No, all current deadlines and existing departmental requirements remain exactly the same. You still follow your usual departmental timeline for submission. Each department, as it has always been, establishes their own deadlines.
Faculty candidates include those being considered for promotion to associate professor with or without tenure and those who are seeking promotion from associate professor to full professor.
If you intend to seek promotion and/or tenure in the 2025-2026 cycle, please complete and submit this form to notify the Office of the Provost. Thank you!
It's important to note that no requirements are changing for promotion and tenure consideration at NIU with the implementation of the Interfolio system. You should submit the materials already required in your department’s bylaws and follow the usual submission timeline established by your department.
This training session is for NIU faculty members preparing for promotion and/or tenure review during the 2025-2026 cycle and introduces the system, templates and the process for faculty candidates to prepare and submit their promotion and/or tenure packet electronically via Interfolio. This training was offered Monday, March 31, 2025 and the recording is available for on-demand viewing.
This self-paced, interactive course provides a step-by-step guide for preparing and submitting your materials for an upcoming review.
Estimated time to complete: 30 minutes
No, all current deadlines and existing departmental requirements remain exactly the same. You still follow your usual departmental timeline for submission. Each department, as it has always been, establishes their own deadlines.
No. You are only required to submit the materials outlined in your department or school bylaws and follow the usual submission timeline established by your department.
If you intend to seek promotion and/or tenure in the 2025-2026 cycle, please complete and submit this form to notify the Office of the Provost, so that you will be included in targeted communications. If you are uncertain about applying for promotion and tenure, you are still encouraged to complete this intent form so that you can receive these communications.
Completing this form does not commit you to the application process if you choose not to proceed. Alternatively, information about training and supports will also be made available on the Interfolio at NIU website.
No action is required on your part if you are not seeking promotion and/or tenure in this upcoming cycle.
You will receive an email notification when your case is created. Log in to Interfolio, review the required documents and forms, upload your materials and submit by the deadline.
Yes, download the available summary of accomplishments document template from among the following that applies to you, complete and upload into your Interfolio packet.
You can not only find an introduction to NIU faculty promotion and tenure packet templates, but after you login to Interfolio with your NIU username and password you can navigate to a preview of the various packet templates in the system.
Interfolio supports a variety of file types, including PDFs, Word documents and images. File size limits may apply.
Once you submit your packet, edits are typically restricted. If you need to make changes, contact your case manager to discuss options.
You can track your case status within Interfolio RPT. You will also receive notifications as your case moves through the review process.
Access is restricted to authorized committee members and administrators at each stage of review. Interfolio ensures confidentiality and data security.
Faculty candidates submitting their promotion and tenure packet in Interfolio RPT should upload the documents intended for external reviewers to the section labeled "Candidate Documents for External Evaluation." This section is specifically designated for materials that will be shared with external reviewers as part of the review process.
To upload your documents:
If you have questions about what to include, please contact your department chair for guidance.
Email interfolio@niu.edu and a member of our Interfolio at NIU team will be back in touch as soon as possible!
NOTE: You must log in using your NIU Account ID and password.
Call, email, or chat with the Interfolio Scholar Services team with any technical questions. Live support is available Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. CT.
833-844-2118
interfolio-support@elsevier.com
Email the Interfolio at NIU team with any questions about the faculty promotion and tenure submission and review process using Interfolio.