Please note, however, that only a Personal Leave and the Extension of the tenure clock for childbearing policy will stop or extend the tenure clock.
Junior Faculty Research Leaves are considered professional leaves and thus do not affect the tenure clock.
See also Sections 3.2.1 Extension of Tenure Clock for Childbearing and 7.5.3 Faculty Teaching Relief.
Princeton has a six-year tenure clock, compared to MIT's eight-year clock.
Women in science typically start faculty positions in their mid-30s, placing their biological clock at odds with the tenure clock.
"Everyone said it's career suicide -- senior faculty, chairs, administrators," says Dr. Block, who is entering the fourth year of her tenure clock and is expecting her second child.
The next term, Dr. Bowie took a leave and stopped the tenure clock, but during her absence the department decided not to renew her appointment.
And though the tenure clock was ticking for a year before she could devote herself fully to research, she was appointed an associate professor at UCSD in 2002.
Added notes to clarify "co-equal caregiving parent," the workweek, and which individuals are responsible to decide whether tenure clock extensions are appropriate.
For policies on tenure and family-care issues, see 3.2.1 Extension of Tenure Clock for Childbearing and 3.2.2 Part-Time Appointment with Tenure for Family Care.
A proposed policy, which MIT's Academic Council will vote on next month, would automatically extend the tenure clock by one year for female faculty giving birth.
