Faculty Review and Promotion Recommendation Framework
Synthesize faculty evaluations into defensible promotion and tenure recommendations
What You Can Do
You can conduct rigorous, comprehensive faculty evaluations that synthesize peer reviews, student evaluations, research metrics, and service contributions into coherent narratives. The framework helps you identify performance gaps, articulate clear standards, and generate promotion recommendations with thorough documentation that withstands scrutiny and appeals.
Features
organize teaching, research, and service data across disciplines with discipline-specific weighting
synthesize peer letters, student feedback, publication metrics, and service records into unified assessment
evaluate multiple candidates side-by-side using consistent rubrics and standards
surface discrepancies between self-perception and documented evidence to inform development conversations
generate decision summaries with specific reasoning that articulates institutional standards and fair process
navigate different research and teaching expectations across humanities, sciences, and social sciences
create comprehensive records that demonstrate thorough evaluation and address common grievance arguments
Example Output
Tenure Recommendation Summary for Dr. Sarah Chen (Chemistry)
Teaching (Satisfactory, 25% weight): 4.2/5 average student evaluations; developed new upper-level lab course; peer observation noted clear explanations and effective group facilitation. Weakness: limited mentorship of graduate researchers noted in one peer letter.
Research (Exceeds Expectations, 50% weight): 12 publications in peer-reviewed venues; $450K NSF grant as PI; 3 graduate students successfully placed in postdocs. Metrics exceed department median at promotion stage.
Service (Meets Expectations, 25% weight): 2 committee assignments; contributed to departmental hiring; limited external engagement. In line with expectations for pre-tenure faculty.
Overall Recommendation: Recommend promotion to Associate Professor. Dr. Chen meets or exceeds standards in all areas, with particular strength in research productivity and impact.
What's Included
- SKILL.md instruction file with framework overview and decision logic:
- Evaluation rubric template: 5-point scale across teaching, research, and service with discipline-specific descriptors
- Data synthesis worksheet: organized matrix for aggregating peer letters, student evaluations, and metrics
- Comparative analysis tool: side-by-side candidate evaluation checklist
- Decision documentation template: structured format for promotion recommendations with evidence citations
- Discipline-specific guidance: customization notes for STEM, humanities, and social science expectations
Who It's For
- Deans of Arts & Sciences managing tenure and promotion processes
- Provosts conducting faculty evaluations across multiple colleges
- Department chairs coordinating promotion dossier reviews
- Faculty review committees tasked with evaluating candidate materials
- HR professionals supporting institutional tenure and promotion compliance
Best For
- Comprehensive tenure and promotion dossier reviews
- Synthesizing disparate evaluation data into coherent narratives
- Comparative analysis of multiple candidates for advancement
- Documenting promotion decisions for legal defensibility
- Creating evidence-based recommendations for Faculty Senate review
- Navigating discipline-specific differences in academic standards
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