en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Source Sans Pro;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="line-height:107%">The purpose of this article is to discuss a) the dual role of the assistant professor/ program coordinator, b) specific strategies for developing pre-tenure survival skills<i> </i>and c) leveraging the pseudo administrative duties of a program coordinator to forge a unique and diversified professional portfolio for leadership opportunities post-tenure. The tenure and promotion process at many higher education institutions requires faculty members to publish research and present at regional, national, and international conferences, but new tenure-track faculty in the program coordinator role must also balance and manage other job responsibilities. An apt analogy for this process is a bricklayer who is expected to lay a perfectly straight, clean wall while fatigued from carrying bricks all morning from worksite to worksite. The new assistant professor/program coordinator who chooses to carry the appropriate quantity of<i> </i>bricks while still maintaining quality, can successfully pave the way to long-term success in academia.</span></span></span></span></div> Assistant Professor, Tenure, Program Coordinator, Academic Administration, Promotion and Tenure Strategies 118 126 http://johepal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-261-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Jim K. Rost 1003194753284600718 1003194753284600718 Yes Middle Tennessee State University Ashlee Hover 1003194753284600719 1003194753284600719 No Middle Tennessee State University