das CEWS lädt herzlich zum nächsten CEWS-Kolloquium am 29. Oktober 2025 mit Dr. Christiane Spitzmüller ein:
The Science of (Intersectional) Science Careers: Bias in Academic Promotion Processes
29.10.2025 | 16-17 Uhr | Online: Zur Anmeldung via Zoom
Promotion and tenure (P&T) processes in academia are widely regarded as critical mechanisms for faculty career advancement. However, emerging evidence suggests that these processes may function inconsistently, undermining their validity and fairness. Christiane Spitzmüller’s work, grounded in quantitative social science research, examines how structural barriers in P&T decision-making processes impact faculty, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds, despite formal evaluation metrics. Drawing on findings from a consortium study across ten universities, the research team demonstrates that factors such as external review letter writer characteristics, dual appointments, patent ownership, and career interruptions (e.g., extensions) contribute to unintended P&T outcomes. Furthermore, innovation and entrepreneurship contributions are undervalued, and joint evaluations, although beneficial for URM faculty, are not fully embraced by P&T committees. Their work further shows how external review letters are more strongly linked to who the writers are than to the candidate's productivity and accomplishments. They use the research on external review letters to derive recommendations on how external review letters can be crafted in support of promotion candidates. By examining linguistic features in recommendation letters, the impact of faculty characteristics and activity, and P&T decision-making, they identify intervention targets and elucidate evidence-based interventions to promote valid and reliable P&T policies and systems.
Das Kolloquium findet auf Englisch statt.
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