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Institution Profile: University of Maryland Department of Psychology

LocationUnited States of America
Type of InstitutionComprehensive University or equivalent
Academic DisciplinesSocial sciences
  • In 2022, the Department of Psychology of the University of Maryland introduced new principles and criteria in their periodic merit reviews as well as in evaluations of candidates for associate and full professorship.
  • The principles reflect changes in the assessment approaches, particularly with respect to valuing diversity of academic activities and achievements. Scholars are to be evaluated on their contributions to research, teaching and service, with a recognition that they can take various legitimate forms. Candidates for full professorships are given most flexibility in relative weights of these three pillars, but substantial leadership contributions are expected of them.
  • The policies include criteria promoting adherence to high standards for research integrity, reproducibility, and equity and inclusion.
  • Overall, the assessments are meant to adhere to standards of responsible use of indicators in line with DORA commitments. Moreover, a use of narrative summaries and annotations of CVs and research outputs is encouraged to better contextualize achievements.

Related Resources

Procedures for Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure 18

This document outlines principles and criteria guiding promotions to associate professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Maryland. They stress the importance of recognising diverse types of activities and encourage the use of annotated CVs to better contextualise achievements.
University of Maryland Department of Psychology
United States of America (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
Topics:
Portfolio assessment
Learn More: https://psyc.umd.edu/sites/psyc.umd.edu/files/Policy_Documents/Psychology_UMD_APT_2022_Associate_Professor.pdf
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Procedures for Promotion to Full Professor 21

This document outlines principles and criteria guiding promotions to full professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Maryland. They stress the importance of recognizing diverse types of activities, in particular leadership, and encourage the use of annotated CVs to better contextualize achievements.
University of Maryland Department of Psychology
United States of America (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
Topics:
Portfolio assessment
Learn More: https://psyc.umd.edu/sites/psyc.umd.edu/files/Policy_Documents/Psychology_UMD_APT_2022_Full_Professor.pdf
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Merit Review Policy 12

This document outlines principles and criteria guiding merit reviews at the Department of Psychology, University of Maryland. They stress the importance of recognizing diverse types of activities and encourage the use of annotations of research outputs to better contextualize achievements.
University of Maryland Department of Psychology
United States of America (Comprehensive University or equivalent)
Topics:
Portfolio assessment
Learn More: https://psyc.umd.edu/sites/psyc.umd.edu/files/Policy_Documents/Merit_Review_Policy_UMD_Psychology_2022.pdf
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