must include a sustained record of publications. Faculty candidates in this track have typically published 40-50 peer-reviewed original papers. Participation as a principal investigator and/or co-investigator in major research grants is given greater weight. It is also expected that the Professor serve as a mentor for younger faculty members and have a mastery of the discipline.
Tenure Track: Research Track
Productive high quality research is of paramount importance for all tenured track research faculty. While it is expected that faculty in Research Tenure Track consistently prepare research proposals which receive excellent ratings by national funding agencies, it is understood that success in having these proposals funded continuously is subject to variables that may lie beyond the scientific and scholarly merit of the investigator. Nonetheless, evidence of a consistent funding record is of clear benefit. The Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery will evaluate the individual’s efforts in obtaining extramural research support through that faculty member’s documentation of their funding record. Significant contributions must be demonstrated in the areas of teaching of residents, fellows, medical students, graduate and post-graduate students and/or involvement with other education programs appropriate to the Department’s mission. Service activities are necessary, important and appreciated; however, should not interfere or replace actual bench and/or clinical research and teaching activities (i.e. preparation of peer-reviewed publications, reports, presentations, grant writing, preparation and presentation of formal lecture and informal teaching activities, curriculum development, reading and maundering). Scientific research is costly and University resources are limited; currently only a small portion of the departmental budget is derived from state sources. Therefore, a significant component of a faculty’s workload in research is the time spent seeking external support. If the faculty member has been successful in obtaining a tenured Associated or full Professor status and has had a consistent lack of success in obtaining external support for research, it may indicate that it is not possible for the faculty member to maintain a full research workload. An inability to maintain a full research workload will be offset by an increasing workload in the areas of teaching and/or service. On the average, it is expected that a faculty member in the Tenure Research Track will spend between 50% to 75% of his/her time in research related activities, 15% to 35% teaching-related activities and 10% to 25% of his/her time in service-related activities.
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