Faculty Promotion & Tenure
Columbia Engineering follows a rigorous and careful process to foster and recognize faculty development through promotion.
The Columbia Engineering Promotion and Tenure Committee (PTC) is responsible for the review of promotion and tenure of all faculty at Columbia Engineering, on either the tenure track or non-tenure track. The PTC is advisory to the Dean and designed to maintain quality of review, ensure a timely consideration of nominations and consistency of the process to help the school to further propel the development and advancement of our faculty.
Membership of the PTC consists of five (5) full professors serving three-year terms who are appointed by the Dean. Members have expertise central to the defining themes and foundational areas of our core mission of Engineering for Humanity.
Below, find out more about the promotion process, schedule, and the committee that oversees it. You’ll also discover university-wide resources to support your growth as a scholar.
Promotion Schedule & Deadlines
All effective promotion dates are the next calendar year. For a full explanation of the process, see the Tenure and Promotion Process Guidelines below.
Committee Members
- Helen H. Lu (Chair)
Percy K. and Vida L.W. Hudson Professor of Biomedical Engineering - Jeffrey Kysar
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery - Mihalis Yannakakis
Percy K. and Vida L.W. Hudson Professor of Computer Science - Keren Bergman
Charles Batchelor Professor of Electrical Engineering; Scientific Director, Center for Integrated Science and Engineering - David Da-Wei Yao
Piyasombatkul Family Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Resources
This page breaks down tenure nomination deadlines, tenure review advisory committee members, and nomination statistics.
This document details the components needed for one's tenure nomination. For a high-level overview, see Appendix D (p. 24) and see Part II (p. 12) for specific requirements.
This chart notes the review stages for lecturers over the years.
This chart notes the review stages for practice faculty over the years.
Columbia Engineering uses the Interfolio document submission platform to manage promotion and review cases. The Dean’s Office Faculty Affairs team provides annual Interfolio training to faculty who are up for promotion the year they are nominated. This link will take you directly to the Interfolio login page.