This document outlines updated criteria to assess staff contributions in the area of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and open access, introduced to better reward these efforts in promotion, tenure-track and merit assessments at Indiana University. It also mentions such qualities like interrelated activities and accomplishments; independence, innovation, and initiative; teamwork, as areas to be considered in these evaluations.
Impact
Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Promotion and Tenure Dossiers
Indiana University has created guidelines for promotion and tenure dossiers. This guide outlines many different parameters for the preparation of promotion and/or tenure including a wide variety of criteria to assist in these deliberations.
GFC Academic Staff Criteria & Processes Handbook
In 2021, University of Calgary created the Academic Staff Criteria and Processes Handbook to inform promotion and tenure of faculty and research staff included a line committing to DORA. The handbook also includes criteria regarding knowledge engagement and knowledge transfer, being rewarded in assessments, among other criteria.
Senior Academic Promotions Procedure: Procedure no. 57
Trinity College has updated their senior academic promotions procedure which aims to ensure fairness, transparency, and equality of opportunity regarding promotion procedure. This resource outlines this procedure and notes Trinity College’s expectation to expand their contributions to education and research over time.
Senior Academic Promotions Call 2020
Guidelines for senior academic promotion policy at Trinity College have been established. This doucment provides examples of the criteria to be considered in a candidate’s potential promotion at Trinity College.
Utrecht University: Recognition and Rewards Criteria
This vision document of Utrecht University outlines its institutional version of the Dutch national reform initiative ‘Recognition and Rewards’ introduced in 2019.
Viewpoint: As part of global shift, Utrecht University is changing how it evaluates its researchers
This opinion piece provides the rationale for changes happening at Utrecht University with regards to evaluation of its researchers.
Academic Promotion Criteria for 2019-2020
This document outlines the changes in the professorial promotion criteria introduced at the University of Glasgow in 2019 to put more attention on evidence of collegiality and commitments to societal impact and open research.
Assessment of Community-Engaged Scholarship
This document from University of Minnesota- Twin Cities gives a description of the criteria involved in the assessment of community-engaged scholarship. Such criteria are categorized into eight factions.
Review Committee on Community-Engaged Scholarship
The Review Committee on Community-Engaged Scholarship at the University of Minnesota provides guidance and feedback for faculty engaged in community-based research during their promotion and tenure process.