Managing seniority in academia: three perspectives

Pekkola, Elias

doi:10.4337/9781839102639.00039

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“…Pekkola and Siekkinen [6] (p1) implicitly assume that the TT is 'a career path towards a position of full professor', as it is in Finland [8]. Unlike the US and Finnish TT models, in Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the subject of this paper, the TT model involves an initial fiveyear fixed-term contract with a view to permanency, subject to annual performance reviews, but with no commitment to appointment or promotion to a level above the recruitment level of assistant professor.…”

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“…Acknowledging the increasing popularity of the TT system in the European Union (EU), Pekkola and Siekkinen [6] (p2) suggested that it has become 'a fad', while Geschwind et al [7] suggested that its real purpose is to extend early career academics' probationary period from one year to five years. Rationales for it are plentiful and include the attraction of 'the best' international candidates; giving an international profile to the university; providing a standardized career progression; increasing academics' productivity and quality; supporting professional development; decreasing organisational recruitment risks; and reaching policy goals such as gender balance, fairness and transparency [8,9].…”

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The Tenure Track Model: Its Acceptance and Perceived Gendered Character

O’Connor

Drew

2023

Trends in Higher Education

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This article is concerned with the tenure track (TT) model, which has become increasingly used to extend the period of early career academics’ probation from one to five years across the EU. This article focuses on the TT in Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the oldest and most prestigious university in Ireland, one where gender equality has been embedded more consistently and where the pace of change has been faster than in other Irish universities. Drawing on interviews with thirteen men and women in three faculties, all but one of whom had successfully achieved tenure, this article explores their acceptance of the TT model and the perceived relevance of gender. Men were more likely to accept the model and less likely to see it as gendered. Even those women who identified a lack of clarity around maternity leave and/or gender differences in negotiating ‘fixed’ starting salaries did not identify a systemic gender issue but blamed themselves. Women who were ‘outsiders’ to TCD and in the arts, humanities and social science faculty were most likely to be critical of the model. The findings suggest the importance of a cautionary appraisal of TT, even in institutions that have actively sought to enhance gender equality.

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