SAMPLE LETTER OF REQUEST FOR PEER
EVALUATION
FOR PROMOTION AND/OR TENURE
(used by both Academic Affairs and
Health Sciences)
June 2007
Address
Dear
To aid us in rendering a wise (promotion, tenure) decision,
we seek a thoughtful evaluation of the quality of the candidate's contribution
to (his, her) professional field. You
have been recommended to us as a person who is in a position to evaluate the candidate's
(scholarly work, creative activity.)
Since (promotion, tenure) involves consideration of criteria that
include but go beyond the above‑mentioned contribution, we do not ask you
to make a judgment about the (promotion, tenure) itself. Rather, we seek your
professional judgment concerning the quality of the candidate's (scholarly,
creative) contributions.
Specifically, we are interested in the following:
(1) How long and in what capacity, if at all,
you have known the candidate?
(2) Your
judgment of the quality and significance of the (scholarly, creative)
productivity of the candidate. Please
render a judgment in terms of particular works or sets of works. (Optional addition: Enclosed please find a reprint(s), book(s),
or other production(s) about which we would particularly value your
professional judgment.)
(3) (His,
Her) national recognition relative to successful people in the same field at
approximately the same stage of professional development.
Candidates, it should be added, will have access to the
names of all reviewers and their reports.
In order for your report to be included in our review
process, we would appreciate receiving it on or before ___________ [date]. Thank you for your consideration of this
matter.
Sincerely,
Name
Title