Janissary Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Last week, I got the official news that I received tenure as a full professor at my academic institution. It has been such a journey filled with what I hope to be good achievements as well as lots of stress. The university I am at has a different tenure system compared to many other schools, so the tenure process is long and demanding, but I am there... As I reflect back on the 8-9 years as an academician, and another 9 years prior as a graduate student/postdoc, it feels really good at this moment. Building models and following forums like ARC has surely kept me sane (or so I think)! A big thank you to all of you. From what I hear and foresee, life does not change much after tenure, so I hope to be back with another build soon as part of my therapy :) I am working on a WP T-38 with Caracal decals, so I hope to start a WIP sometime soon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Congrats, that's wonderful news! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper730 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Great for you...now go and buy something from the I want list and build it..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beauslx Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Congratulations. That's a great accomplishment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Great news - congratulations! Getting tenure in one of the world's leading universities is a great success! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Congratulations! That is an awesome accomplishment. :cheers:/> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonzalo Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Congratulations that is a great achievement! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Let me add my congratulations, from what I understand tenure is not given out like event flyers; only the best get it; so you surely must be real good at what you do . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Congratulations! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Great stuff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_superbug Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Congratulations....Great news indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thank you very much everybody, I really appreciate it. Doesn't seem like anything has changed though, I am scrambling for yet another deadline due tomorrow :) Again, thank you for your warm messages, they are special to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Congrats! Feels good to achieve a major goal in life. I am happy for you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck540z3 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Congrat's Man! So often this forum has sad news, so good news for you is very welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chek Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Congratulations on earning your new post. You could start a new model to celebrate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Congratulations. I'm attempting to get down that track myself. Any tips? :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Congratulations...this is very happy news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janissary Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Thank you all so very much. I appreciate your messages. RKic (and others who might be interested); the process is long and nebulous at times. They deliberately won't tell you the success criteria, but it is generally a mix of a significant amount of scientific publications, their impact, funding you bring in, PhD, M.S., and undergraduate students you mentor and graduate, teaching and service to your academic community, and awards. Depending on the circumstances, the whole thing can be stressful (you almost always feel that you are being watched by other faculty) but you just have to plow through. At the end, you need to be true to yourself; choose your research activities based on what you think is important, not based on what others tell you. This is probably hard when you first start but it's something you will have to figure out. Otherwise, tenure track can easily turn into the worst years of your life. If you are married, make sure your spouse understands what it takes. The work, thinking, and worrying never seems to end :) If you are looking to get hired as a tenure track faculty, a solid record of publications and a potential for success is what most departments look for. Strong recommendation letters from influential people are instrumental in differentiating your application from hundreds of others. I think the standards/expectations change based on the discipline but in my field (engineering/computer science/robotics) peer reviewed archival publications in high impact journals is probably the most important thing any hiring committee is looking for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Congrats! That sounds like a ton of work, but the accomplishment appears to be well worth it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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