Junior Academic Promotions

Lecturer to Assistant Professor

The Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Departmental Appointments Committee (DAC) has the principal job of reviewing candidates recommended for junior promotion to the rank of Assistant Professor.

The Faculty Appointments Advisory Committee (FAAC) guidelines describe the following criteria for a promotion from the rank of Lecturer to Assistant Professor:

Advanced Degree: A faculty member who holds a Lecturer appointment and successfully completes a recognized graduate program may apply for promotion to the rank of Assistant Professor.

The degree program must have been completed as documented by successful defense of a thesis or awarding of the degree before submission of the request for promotion.
In some cases, a formal advanced training program deemed to be equivalent to a Master’s level program may be acceptable.
In addition, it is expected that the candidate will have at least one or two published first authored peer-reviewed publications at the time of such a request

Sustained commitment to the academic mission: A faculty member who demonstrates a sustained commitment to teaching, research, and/or creative professional activity over a period of time as a Lecturer may be considered for promotion to the rank of the Assistant Professor.

There is no defined length of time for “sustained” but it is generally taken to be at least three to five years.
Applicants will usually be expected to have at least one or two published first authored peer-reviewed publications at the time of such a request.
An application based on teaching excellence should be accompanied by a Teaching Dossier including supporting documentation (e.g., evaluations). Applications on other platforms (i.e., research, CPA) should also be supported by the relevant dossier and CV.
Administrative activities are taken into account in assessing candidates for promotion, but are given less weight than academic activities and cannot serve as the sole basis for promotion.

Please note that requests for promotion to the rank of Assistant Professor may be made at any time during the year, however, the DAC reviews these applications only twice per year.

Contact Us
For information regarding the junior promotions process, please email your inquiries to: appts.anesthesia@utoronto.ca.

Dates and Deadline

Please see the dates and deadlines for the academic appointments, as the DAC reviews all applications to the rank of Assistant Professor.

How to Apply

Using the online application form at http://documents.med.utoronto.ca/WebForms/clinical, complete the Application for a Clinical (MD) Promotion – Lecturer to Assistant Professor. Please provide the following documents below with your application:

Cover Letter addressed to the Chair indicating that you wish to seek promotion. Describe the basis for the promotion. The letter should be provided on institutional letterhead with a signature included.
Letter of support from the hospital Chief, addressed to the Chair.
Current Curriculum Vitae (UofT format)
Up-to-date Teaching Dossier (UofT format)
Teaching Dossier Appendices (teaching evaluations, unsolicited testimonials, etc.)
CPA Dossier and Appendices
Copy of your original Offer of Academic Appointment letter from UofT (signed).
Copy of your original Academic Position Description (signed).
Two to three internal letters of reference.