.<\/p>\n<p>So, as we close out another academic year, let me be one of the first to congratulate those who\u2019ve been promoted and\/or attained tenure.\u00a0 Your accomplishments are noteworthy and significant.\u00a0 It\u2019s a pleasure to recognize your success!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><em>Rick Spinrad<\/em><\/div>\n<div>Vice President for Research<\/div>\n<div><em>Comments to this blog are welcome!<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAY 9TH, 2012 Sitting on the University\u2019s Promotion and Tenure Committee is one of the most important roles that I can fulfill as VP for Research.\u00a0 Most tenure\/tenure track faculty appointments include a percentage of time dedicated to research activities.\u00a0 The measures of performance in research are varied, and their relationship to scholarly productivity proves&hellip; 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