[MetaSTEM] Today! Re: MetaSTEM this Thursday: "The Science of Science Careers"

[Tyler Marghetis]

Hi MetaSTEM community,

Reminder that today at 2pm we’ll hear from Christiane Spitzmueller and
Maritza Gaytan on *The Science of Science… Careers*.

As usual, we’ll meet in SSM 230, 2-3pm.

See you soon!
Tyler & Christian

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM Tyler Marghetis <tyler.marghetis at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear MetaSTEM community,
>
> This Thursday we have our first MetaSTEM meeting of the semester.
>
> We'll hear from Christiane Spitzmueller and Maritza Gaytan on *"**The
> Science of Science Careers." *Details below. Relevant papers are linked
> below, and two recent extensions are attached:
>
> *Time: *Thursday, April 10, 2-3pm
> *Space: *SSM 230
> *Title:* The Science of Science Careers: Promotion and Tenure.
> *Abstract:* 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. Our 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, we demonstrate
> 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. Our work further shows how external review letters are more
> strongly linked to who the writers are than to the candidate's productivity
> and accomplishments. We 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, we identify intervention targets and elucidate
> evidence-based interventions to promote valid and reliable P&T policies and
> systems.
>
> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01977-7
>
> https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048733325000460
>
> https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733323002238
>
> --
> Tyler Marghetis, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor, Cognitive & Information Sciences
> University of California, Merced
> www.tylermarghetis.com
> tyler.marghetis at gmail.com | +1.619.252.7798
> I use the pronouns: he, him, his
> I have moderate face-blindness
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia>; if you see me out of
> context, I may not recognize you
>
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Tyler Marghetis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cognitive & Information Sciences
University of California, Merced
www.tylermarghetis.com
tyler.marghetis at gmail.com | +1.619.252.7798
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