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Professionals seeking careers in academia should understand the tenure process, and how to prepare successfully for the evaluations linked to the tenure decision. This chapter offers suggestions for persons pursuing tenure–track faculty positions in the discipline of food science. The first promotion process in academia (i.e., from assistant professor to associate professor) is typically linked to tenure consideration. The focus of this chapter is explaining tenure, tenure expectations, resources for guidance, how to manage the process, and how to prepare the tenure and promotion document. While most people are fearful of the promotion and tenure process, this fear and apprehension can be minimized by understanding the process and its expectations, and having good advice to follow to help ensure success.
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Nielsen, S.S. (2008). Faculty Expectations and Development: The Tenure Case. In: Hartel, R.W., Klawitter, C.P. (eds) Careers in Food Science: From Undergraduate to Professional. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77391-9_30
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