Guidelines for Requests for Tenure Track and Continuing Non-TenureTrack Positions for 2011-2012
19 September 2011
Departments or programs that would like to request a tenure-track or continuing non-tenure track position must send a letter of intent and a full proposal. The letter of intent must be sent to CAP in electronic format by Monday, October 3, 2011 and the full proposal in electronic format (using the template located below) must be submitted by Friday, November 18, 2011. These materials should be submitted to the Committee on Academic Priorities, via Linda Butler Livesay – llivesay@brynmawr.edu. The letter of intent should include an abstract describing the position, which will be posted on CAP’s webpage to inform other members of the academic community about the intended request.
As the institution looks ahead to new models of curricular organization there will be an increased emphasis on flexibility and communication across disciplines. Accordingly, CAP expects interdepartmental cooperation and the sharing of resources. In particular, CAP requires documentation that other departments or programs were consulted about the nature of a possible proposal for a position before the final proposal was written. Letters of support from outside departments or programs should specify the kinds of courses that the proposed position could contribute to the major or minor in those outside fields, and when a search is authorized, departments or programs that wrote letters of support agree to sustain engagement with the process of searching for and hiring a new faculty member (e.g., attend candidate talks and/or meet with candidates).
As with previous CAPs, this year CAP will examine each position request in terms of:
A proposal for a tenure track or continuing non-tenure track position must use the template document (located below) and must include the following:
1. A detailed description of the proposed position as well as any alternatives that have been considered.
2. A description of the applicant pool for the proposed position. It is particularly important that this document contain specific information on the potential candidate pool from underrepresented groups within the professional discipline(s) being recruited and the specific area(s) being proposed. All requests must identify how the position has been defined so as to attract candidates from underrepresented groups. Relevant professional educational association data on minority recruitment should be included if available.
3. A long-range (5-year) plan that outlines the department or program’s goals in relation to the College’s mission, the department or program’s staffing needs, other relevant department or program staffing needs, and the future intellectual and pedagogical directions of their specific academic area. This plan should also reflect on the history of the department or program over a minimum of the last five years.
4. Rationale for the requested position:
a.
Reflecting on your 5-year plan, how do you believe the proposed position
contributes to short- and long-term departmental needs and disciplinary
directions?
b.
How does the proposed position contribute to the offerings, curricular
demands, and the long-range goals and plans of other departments and
programs?
c.
What is the position’s relationship to the College’s mission and academic
priorities (including any contribution to interdisciplinary programs, Emily Balch
Seminars, postbac or graduate programs, Praxis program, etc.).
d.
What is the position’s impact on Bi-College cooperation. Please include letters
from appropriate counterpart departments or programs at Haverford
commenting on the proposal, as well as an account of the process of
consultation with those departments and programs that contributed to the
development of the proposal and the kinds of commitments made by other
departments and programs to use these new resources.
5. If the request has major new institutional costs associated with the position, e.g., laboratory construction or renovation and startup funds, an estimate of these costs should be provided.
6. Staffing and student enrollment figures for the past five academic years. (Note: student enrollment should be broken down by introductory and advanced courses; include numbers of majors and, for departments with graduate programs, numbers of graduate students. This should also include some analysis of trends in the data. The Registrar should be able to provide raw data, which can be included in your request).
7. Attach all letters of support from outside departments or programs to this proposal. These letters should specify the kinds of courses that the proposed position could contribute to the major or minor in those outside fields and should indicate in what ways departments or programs that write letters of support will sustain engagement, if a search is authorized, with the process of searching for and hiring a new faculty member (e.g., attending candidate talks and/or meeting with candidates).
8. Anything else you would like us to know as we consider your proposal?
Template for Proposals for Tenure Track and Continuing Non-Tenure Track Positions for 2011-2012: Template for Proposals