It is expected that all faculty will contribute to fulfilling the mission of the school<\/a> through effective teaching, scholarly activity, research, student advising and mentoring, community service, and participation in the overall work of the school and\/or University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Faculty appointments are made in response to institutional needs and interests, and are typically made after a search carried out in compliance with University policies. Before the search is commenced, it is important to determine the expected track and rank of the faculty\u00a0 <\/span>member that would be most beneficial to the program, department, and institution. <\/span>The chair, in consultation with the dean, will make this determination; it is incumbent upon the chair to inform the Office of the Dean what faculty appointments they anticipate making in a given fiscal year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Once a successful candidate is identified, this decision is revisited before the appointment process begins.<\/p>\n The determination of correct track and rank is important for two reasons. <\/span>First, if the incorrect track is chosen, the faculty member may find their path to promotion made more difficult. <\/span>(Note: when a faculty member is promoted, they may change tracks, but there is a minimum number of years before promotion can be considered.) Likewise, if the incorrect rank is chosen, the faculty member must wait at least 2 years as an instructor, 3 years as an Assistant Professor, or 5 years as an Associate Professor to change their rank.<\/p>\n The new faculty member\u2019s past accomplishments will usually suggest the correct rank and track. <\/span>In addition, the new faculty member, in consultation with the chair, should choose areas of academic accomplishment (teaching, service, scholarly activity) in which to focus their activities. <\/span>This choice may also suggest the appropriate track for appointment.<\/p>\n Following are the different tracks with suggested criteria for the different ranks:<\/p>\n Unmodified Track:<\/b><\/p>\n This track is used for full-time faculty who have demonstrated or are expected to demonstrate significant scholarly works, including publications in peer-reviewed journals. <\/span>The ranks within this track differ according to the accomplishments in scholarly activity.<\/p>\n Clinical Track:<\/b><\/p>\n Faculty in this track typically teach and may be less than full-time. <\/span>They may also pursue excellence in scholarly activity or service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Research Track:<\/b><\/p>\n Faculty in this track are primarily engaged in research, typically in assigned projects under a senior scientist, and thus depend on others for funding and direction.<\/p>\n *https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/handbook\/appointments-and-promotions\/classification-of-ranks-and-titles\/\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Once the offer letter for the faculty position has been signed by the dean, the chair of the hiring department determines the track and rank of the new faculty member and prepares the dossier to submit to the appointment process. <\/span>This process is identical to the process used for promotion (see Promotions Process<\/a>) in terms of the letters of evaluation and the workflow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Expectations of the Faculty It is expected that all faculty will contribute to fulfilling the mission of the school through effective teaching, scholarly activity, research, student advising and mentoring, community service, and participation in the overall work of the school and\/or University.\u00a0 Overview of Criteria for Faculty Appointment Faculty appointments are made in response to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15402,"featured_media":0,"parent":3076,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51071"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51071"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59154,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51071\/revisions\/59154"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Overview of Criteria for Faculty Appointment<\/b><\/h2>\n
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