“A narrative statement indicates a candidate’s sense of their 奖学金 of teaching and learning; 奖学金 of research and creative accomplishments; and service and the 奖学金 of service to the University, 社会, 以及职业. The purpose of this statement is not so much to call attention to achievements that are listed elsewhere in the dossier as it is to afford candidates the opportunity to place their work and activities in the context of their overall goals and agendas. Candidates for promotion and tenure were encouraged (but not required) to describe how the events of 2020/21 (e.g., COVID-19大流行, 社会/种族间的紧张关系, 政治动荡影响了他们的工作, 以及他们为管理这些影响所采取的措施, in the narrative that accompanies their dossier for promotion and/or tenure. 我们鼓励候选人尽可能简洁. 叙事性陈述不超过2000字; 这个单词的长度将被缩减为1,600 words when there are no candidates pursuing tenure who were in their probationary period in calendar year 2020.”(来自 Administrative Guidelines for AC23 晋升及任期 Procedures and Regulations).
建议
- Ask colleagues in your program/field to share their narrative statements with you. 也, 一旦你有了陈述的草稿, ask your division head and/or colleagues in your program/field to give you feedback.
- Do not put off writing your narrative until the last minute. It is a good idea to give yourself at least one month to develop your statement, 特别是如果你打算寻求同事的意见. It is never too early to ask colleagues for examples of their narratives.
- The narrative is the first personal item in the dossier and appears immediately after the cover sheets and the College and division policies. As such, this statement is the committee members’ first impression of you. Consider how you want to present yourself and how best to frame the rest of your dossier.
- Keep in mind that the majority of committee members at the various levels will be outside of your discipline. You should therefore try to avoid overly technical terminology or, 如果有必要的话, provide explanations of the terms so that those outside your field can understand your work.
- 如果有你的教学元素, 奖学金, and/or service that you find difficult to capture in the limited “just the facts” entries of your dossier, 叙述是展开这些内容的好地方. 同样的, if there are challenges that are unique to your field—both in teaching and in research—this is your opportunity to explain them and, 如果适用的话, to detail the ways in which you address these challenges.
- Don’t limit your narrative to past achievements; give committees a sense of your future plans. 注:在终身任期和晋升教授评审, “Manuscripts in Progress” are not permitted in the “Scholarship of 研究 and Creative Accomplishments” section; however, you can mention these projects in your narrative statement.
- 复习的层次是形成性的. 当你通过P&T过程, re-read your administrative letters from previous reviews (copies of which will be provided to you at the close of each cycle). When constructive feedback is noted, explain how you have attempted to address these issues.
- Make sure that you provide consistent information in your narrative statement and in your dossier. 例如, if you mention in your narrative that you have published four peer-reviewed articles and presented at seven national conferences, make sure that these numbers correspond with the entries in your dossier. These discrepancies tend to occur during the revision process; candidates will sometimes update one section without remembering to update the other.
范例叙事性陈述
范例叙事性陈述 are available on the 十大网投平台信誉排行榜阿尔图纳分校 Full-time 教师 Orientation site.