University Libraries Faculty Promotion and Tenure Packet Template

University Library faculty applying for promotion and/or tenure will use an online packet template in their case that includes the following form and file upload fields along with these provided instruction prompts.

Application for Promotion and/or Tenure

Your application is submitted in an online form at the beginning of your packet as further described.

Application Form required

To submit your application, draft the following information and then copy/paste into the provided form in this section of your packet:

• Applicant Name
• Application Type (Promotion and Tenure / Promotion Only / Tenure Only)
• Current Rank
• Department/School/Division
• Educational Background (Include name of institution and location, dates attended, and degree earned)
• Professional Experience (List institutions, rank or title, and dates of appointment concerning all professional positions in chronological order showing the most recent first. Include name of institution, rank/title, and appointment dates)
• Effective Date of Promotion/Tenure (Date Promotion / Tenure will become effective, if approved)
• NIU Employment Start Date
• Number of Years in Present Rank at NIU (Number of years must include the current academic year when the promotion and/or tenure application is reviewed at the university level)
• Number of years of service at NIU (Number of years must include the current academic year when the promotion and/or tenure application is reviewed at the university level)
• Number of years of full-time college-level teaching prior to NIU (Number of years of full-time college-level teaching in the rank of Assistant / Associate / Professor prior to joining NIU)
• Memorandum of Understanding (State whether this position is covered by an MOU that modifies promotion / tenure criteria or procedures)
• This is an early application (Yes / No)
• This is a short-track application (Yes / No)

Optional MOU optional

Please upload your optional MOU.

Recommended file naming convention for your MOU file upload:
LastName_FirstInitial_MOU

Curriculum Vitae

Upload a copy of your curriculum vitae (CV).

Candidate CV 1 required

Recommended file naming convention for your CV file upload:
LastName_FirstInitial_CV

Librarianship

Upload materials that demonstrate how you have met or exceeded librarianship criteria.

Librarianship Narrative 1 required

Attach a 1-2 page self-evaluation of your librarianship contributions that summarizes the ways in which you believe they have met or exceeded the expectations set forth in university, college and unit criteria.

Recommended file naming convention for your self-reflection/narrative file upload:
Librarianship_Narrative

Librarianship Materials optional

Attach any librarianship materials you wish to include as part of your packet.

Research

Upload materials that demonstrate how you have met or exceeded research criteria.

Research Materials 1+ required

Attach any research/artistry/scholarship materials you wish to include as part of your packet.

Recommended file naming convention for your research documentation file upload(s):
TYPE#_YEAR_TITLE
Article1_2020_ Crowd Sourcing: Do Prototypical Peer Crowds Match Reality?

Recommended file naming convention for your research presentation file upload(s):
TYPE#_YEAR_TITLE
Presentation1_2020_Title of Presentation

Recommended file naming convention for your grant, fellowships, and leaves file upload(s):
TYPE#_YEAR_TITLE
Grant3_2021_ Title of Grant

Service

Upload materials that demonstrate how you have met or exceeded service criteria.

Service Materials 1+ required

Attach any service materials you wish to include as part of your packet, such as an email or letter documenting serving in a particular role, attendance at meetings, etc.

Recommended file naming convention for your service documentation file upload(s):
TYPE#_AY_Committee_Role
TYPE#_Date_Title_Location
Committee2_AY22-23_DPC_Member
Committee1_AY21-22_DepartmentCurriculum_Chair
Workshop5_Feb5_2023_Using AI in General Education Courses_CITL

Other Materials

Upload materials that do not fit any of the categories above.

Additional Documents optional

Attach any additional materials that do not fit any of the categories above.

Materials to Share with External Evaluators

Upload materials that are to be shared with your external evaluators. You do not need to attach your CV here, but you should attach a copy of all other materials that are to be shared with the external evaluators, even if it duplicates materials uploaded elsewhere.

Materials for External Evaluators 1+ required

Attach any materials to share with external evaluators, except for your CV.