I have read many debates about what is being a good professor, and how that will get you in the door at different schools. My question is what does that mean to you? I can think of publishing as an example of building that resume up, but what about the faculty senate? What about other activites? What do you find important in your school and what activities would lead a school to hire you?
I have been a member of a number of hiring boards for faculty. Different institutions and departments have different priorities, depending on their focus (e.g. undergraduate teaching, research, etc.). Here is a list of a few things that tend to be considered. 1. Teaching experience: How many courses have you taught? Do you have experience teaching in an area of need in the department? What are your teaching speciality areas? How well have you done in student evaluations and peer observation reports? 2. Research/scholarly activities: What is your research experience and your research interests? Where have you published? Have you published in scholarly refereed (i.e. peer reviewed) journals? Have you published in trade mangazines or journals? have you presented at professional conferences? Have you written successful grants? 3. Professional activities: In which professional associations do you belong? Are they local, state or national assoicatios? Are you an active member? Do you or have you held any leadership positions? Do you attend/present at their conferences? 4. School activities: In which college committees have you served? Are there other notable activities, awards or accomplishments at your former institutions that should be noted? 5. Community/volunteer service: What kinds of service outside of the college have you performed? 6. Education: Which degrees do you hold? In what disciplines are your degrees? Where did you obtain your degrees? Do you possess any other certifications, licenses or credentials? 7. Miscellaneous: Have you received any awards or special recongitions? Are you multilingual? Which languages? Is ther anything else that we shoud know that would distinguish you from or make you superior to other candidates for your position? I hope that this helps. Tony Pina Administrator, Northeastern Illinois University
