If you’re a full-time faculty member, it’s likely you have service as a job requirement. The specific expectations for service vary based on the type of institution, and the specific faculty position. My research indicates that both teaching and scholarship are more highly valued in tenure and promotion processes (Hale 2012). Studies also indicate that faculty are not likely to be denied tenure or promotion because of insufficient service. However, some faculty members invest time and energy in service to the detriment of scholarly productivity, which is more likely to lead to denied tenure or promotion applications. How are faculty to balance the requirement to provide service, and the expectations that teaching and scholarship are the primary areas that are judged in terms of tenure and promotion? My recommendation is to be selective with service . Of course some service obligations are rotated among faculty members and everyone has their turn with that opportunity. (I’m...
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