In addition to Julie's excellent suggestions, I would inquiry about the following: The character of faculty-faculty relations within the department (e.g., to what extent do people get along?) and about faculty-administration relations within the institution (e.g., to what extent is it adversarial). I would also be very interested in the chair's interpretation of the official criteria for promotion and tenure. I realize that the latter information is probably readily available, but I would still be very interested in the chair's interpretation of what it takes to get tenure (e.g., many departments emphasize the importance of 'good teaching', but when it comes time to getting tenure it is the publication record that really counts- and rightly so IMO). Recent grade distributions for various courses would be helpful as would sample outlines (i.e., syllabi) from various courses. Also, the ratio of tenure to nontenure faculty in the department would be useful as well as the % of faculty who were denied tenure in previous years.
That's all that comes to mind for now. Miguel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Penley" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 11:35:28 AM Subject: RE: [tips] what would you want to know? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Penley" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 11:35:28 AM Subject: RE: [tips] what would you want to know? Hi Patrick, Honestly, I think the candidates should do their homework about your dept. and shouldn’t be expecting you to provide (all of the) information. Perhaps be prepared to answer questions that aren’t readily available on your dept’s or institution’s websites. For example, questions about start-up funding for a lab (if yours is a research-oriented department), whether there might be a lighter teaching load the first semester (or even the first year) to allow a research program to get off the ground, and opportunities to develop new courses or to teach courses that weren’t specified in the job ad. Maybe also a question about where you see your department going in the next 5 years or so. What an interesting thread. I’m curious about what others will offer! Julie Julie A. Penley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Special Assistant to the Dean El Paso Community College PO Box 20500 El Paso, TX 79998-0500 Office phone: (915) 831-3210 Department fax: (915) 831-2324 email: [email protected] webpage: http://dnn.epcc.edu/facultywebpages/jpenley From: Patrick Dolan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 9:14 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] what would you want to know? Hi folks- we're hiring two faculty members, and as chair, I'll be spending more time than others with the candidates. What sort of information would you want to know from the dept. chair? Thanks! Patrick ** Patrick O. Dolan Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology Drew University Madison, NJ 07940 973-408-3558 [email protected] _ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13295.327efb45357264e0d764058cad59bba0&n=T&l=tips&o=8740 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-8740-13295.327efb45357264e0d764058cad59b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13482.917fac06d4daae681dabfe964ca8c74e&n=T&l=tips&o=8741 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-8741-13482.917fac06d4daae681dabfe964ca8c...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=8747 or send a blank email to leave-8747-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
