TENURE AND PROMOTION ADMINISTRATOR, College of Arts & Sciences, Faculty Action at Boston University in Boston, MA

Established in 1873, Arts and Sciences is Boston University's largest and most academically diverse unit, encompassing over 8,400 undergraduates, 2,000 graduate students, 800 faculty members, and 300 staff across 50 departments, programs, centers, and institutes. Our faculty are award-winning researchers, innovative teachers, and dedicated mentors committed to exploring the complexities of our present and past, uncovering new perspectives, and crafting creative solutions to real-world problems. Our staff are dynamic, mission-driven professionals who foster community, inclusion, and belonging to advance every aspect of the college enterprise. Our community thrives on collaboration, bold ideas, and interdisciplinary exploration. Join us in supporting the pursuit of knowledge that changes the world and provides boundless opportunities to inspire the next generation of leaders. We offer generous benefits, including health, dental, and life insurance, tuition remission, retirement savings, paid time off, and holiday leave.

The College of Arts & Sciences Office of Faculty Actions (OFA) provides essential support to 700+ full time faculty members, as well as many part-time teaching faculty and academic researchers, throughout their careers at Boston University. From hiring and orientation through retirement, OFA supports all aspects of the faculty life cycle, including professional development, tenure, promotion, sabbatical, and leaves of absence. OFA liaises with departments on all faculty affairs matters and provides advice to individual faculty members, working closely in tandem with four associate deans for the faculty, the Dean of CAS, and the CAS Business Office. OFA believes that our intellectual and administrative progress depends on the collaboration of diverse individuals from multiple communities. We are eager to have a colleague who supports our commitment to ensuring BU is inclusive, equitable, and diverse, and who shares our passion.

We are currently seeking a Tenure & Promotion Administrator to join our dynamic and fast-paced office. Tenure & Promotion Administrator Description Reporting to the Director of Faculty Actions in the College of Arts & Sciences, the Tenure & Promotion Administrator independently manages the tenure and promotion process for all professorial faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Tenure & Promotion Administrator liaises with departments to ensure all professorial faculty tenure and/or promotion cases are being reviewed according to college and university policies and procedures. The Tenure & Promotion Administrator supports the college level process, working closely with the CAS Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure (APT) committee and the Dean of CAS during their review stages. The Tenure & Promotion Administrator is responsible for keeping information about tenure & promotion up to date, and for maintaining records related to that process. This position also manages the promotion process for full-time Lecturers in the College of Arts and Sciences and the mid-tenure review process for Assistant Professors.

Responsibilities Include:

Create a calendar of deadlines for the college tenure and promotion process and ensure all participants meet deadlines.
Review materials submitted by candidates, the department, the CAS APT, and the Dean for completeness and accuracy. This includes proofreading APT and Deans reports.
Solicit external evaluations for all tenure and promotion cases on behalf of the Dean and Department Chair.
Maintain all files related to the tenure & promotion process, including redacting department, APT, and Deans reports to remove all confidential information, to supply a version to the candidate.
Provide administrative support to the APT committee, including scheduling weekly meetings, working with the Chair of APT to update the APT committee manual and to make subcommittee assignments, and answer questions and record votes during meetings. This includes working with the associate deans to recommend possible APT committee members.
Provide support to the Director of Faculty Actions on other matters as needed.
Assign work to the Senior Program Coordinator and a strong cohort of student office assistants as related to the tenure & promotion process.

Skills

A cover letter is required for consideration.
Bachelor's degree and 1-3 years of experience.
Knowledge of and experience working on tenure & promotion related issues preferred.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.