NTTF: UO Document on Policies, Procedures, and Practices - Evaluation & Promotion
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EVALUATION & PROMOTION
All career NTTF will be evaluated on an annual basis beginning Fall 2008. During academic year 2007-08, departments are expected to develop a set of criteria for their NTTF appointments along with an evaluation process, submit these to their academic dean for review and approval, before final approval by the Vice Provost for Academic
Affairs or the Vice President for Research (for center and institute appointments).
While the final details and structure of NTTF evaluation should be left to the immediate academic unit in which the appointment is made, there are some general guidelines to follow. NTTF in instructional appointments should have student course evaluations completed for all courses taught and ideally they should undergo at least one peer review of teaching each year. NTTF in research appointments should be evaluated for the quality of the effort expended and the outcomes of their contributions to the research program. In both kinds of cases, NTTF should be asked to discuss their efforts and performance with their immediate supervisor at least once each academic year.
Career NTTF are eligible for promotion; adjunct NTTF are not eligible for promotion. The university will continue to use its existing process for NTTF promotion. Career NTTF will be eligible for promotion to the first senior level after accumulating 18 terms (consecutive or not) of service (or its equivalent for the Law School) at .50 FTE or greater. There will be a departmental review of the NTTF performance against department criteria previously approved at the school or college level and the university level, a review by the dean of the academic unit in which the department
is located, and a final review and decision by the Provost or her delegate. The first level review, from initial appointment to its corresponding Senior appointment, is a required review and will be an “up-or-out” review, meaning that the successful candidate will be promoted and an unsuccessful candidate provided timely notice
and a terminal, non-renewable contract. Current practice at the UO is inconsistent and not all academic units have conducted such promotion reviews. The academic deans will be asked to review all career NTTF appointments, identify which have NTTF who are due for consideration for promotion, and implement a plan for a timely and appropriate review for promotion.
Promotion to the second level (Senior II) parallels the process for promotion to full professor. This promotion is elective and does not involve an “up-or-out” decision. Candidates ordinarily would be reviewed during their sixth year after promotion to Senior (18 terms at FTE ? .50).
