Step 3: Educator Line Appointment or Promotion

Seeking appointment or promotion to SON Educator Line

Educator Line Appointment or Promotion Checklist: Instructor, Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor Rank

Electronic documents should be submitted by your program administrator via Interfolio.  Documents should be ordered and named in Interfolio as described below.  

IMPORTANT: The School of Nursing APT is awaiting final approval for updated SON APT Manuel. Approval is expected in November 2024. Please refer back to the OFAA website regularly for any updates for SON Appointment and Promotion processes.

Discuss with your unit leader.  

Before you do any of the below, you must first discuss with your academic leader and confirm the appropriate appointment or promotion for you.  If you do not know your unit leader, you may find them on the Unit Leader and Admin list.

  • Letter of support is addressed to the Chair of APT, Dr. Edilma Yearwood
  • Letter addresses prior experience and future plans for teaching, research, and service
  • Should be dated no earlier than four months before submission via Interfolio
  • Recommendations for Academic Leader’s Letter

  • The CV must be formatted using the SON CV template and signed by the applicant​
  • Sections that are not applicable should be indicated with N/A or deleted from the format

  • Address achievements and goals in teaching, scholarship, and service

  • For SON Educator Line, the applicant needs three letters of recommendation (may provide more for promotion)
  • Letters are addressed to the Academic Leader
  • Letters must be submitted on letterhead and physically signed (not typed) by the writer
  • Writers must type their name and current rank underneath their signature
  • Writers must identify the track and rank the applicant is applying for, and whether the applicant is going for appointment or promotion in the letter
  • Three letters provided are from individuals holding a faculty appointment who are familiar with the applicants qualifications as an educator, scholar, colleague, and practitioner, where applicable.  For appointments, the letters of recommendation may come from faculty members outside of Georgetown University; for promotions, the letters must come from Georgetown University faculty members.
  • All letters should come from writers who are at or above the rank sought by the applicant
  • Should be dated no earlier than four months before submission via Interfolio​

  • If submitting an official graduate school transcript, you must complete a transcript request form (provided by Unit Leader or Admin) to request official transcripts
  • Degree Verification Form

  • Submit all School annual evaluations since the last appointment or promotion to educator line, if available

  • Three classroom evaluations completed by senior (associate or full professor), Georgetown University faculty are required
  • At a minimum, information should be provided for each course, each year, taught by the candidate. Student evaluation data from standardized course evaluations should not include student comments. Units should provide the numerical summary of student evaluation data.
  • For promotion, evaluations must include student evaluations and three peer evaluations by faculty holding the rank sought.
  • Note: Individual student evaluations will not be accepted and will result in the return of the application
  • Classroom evaluation form

  • Submit no more than five major scholarly publications completed since appointment or the last promotion in the dossier 

Deadlines

For appointments, applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.  Please review the APT Meeting Schedule (also posted below).  For promotions, applications must be submitted on March 1st or August 1st.   

Please work with your Program Administrator or Human Resources Contact (HRC) to discuss the application process and when they need the paperwork from you before the deadline.  

APT Meeting Schedule Fall 2024
Deadline for Units to finish uploading the appointment applications in Interfolio:APT Meeting Dates: 12:30 – 2 PM ET
September 4, 2024September 18, 2024
October 9, 2024October 23, 2024
November 6, 2024November 20, 2024
December 4, 2024December 18, 2024 (if needed)