Faculty Career Development & Educational Support
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The Psychiatry Academic Affairs and Career Development Office supports departmental faculty appointments, promotions, and tenure applications. To review the complete departmental and university promotion process, please click on or download our interactive Promotion flow chart.
Please review the Office of Faculty Affairs web pages "8 Steps to Promotion - A Guide for Faculty" and eligibility and criteria, or the Academic Personnel Policy's Section 3, to determine if you are ready for a Promotion.
Material required for Academic Promotion:
- Signed Promotion Form (In advance of preparing a promotion package, all departmental approvals/signatures are required.)
- Nomination Letter
- Candidate’s Letter to the Chair Requesting Promotion.
- CV in UMass Chan format
- Narrative/Personal Statement (Optional but strongly encouraged)
- List of Suggested References with full contact information
- Teaching Evaluations
- Additional Materials as necessary
Some additional information that is essential to promotion package components are:
Promotion Process: Candidates can utilize the following options to assist them with the materials required for promotion.
OFA Promotion Workshop: While the ability to hold in person sessions has been paused, a recording of a previous session can be found here.
Individual Consultation: OFA staff are available for individual consultation with faculty on career planning, promotion and tenure, and other concerns. Please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs with questions or to set an appointment.
Detailed information on the promotion process can also be found on the OFA website at Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) website or email Janice.Robert@umassmed.edu, Project Coordinator, Academic Affairs and Career Development with any questions.
To access the detailed Academic Personnel Policy click here.
In addition, the UMMS Office of Faculty Affairs provides a variety of support mechanisms tailored to specific stages of faculty development including:
- Junior Faculty Development Program supports the development and individualized career goals.
- Preparing for Promotion Series
- Peers for Promotion Program
- Faculty Development Programs, Internal & External
Equity & Diversity Programs:
- Empowerment Summit 2: The EMPOWER Summit 2 is a one-day immersive, interactive leadership development opportunity for women faculty of UMMS, including UMMS-Baystate. The program is for mid-career and senior women, aspiring leaders and those in a new leadership position. The conference is being held May 15, 2020.
- Joy McCann Professorship
- Guidelines for Part Time Faculty Effort at UMMS/UMMMG
- Extension of Probationary Period for Tenure Track Faculty APP Section 4.5e
- Family Medical Leave
- Transition through Retirement seminars are also offered in collaboration with Human Resources to address a wide range of issues including planning for both career trajectory (e.g. ongoing academic engagement into retirement, succession planning for clinical and research teams), and personal trajectory (e.g. financial and lifestyle planning).
Past OFA Programs: The Office of Faculty Affairs has a rich history of designing, implementing, and evaluating programs and resources for faculty development and mentoring.
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Presents: Promotions 101 for Psychologists
Developing Your Academic Identity: Overview of the Promotion Process and Choosing an Area of Distinction
A Zoom discussion for psychologist on strategies for gaining promotion in academic appointment at the Medical School.