When are extramural (non-UC Davis) letters needed?
For promotions, for merit advancement to Adjunct Professor, Step VI and for merit advancement to Above Scale, evaluation of the quality of the work or service is sought from extramural individuals who would have the expertise/knowledge to provide an objective evaluation of the candidate’s accomplishments during the period of review. Such external reviewers could include directors of government programs or agencies with whom the candidate has interacted, faculty at other research institutions or other experts in the field, etc. The candidate provides the chair with a list of extramural reviewers and their qualifications to serve as reviewers. The chair, sometimes after consultation with senior members of the department, generates another list that is not revealed to the candidate. The chair then selects names from each list and solicits the letters. The combined list of reviewers who were contacted is included in the dossier, with notation as to whether the names were suggested by the c
