My name is Mason Porter. I am a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at UCLA. Previously I was Professor of Nonlinear and Complex Systems in the Mathematical Institute at University of Oxford. I was also a Tutorial Fellow of Somerville College.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tenure
I received a letter today telling me that I now officially have the Oxford version of tenure. It's known as "reappointment to retirement age" and is in fact rather different from the US version of tenure. In particular, the bar is much lower than is the case for tenure in the US, and it's pretty much a box-ticking exercise. (In Oxonian language, I am no longer in my "probationary" period.) Now hopefully I will be a full professor soon. I'll let you know when that happens.
Wow, this is huge! Congratulations. This totally rocks. I hope you will have a really huge celebration. :-)
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ReplyDeleteNo huge celebration---this step really is box-ticking over here (though still nice for things to go without a hitch).
I had dinner and games with a friend who is leaving for good soon.
I will have a huge celebration when I become a full professor. :)
Congratulations, Mason!!
ReplyDeleteNone of us had any doubt, but it's still pretty huge!
Well, the bar in the Oxford system is lower than in the US system. To make up for it, promotion ("Recognition of Distinction") is harder.
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