- Open Online Application (required) Click to start your Online Application
- Choose the most appropriate rank, and use our Comparison Tool to review the requirements.
- Open your application right away and begin completing it.
- CV (required)
- Required to be neat, detailed, and up-to-date. It should be in an easy-to-follow format with a consistent font.
- Must
include your current role at Cleveland Clinic, prior employment
(professional and academic), education, and training. Between these
areas, there should be no unexplained time gaps.
- Must include
medical license/certificates (if applicable), professional service,
committee membership, and teaching activities. Each entry should have
start-end dates and each section should be in chronological order.
- New! Must have your staff/professional appointments in one section and faculty/academic appointments in a separate section.
- Must
NOT include your picture, place or time of birth, nationality, social
security number, marital status/children, or hobbies/outside interests.
- Chair's Nomination Letter (required)
- Select either your department or institute chair who knows you best.
- Your chair’s department must align with the CCLCM academic department you have chosen.
- By
requesting a nomination letter, you agree that you have read the
requirements for this rank and know that you have the needed reputation
in your Primary Area of Excellence and acceptable contributions in a
Secondary Area of Excellence.
- Your chair, who writes your nomination letter, may NOT also serve as a referee.
- Your
nomination letter can only be requested through a link in your online
application. Your chair will receive directions on what to include in
the letter. This is the information you chair will receive
- Advocate strongly on your behalf regarding your Primary and Secondary Areas of Excellence.
- Explain your past, current, and future roles in the department and how you help fulfill department and institutional goals.
- Discuss what curricular, research, and clinical directions you are pursuing.
- The letter is confidential and cannot be shared with you.
- Personal Statement (optional)
- Candidate should describe, in up to 2 pages, professional activities (Teaching, Research, and Professional Service), with specifics not usually derived from a CV.
- Does NOT need to be on letterhead or signed.
- Must include your name and date at the top and number each page.
- Any information noted in your Personal Statement must be listed in your CV!
- MUST use the following Personal Statement template. Leave the section headings and delete the instructions in red before submitting:
- Staff Information Details
~Describe your current and past staff title/s, institutions, and locations along with start-end dates. (Length: one paragraph) - Faculty Information Details
~Describe
your current and past faculty appointment/s, institutions, and
locations along with start-end dates. (Length: one paragraph)
~List the Primary Area of Excellence you have chosen, and the required reputation for the CCLCM rank for which you are applying. - Reputation Achievements
~In
paragraph/s, describe what you have achieved in your Primary Area of
Excellence that shows you have reached a minimum for the required
reputation. (Paragraph Format)
~First CCLCM appointment: ONLY include achievements AFTER your post-grad training.
~Promotion:
ONLY include achievements since your last CCLCM faculty appointment
because only these will be counted. Your CV should include your entire
career.
~Note achievements in these areas from your CV that pertains
to your Primary Area of Excellence: Professional Services, Committee
Service, Invited Lectures, Trainees/Mentees, Teaching Administration,
Teaching Activities, Research Grants, and Publications. - Achievements in 2 Other Areas of Excellence
~Describe the other achievements you have in the remaining two areas of excellence.
~Teaching activities are important and should always be included regardless of your area of excellence. (Paragraph format) - Summary
~Summarize the faculty rank you are applying for and how you have achieved the required reputation.
~Thank the committee for reviewing your application.
- Referee Names (total input: Colleague-10 names)
- Referee letters and the names of those who provide them are confidential and cannot be disclosed.
- CCLCM Faculty Affairs Office will solicit the referee letters, and NOT the candidate.
- If a referee contacts you during the application process, please let them know that all questions must be referred to [email protected].
- Letters
will be solicited AFTER your application is submitted and AFTER the
Faculty Affairs team has reviewed and determined that your documents
have met the necessary requirements
- Your CV and possibly Personal Statement will be provided to some referees.
- Colleague referees (input 10 names, 4 names from outside of CWRU/CCLCM is preferred)
- Of
the 10 names submitted, a minimum of 4 names must be from outside
institutions and cannot be from Cleveland Clinic, any CWRU affiliate, or
Northeast Ohio.
- Input at least 6 names from Cleveland Clinic, any CWRU affiliate, or any other location or institution.
- Must be current or former colleagues or supervisors.
- Cannot be your nominating chair.
- It
is preferable, but not required, that colleague referees have an
academic appointment and are in a position to evaluate you at your
current level.
- Minimum of 5 acceptable colleague letters are needed to move your application forward.
- At least 2 of the letters must be from outside institutions.
- If more than the minimum amount of letters are received, they will be included with your application.
- Submit Online Application (required)
- You must SUBMIT your application in our College Portal so CCLCM Faculty Affairs can begin processing it.
- Applications are processed in the order received and high volume may delay processing
- Your application will be reviewed, and Faculty Affairs will contact you if any documents need to be updated.
- After your application review is complete, Faculty Affairs will then email your referees.