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

[Christian Fons Rosen]

Dear all,

We have ordered sandwiches, so lunch will be provided during Christiane's presentation.

Christian

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

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<mailto: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

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