This training module will help you to:

• Learn about promotion and tenure practices in science departments
• Identify and limit implicit bias in the annual review
• Mentor faculty through their careers
• Create a pipeline of women and diverse faculty

Promotion and Tenure IWiN Workshop

A workshop on creating equitable promotion and tenure practices within neuroscience departments was held as part of SfN’s Department Chair Training to Increase Women in Neuroscience (IWiN) program. View the presentation and readings from the workshop and read the featured article to learn about the changes that workshop attendees implemented within their own institutions:

Presentations:

• Promotion (Thomas Carew, PhD, and Donald Faber, PhD)
• Promotion: A Discussion of 'best practices' (Alan Sved, PhD)

Readings:

• Promotion

Featured Article:

• Leveling the Playing Field: Improved Tenure and Promotion Practices Lead to a More Diverse Faculty

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. (0930184).